Athough I’ve never, ever set foot inside Winter Garden, I do know that the original Broadway stage production of West Side Story opened there on September 26th, 1957.
By the way, don, are you related to Russ Tamblyn at all? Just curious.
If I lived in the Ridgewood area, I’d have supported the efforts to save the Ridgewood Theatre. Again, it looks like a cool place. Are there any nighttime photos of the Ridgewood Theatre to be had? Just curious.
Sounds like a cool idea!! I wonder if the Orson Welles Cinema would’ve stayed in business if they’d made themselves over into a similar dinner-movie package.
Thanks for posting and sharing this photo of PPAC with us, Lost Memory. It’s cool. The Providence Performing Arts Center is a beautiful theatre, both inside and out.
Symphony Hall’s a beautiful place. I remember my high school chorus (of which I was a member) giving a concert there, back in 1969, the year I graduated. I’ve also seen some live concerts there, such as Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie.
What a beautiful old theatre the Exeter was, inside as well as out. I remember seeing Chariots of Fire, A Wedding, and a CSNY concert movie in that exeter, plus some others. I miss that theatre.
The Sacks Copley Place Theatre had theatres that were rather like large TV rooms, with large-sized TV’s in them. I remember seeing “Shoah” and some other movies there, but it certainly didn’t last that long.
Boston’s Colonial Theatre is a beautiful theatre, both inside and out, and a great place to see live shows, to boot. Among the live shows I’ve seen at Boston’s Colonial are Movin' Out, a revival of Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, and a stage production of West Side Story.
The Kendall Theatre is kind of a neat theatre also, and if there’s a particularly “hot” movie playing there at any given moment, one can expect long lines at the ticket counter inside. The Garage is reasonably priced, but their system’s awfully wierd. Anyway, back to the subject at hand, I’ve seen a number of movies there, such as Citizen Ruth, Good Will Hunting, Southie, Monument Avenue, Volver,
On the Waterfront, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, and afew others. Sure wish they’d occasionally show some great golden oldie-but-goody classic films, but it looks like that won’t happen.
I also might add that I’ve seen In the Name of the Father, and, more recently, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, in the Harvard Square Theatre. I also saw Schindler’s List there too, which was a sold-out show, during the winter of 1994. All good movies.
I remember when it was a revival movie house, back in the 70’s and early to mid 80’s, and a single-screen theatre, to boot. I remember going to see a number of cool films, such as Around the World in 80 Days, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a number of other films, including my alltime favorite, West Side Story. It was a cool theatre—I miss those days.
Even though I don’t reside in Philadelphia, that building looks like it’s got lots of potential for some neat stuff. If I were a resident of the community, I’d say have a go at it, if one gets the drift.
Athough I’ve never, ever set foot inside Winter Garden, I do know that the original Broadway stage production of West Side Story opened there on September 26th, 1957.
By the way, don, are you related to Russ Tamblyn at all? Just curious.
i’ve enjoed readng this series so far. Just one question, however: Why wasn’t West Side Story mentioned at all in this series? Just curious.
If I lived in the Ridgewood area, I’d have supported the efforts to save the Ridgewood Theatre. Again, it looks like a cool place. Are there any nighttime photos of the Ridgewood Theatre to be had? Just curious.
How sad. It looked like a beautiful theatre, too.
It would be nice if this were to take place in other parts of the country, too…namely places like Boston and many other places.
Sounds like a cool idea!! I wonder if the Orson Welles Cinema would’ve stayed in business if they’d made themselves over into a similar dinner-movie package.
I think that the Waltham Cinemas 1 & 2 was pretty ugly, both inside and out, architecturally speaking. Just my two cents.
What a terrible thing to happen!! Here’s hoping that the owners/proprieters of the theatre can rebuild and re-open soon. I wish them the best of luck.
I agree, RobertR.
Thanks for posting and sharing this photo of PPAC with us, Lost Memory. It’s cool. The Providence Performing Arts Center is a beautiful theatre, both inside and out.
Allston Cinema, in Boston’s Allston section, was a Bollywood cinema for a short while before it closed down.
I also might add, however, that it’s too bad that Symphony Hall’s in such a rough area. Be careful there at night, if you go.
Symphony Hall’s a beautiful place. I remember my high school chorus (of which I was a member) giving a concert there, back in 1969, the year I graduated. I’ve also seen some live concerts there, such as Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie.
What a neat little Theatre the Orpheum is! I saw Gordon Lightfoot in concert there back in the mid-1980’s, and he was excellent.
I saw a number of movies at the Cheri. One thing I also remember about it was the fact that it was in kind of a secluded, isolated place.
Gerald—The above-mentioned link doesn’t work.
What a beautiful old theatre the Exeter was, inside as well as out. I remember seeing Chariots of Fire, A Wedding, and a CSNY concert movie in that exeter, plus some others. I miss that theatre.
The Sacks Copley Place Theatre had theatres that were rather like large TV rooms, with large-sized TV’s in them. I remember seeing “Shoah” and some other movies there, but it certainly didn’t last that long.
Boston’s Colonial Theatre is a beautiful theatre, both inside and out, and a great place to see live shows, to boot. Among the live shows I’ve seen at Boston’s Colonial are Movin' Out, a revival of Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, and a stage production of West Side Story.
The Kendall Theatre is kind of a neat theatre also, and if there’s a particularly “hot” movie playing there at any given moment, one can expect long lines at the ticket counter inside. The Garage is reasonably priced, but their system’s awfully wierd. Anyway, back to the subject at hand, I’ve seen a number of movies there, such as Citizen Ruth, Good Will Hunting, Southie, Monument Avenue, Volver,
On the Waterfront, Fantasia, Fantasia 2000, and afew others. Sure wish they’d occasionally show some great golden oldie-but-goody classic films, but it looks like that won’t happen.
I also might add that I’ve seen In the Name of the Father, and, more recently, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, in the Harvard Square Theatre. I also saw Schindler’s List there too, which was a sold-out show, during the winter of 1994. All good movies.
The Harvard Square Theatre……ahhhhh, yes!
I remember when it was a revival movie house, back in the 70’s and early to mid 80’s, and a single-screen theatre, to boot. I remember going to see a number of cool films, such as Around the World in 80 Days, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a number of other films, including my alltime favorite, West Side Story. It was a cool theatre—I miss those days.
Even though I don’t reside in Philadelphia, that building looks like it’s got lots of potential for some neat stuff. If I were a resident of the community, I’d say have a go at it, if one gets the drift.
Oh wow!! I love that!! Thanks for posting this and sharing it with us.
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