 
Assembly Resolution No. 887
 
BY: M. of A. Magnarelli
 
        COMMEMORATING the 90th Anniversary of The Landmark
        Theatre, formerly known as the Loew's State Theatre,
        which  officially opened on February 18, 1928 in the
        heart of Downtown Syracuse at 362 S.  Salina Street
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of  this  Legislative  Body  to  honor  and
congratulate  The  Landmark  Theatre  upon  the  occasion  of  its  90th
Anniversary  of  providing  Central  New  Yorkers  with   an   historic,
world-class entertainment venue; and
 
  WHEREAS,  On February 19, 1926, Marcus Loew announced plans to build
a new theatre to be designed by famed architect, Thomas W.  Lamb,  which
remains  today,  the  City's  only  surviving  example  of  the  opulent
theatrical venues of the 1920s; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Loew's State Theatre officially opened on February  18,
1928,  and  initially  offered  silent films and famous vaudeville stage
acts during the Great Depression, followed by war  films  and  newsreels
during World War II; and
 
  WHEREAS,  By the 1970s, the theatre suffered from low attendance and
was in serious disrepair, closing its doors on May 22, 1975;  in  danger
of  demolition in 1975, the Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre, or SALT, was
established as an agency to preserve and renovate the  theatre,  and  it
reopened on July 14, 1975; and
 
  WHEREAS,  By  October  11,  1977, SALT raised $65,000 dollars from a
sold-out benefit concert with  Harry  Chapin,  and  used  the  money  to
purchase  the  property  from  Sutton  Real Estate, and was renamed "The
Landmark Theatre"; and
 
  WHEREAS, On May 3, 1976, the US Department of  the  Interior  listed
The Landmark Theatre in the National Register of Historic Places; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Today,  The Landmark Theatre boasts its strongest staff in
decades, and  has  incredible  support  from  the  community  and  local
businesses  as  evidenced  by  its  strong  board membership and theatre
leadership; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  90th  Anniversary  of  The Landmark Theatre; and be it
further
 
  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to representatives of The Landmark Theatre.
Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of The Landmark Theatre

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