Codman Square Theatre
637 Washington Street,
Dorchester,
MA
02124
637 Washington Street,
Dorchester,
MA
02124
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The Codman Square Theatre is listed at 637 Washington Street in Dorchester in the 1921 Boston business and street directory.
The MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for the Codman Square Th. has a facade photo taken April 1941. It had a distinctive 2-story facade, with one-story shops on either side. There was a handsome marquee with 4 sets of French-style double doors below. To the rear looms the big bulk of the auditorium. The Report lists the seating as Orchestra, 1118; Balcony, 776; Loges, 36; Total: 1930. However, the 1927 Film Daily yearbook lists the house at only 1200 seats. The Codman Square was a M&P/ New England Theatres house. In the mid-1960s, I had occasion to visit the Codman Square courthouse on US Army business, and I do not recall this theatre at all. Does anyone know when it closed?
The ‘Dorchester Atheneum’ has a list of former theatres in Dorchester, including this one. A few of them are listed here at CinemaTreasures, but I know nothing about most of them.