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Hudson Falls Silent Movie Theater To Undergo Revitalization

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Lucas Willard

Published July 15, 2016 at 12:08 PM EDT

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Hudson River Music Hall Executive Director Jonathan Newell stands in the upper half of the former Strand Theater building. Directly below the wooden platform is the former Kingsbury town office space.

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The upper balcony of the former Strand Theater sits above the former Kingsbury town offices.

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Walking into the former Strand Theater building, at first glance it's hard to imagine the building was once used for silent films and vaudeville shows.

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The former Strand Theater was transformed into the Town of Kingsbury municipal center in the 1960s.

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A rendering of the finished Strand Theater project in Hudson Falls

What existed for decades as the Kingsbury town office building in the Washington County village of Hudson Falls was originally built as a silent movie theater in 1917.

A century after it was built, the Hudson River Music Hall is beginning work to transform the Strand Theater building from office space to performing arts space.

WAMC's Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard joined Hudson River Music Hall Executive Director Jonathan Newell for a tour.