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56 Auto Theater
Status: Operating seasonally from April to September
Location: 9783 Andrews St., Rte 56, Massena, NY 13662
Website: www.jscinemas.com/56auto.html
Phone: 315-764-1250
Screens: 1
Capacity: 150 cars
Original owner: Built by Peter Papyanakas; leased in 1968 by Panther Theatre Corp; currently operated by Jeffrey Szot.
Opening date: July 22, 1955
 

This page was last updated on January 5, 2010.

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Topo Map from 1988, courtesy of TerraServer USA. Aerial image from 1995, courtesy of TerraServer USA. Aerial image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth. Aerial close-up image from 2006, courtesy of Google Earth.
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Grand opening tomorrow article from the Massena Observer on July 21, 1955. Grand opening tomorrow ad from the Massena Observer on July 21, 1955. 56 Auto Theater marquee from 2005. 56 Auto Theater entrance from 2006, courtesy of Jeffrey Szot.
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56 Auto Theater screen at sunset from 2006, courtesy of Jeffrey Szot.      

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