What a difference 11 years makes...
Here is a recent image of the Strand Theater, and as you can see it is in serious need of repairs. In this image taken in 1997, it was in pretty good condition, now you can see rust holes in many places, plus not all the neon is working. (not to mention they are using 3's for E's...) Recently the Strand Celebrated 100 years, and there was a celebration and fundraiser to try and raise money to restore the marquee. Let's hope we can make this happen, so we don't see Brockport's Strand end up like the one in Pennsylvania. Taken October 5th, 2008. (click for larger view)
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I love your picture blog of Brockport! I moved to brockport when I was in 2nd grade and lived there up until I graduated from High School in 1999. My family and I lived at 270 South Main St. on the corner of Main & Brockway Place across the street from the Capen Hose. Shortly after I left for college, my step dad got relocated to the Syracuse area for his work and they sold our house. I miss Brockport a lot and sometimes wish that my family still lived there. Since I no longer have any ties there, I don't get a chance to go back and visit very much. It has been a couple of years now, but it always feels good to go back and just drive around and reminisce. I spent a long time going through all of your pictures, they're beautiful. I found it back in Oct. and bookmarked it and thought I'd come back and check out your updates. Keep up the picture taking and history lessons. I love learning about my hometown! Oh and I love the strand, I was just telling my boyfriend about it the other day, and how it was within walking distance from my house and my friends and I used to go there all the time. It was nice not having to wade through a busy mall just to see a movie. I hope it gets the repairs it needs to stay in business. It adds so much to the town!
So glad I finally got done!
❤ the Strand and Studio. Best job ever.. best boss Christopher Martin
This brings back memories. I was born, lived and went to school in Brockport from ‘76 to ‘87 before my family moved out. I saw my first movies with my dad at the Strand, including Ghostbusters, Rambo First Blood part 2 and Star Wars Return of the Jedi. The library down the street around the corner from the Strand felt absolutely enormous to me as a young child. There was an attic section you could go up and see and it felt like an Indiana Jones movie exploring it. There was a big bank across the street (on Main Street) and I’d buy gumballs from the gumball machine. The was another theater around the corner (competitor to the Strand I guess) and I saw the movie “Can’t Buy Me love” there. There was a comic book store on Main Street that all the kids loved. Bought my first GI Joe and X-men comics there. Brockport was viewed as a busier town than its neighboring towns because of the college. But residents would complain about the problems with drunk college students causing issues at night, peeing in the alleyway behind the Main Street businesses; a drunk driver crashed into a tree on my property on Fayette St.
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