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| Address | 432 State Street Schenectady, New York United States |
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| Owner | Arts Center and Theatre of Schenectady |
| Designation | NRHP #79003237[1] |
| Type | Movie palace |
| Capacity | 3,250 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Reopened | 1980 |
| Architect | Thomas W. Lamb |
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| Location | 82 4th St., Schenectady, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°48′44″N 73°56′31″W / 42.81222°N 73.94194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Johnson, Arlard |
| MPS | Movie Palaces of the Tri-Cities TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003237[2] |
| Added to NRHP | October 4, 1979 |
Proctor's Theatre (officially stylized as Proctors since 2007; however, the marquee retains the apostrophe) is a theatre and former vaudeville house located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Many famous artists have performed there, including Mariah Carey (whose 1993 top-rated Thanksgiving special was taped there),[3] Britney Spears,[4] Hal Holbrook, Ted Wiles, and George Burns, as well as many others. It has one of the largest movie screens in the Northeast.
The theatre was opened on December 27, 1926. It was designed by architect Thomas Lamb. In 1979 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, shortly before being renovated after a long period of decline and neglect. A renovation completed in 2007 added two theatres to the complex, providing a variety of performance spaces.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Lisi, Michael (November 21, 1993). "Archives 1993: Proctor's show was huge event for Carey fans". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Spears to Hit SPAC in August for Third Capital Region Gig". The Daily Gazette. February 23, 2000. Retrieved 2 May 2023.