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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Massachusetts » Somerville » Day Street Olympia
Also known as E.M. Loew's Davis Square

Day Street Olympia

Somerville, MA
50 Day Street
, Somerville, MA 02144 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: Unknown
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Day Street Olympia theatre opened on August 4, 1913, in what had been the West Somerville Congregational Church. But before it could open, it had to overcome more than three years of opposition from neighbors and even from the president and women's dean of nearby Tufts University.

Initially, this theatre was part of Nathan Gordon's Olympia circuit, which included Somerville's Union Square Olympia Boston's Scollay Square Olympia and Washington Street Olympia theatres. In the 1920s, Elias M. Loew acquired the Day Street Olympia, and he later changed its name to E.M. Loew's Davis Square Theatre.

The theatre suffered frequent fires, and closed for good after a fire on May 1, 1942. Eventually it was torn down and replaced by a metered municipal parking lot, which is still there today. In warm weather months, the parking lot hosts a popular Wednesday afternoon farmer's market.

(All of this information comes from David Guss's excellent website, Lost Theatres of Somerville.)

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Contributed by Ron Newman

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The MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for E.M. Loew's Davis Square Theatre in Somerville has a facade photo taken in May 1941.The entrance was on a corner, with a box office in the center. There was a boxy marquee with white letters on a black background. Movies playing are "Kit Carson" and "Moon over Burma". The Report states that the theatre has been a MGM customer for over 10 years; that it's over 15 years old; that it's in Fair condition; and hasd 645 seats, apparently all on one floor.
posted by Ron Salters on Mar 27, 2006 at 7:06am
The photo described above is the first one on this page.
posted by Ron Newman on Mar 29, 2006 at 1:39am
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