Comments on: Classic Movie Theaters: The Palace, Lake Placid, New York

By: Cindy Robison

Cindy Robison — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:32:01 +0000

I remember going to the Palace on Saturday afternoons while my mom went up the street to get her hair done. The Clarks are great people. My Dad and brothers have worked for him. Regi is a awesome guy!

By: Bill Borzilleri

Bill Borzilleri — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:07:17 +0000

When Judy and I moved to Lake Placid in January of 1968 we didn’t know many people. Many a weekday night we would walk to the Palace Theater. Clarks were (and still are) such gracious and friendly people and we enjoyed their chatter as much as the movie. Often when the lights went on and a movie ended, we would look around and see we were the only people watching that movie. Who else but the Clarks would be willing to run a theater like that.
Thanks Barbara and Reggie for all the memories and single ticket sales.
Judy and Bill Borzilleri

By: Sandy Wilson

Sandy Wilson — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:07:07 +0000

Of all the many things I tell people about the specialness of raising a family in Lake Placid, I never fail to tell of getting a phone call from the Palace box office asking if a child of mine, who was trying to get in to a certain movie, should be let in. Lake Placid is that kind of town and The Palace is that kind of theatre. Thanks for all the good years…

By: Tommy Hadjis

Tommy Hadjis — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:56:48 +0000

The Palace is a treasure trove of memories for any of us who lived in Lake Placid back in my youth and for all those others who can’t yet claim to be as old as dirt. Barb and Reg deserve this award and many others for preserving a true classic where I recall as a youngster watching live stage shows with the Fell brothers at the mike, meeting Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and of course Trigger, and a host of other real people who performed or appeared at the Palace, including listening to some great organ music. And for those of you who remember, Mr. And Mrs. Hubert and their sweet shop with the popcorn machine, not to mention the funny noises Mr. Hubert would make when my friends and I would stop in to buy popcorn to take into the matinee. I also recall the weekly serials that would drive us nuts keeping us in suspense, and of course coming back, week after week. My father opened his first restaurant across the street from the Palace back in 1935 and it is still in the family. I can’t count the hundreds of trips I made walking across the street to go to “the movies”. My father once told me the Palace was a great babysitter and a lot cheaper! And nice to see the name “Mike Dodds” among the comments whose Dad was a great family friend and accounted for many of those “cheap” babysitting trips with a “Palace Pass”. Mike’s Mom would give me a big smile when I walked in and handed her my pass at the box office. Then she’d give it back with a wink to be recycled. I have in my LP memorabilia collection an interesting three page Palace Booklet from the summer season of 1950. If there were a way to attach it I would, but alas… Thanks to the Clark family for keeping their, and our, legacy alive and well.

By: Michael Dodds

Michael Dodds — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:39:51 +0000

My dad ran the Palace during its first “Golden Era” in the ’30s and Reg has told me many stories about the Palace during the ’40s and ’50s when he worked there before he bought it.
I have many fond memories of helping Ray Durkee (the music teacher mentioned above) bring the Robert Morton theatre organ back to life in the ’70s when I was in high school. Even though additional screens have been added the Palace has retained its character and there aren’t many of these landmarks left in the era of multi screen generic boxes. Kudos to Reg and Barb for maintaining and improving one of the coolest theatres in the country!

By: Cheryl Clark Megliore

Cheryl Clark Megliore — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:06:41 +0000

We are blessed to have a thriving business in this economy. Thank you to our dedicated patrons and our staff. They both have been a huge part in keeping the theatre running. We have had the best people working for us over the many years. Even children of past staff!! We appreciate everything you all do to keep us a first run movie theatre. It makes me smile when we have My mother, My daughter and myself all working at the same time. Three generations!! Stop in for a visit anytime!!

By: london piro

london piro — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:20:09 +0000

I worked for Reg for six years while in high school and college. It was a great family to belong to. I actually believe that my Tanzini great uncles did a large part of the mason work in the building. An amazing contribution to the community. Well deserved.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:47:03 +0000

How wonderful to see the Palace Theater and the Clark family showcased here! My father, George Reynolds, played the old pipe organ before movies for many, many years, and I also worked at the concession stand during high school. I especially remember when my father played the organ music for “Wings”, the 1927 silent film, when (I believe) the theater was reopened following renovations. I have many fond memories of the Palace Theater, and it is so wonderful that it is still a Lake Placid icon. Many thanks to Reg and his family for their love of the Palace, for maintaining the character of an “old fashioned” theater, and for all they have done for so many over these many, many years.

By: Leanne LaBrake Matos

Leanne LaBrake Matos — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:57 +0000

Thank you to the Clark Family for all the wonderful years!
I always remember in 1972 when I won a bike there at one of the many drawings they had. Everytime we went to the movies our name went into a big Fishing trap basket and at the end of the summer a name was drawn for the grand prize.
Also I remembered how tall Mr Kim Daby was to me all that time, but he always called me by name. Of course Mr Reg Clark is always a great man, he always makes me laugh. I still love the Mistletoe he puts up at Christmas.
Thanks for the Memories.

By: Katherine Grimard

Katherine Grimard — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:32:44 +0000

I remember being in high school when it first went from one screen to two I helped when they moved in seats and Mark and Laura then Viscome and James and John Dillenberger and a few other friends myself included help to some of the grunt work. Painting floors etc. I was so glad Mr Clark tried to keep the design style and keep it looking like a theater of the 20′s It is a great place and I hope it goes on for a lot more years.

Thanks to the Clark Family for all they do for Lake Placid.