Dazzling Marquees Give Small Upstate Towns a Glittering Close-Up

The sparkling movie marquees on some small town Upstate community theaters are their town's most iconic features. Tiny towns, under 10,000 in population and many times in rural locations, have old movie houses that date back a century and these theaters have great Hollywood-style movie marquees out front.

We have all been drawn in by the kaleidoscopic marquees in places like Los Angeles or New York City, and these, though smaller, are just as beautiful. Today, many of Upstate's fabulous marquees are refitted and ready to go for another century or two. LED lights and digital movie title boards have replaced the old ones, some of them 50, 60 or even 100 years old. Today, these marquees dazzle in the nighttime sky.

Most of these theaters are located in the heart of the town they are in, giving the center of the business district a distinctive up-scale look to them. We know there are many that could be on this list, but here are 11 we find extra special.

Take a Look At These Beauties! Lights, Camera, Action! Dazzling Movie Marquees Across Upstate New York

Local movie theaters may be hard to find in recent years, but they have a beauty all their own. Check out a bunch of upstate theaters with some personality!

Before the big multi-plex movie houses came to be, it seems that almost every big city and small town had its own movie house. In this gallery we showcase so real old, and quite beautiful, movie houses in the Upstate New York region, some of them dating back more than a century!

And one thing you have to like, is the beauty which exudes from the movie house's old marquee. For many small towns and villages, the movie marquee was the most splendid, spectacular, dazzling thing about the whole town. This is a wonderful photo gallery of a bunch of great movie theatres and their magnificent marquee out front!

Of course, there are many others not listed here. So if your favorite movie house (and its dazzling movie marquee) did not make our list, we encourage you to visit our Facebook page and give it a shout out.

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Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio