This Sullivan County Landmark Has a Fascinating ‘Quonset Hut’ Style Design

The Hudson Valley is filled with historical landmarks and sites for us to visit. Some of these locations are well known while other remain hidden gems in the area.

Discover Sullivan County's Historic Cinema This Summer

The Callicoon Theater is a historic gem in Callicoon. Their website higlighted that this cinema was first built in the 1940's! The Callicoon Theater also shared that it's

"the oldest continually operated cinema in Sullivan County, New York. "

It woud be fun to see the historic charm of this movie theater while watching something on the big screen!

The Callicoon Theater Has A Fascinating "Quonset Hut" Style Design

The Callicoon Theater shared some fascinating historical information about their building. They highlighted that their theater's building is unique and can be referred to as a "Quonset Hut". The Callicoon Theater stated,

" The Callicoon Theater is currently one of only 17 operational Quonset Hut cinemas left in the United States"

If you have never heard about this before, its history dates back to after World War II, when Quonset Hut designs became very popular!

It’s incredible to see The Callicoon Theater receive recognition and love from both the U.S. Congress and the New York State Assembly for its place on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Hudson Valley community has another reason to be proud of this Sullivan County community! For more information, be sure to check out The Callicoon Theater's website for more history lessons and to see what's playing on the big screen.

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What Other Historic Movie Theaters Can We Go To In The Hudson Valley?

Rosendale Theatre via Facebook

There are plenty of movie theaters that we can check out in the Hudson Valley. If we want to keep the historic theme tradition going, we can visit the Rosendale Theatre in Rosendale and The Paramount Theatre in Middletown.

The Bardavon is one of the most popular historic theaters in the Hudson Valley and we can visit it in Poughkeepsie.

Have fun at the local movie theaters this summer in the Hudson Valley!