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A line outside the Pontiac Theater in Saranac Lake

A line outside the Pontiac Theater in Saranac Lake

A line forms for a live stage show starring Buddy Ebsen at the Pontiac Theatre, which once had the largest screen in central New York. The theater opened in 1917 and burned down in December of 1978.  Manager Tony Anderson is second from left. Circa 1950 . Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of Historic Saranac Lake.

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