Adams Theatre

Adams, MA

27 Park Street

, Adams, MA 01220 United States

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Status:	Open
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Unknown

Function:	Community Arts Center, Movies (Classic), Restaurant
Seats:	960
Chain:	Independent

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Unknown

The Adams Theatre in Adams, Mass. is closed. The marquee can still be seen, but all lettering has been removed and the entire thing has been painted an ugly shade of red. A Subway restaurant opened in the former lobby. The auditorium still exists, and was unused for years. It was reopened in 2009.

Contributed by Roger Katz

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Prior to the Adams Theater being built, there was another theater located here called the Atlas Theater. I'm not sure if the Atlas was a movie theater or not. The Atlas was demolished in 1937 so the Adams was most likely built in the late thirties. You can see a photo of the Atlas Theater here.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 27, 2005 at 4:55pm

Film Daily Yearbooks;1941 and 1943 editions list the New Adams Theatre with 609 seats. The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. lists the Adams Theatre with 960 seats. It looks to me that numbers have been crossed over here, unless a balcony was constructed in later years?

posted by KenRoe on Aug 27, 2005 at 10:51pm

I saw this theatre last week. There was no Subway restaurant but there was a coffeehouse and 2 other stores open with one vacancy. You can see the auditorium behind it if you walk. There's a drive-thru bank on the left and a neighborhood directly behind it. It's in a weird part of town because there are a few I-93 ramps and lots of traffic.

posted by shoeshoe14 on Jan 18, 2007 at 3:38pm

Please disregard this message, I meant it for East Milton Cinema.

posted by shoeshoe14 on Jan 18, 2007 at 3:43pm

In the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook, there are no less than 4 movie venues listed for Adams MA: the Atlas Theatre with 700 seats, open 7 days per week; the Photoplay with 650 seats, open 7 days per week; the Recreation Hall with 400 seats, and the Summer St. with 400 seats. In the 1942-43 Motion Picture Almanac, the Adams is listed as being run by Charles Morse Theatres of Boston. Morse also ran the Park Theatre in Adams at that time.

posted by Ron Salters on Jul 5, 2007 at 10:27am

The Adams opened on January 14, 1938. Closed 1967.

posted by Roger Katz on Jan 11, 2008 at 5:29pm

It would appear that the old Adams Theatre is being renovated for multi-purpose performance use as the Topia Arts Center.

This YouTube video shows Adams residents recalling the theater's glory days, as well as footage inside showing some of the early work. The interior has been gutted and is being completely redone.

posted by Phantom Screen on Apr 19, 2009 at 2:12pm

This is a 1986 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Jun 2, 2009 at 11:57am

Good news folks. Films are back at the Adams Theatere! the theatere is being run by the Topia Arts Center http://www.topiaarts.org/ seeting is limited to 100 persons, but I'm told all the movies are in high def. right now the showings are free and the movies classic! I'm going to see Silent Running(1972) tonight

posted by zaphodbblx on Jul 5, 2009 at 2:12pm

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