Oswego Theater, now known as Oswego 7 Cinemas, is a historic
movie theater
A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall ( Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen, or simply theater is a ...
located at
Oswego in
Oswego County, New York
Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,525. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk-language word meaning "the pouring out place", referring to the point at ...
. It was designed in 1940 in the
Art Deco style and opened in 1941. The front features bands of yellow, red, and dark red brick that create broad horizontal and perpendicular belts. A pair of cast stone, accordion pleated vertical stripes are included on the facade. It was designed by architect
John Eberson
John Adolph Emil Eberson (January 2, 1875 – March 5, 1954) was an Austrian-American architect best known for the development and promotion of movie palace designs in the atmospheric theatre style. He designed over 500 theatres in his lifetime, e ...
(1875–1964).
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
References
External links
Cinema Treasures , Oswego 7 Cinemas
Theatres completed in 1941
Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Art Deco architecture in New York (state)
Art Deco cinemas and movie theaters
Buildings and structures in Oswego County, New York
Tourist attractions in Oswego County, New York
John Eberson buildings
Oswego, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Oswego County, New York
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Buildings and structures completed in 1941