Sneak Preview: New Movie Theater At Hartford’s Front Street

Workers at the Front Street movie theater complete a tile floor in front of the concession stand. Photo by Kenneth R. Gosselin/kgosselin@courant.com

For months, I have been peeping into open doors around the planned movie theater at Front Street, snapping photos to keep track of the progress.

This week, I was given a tour by the general manager, Steve Menschell, whose father managed movie theaters in downtown Hartford in the 1950s and later, suburban venues such as the Manchester Drive-In and the Vernon Cine.

Construction at Front Street is nearing completion: the seats — chosen in an informal poll in the city last summer — are expected to go in the first week of October. Opening is expected by early November.

Read more here and take a look at interior photos of the venue here.