Broadway Theatre
420 Broadway,
Chelsea,
MA
02150
420 Broadway,
Chelsea,
MA
02150
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Single screen neighborhood theatre opened in 1916/1917 closed during the early-1950’s. Theatre torn down and land re-used as a pedestrian walkway and municipal parking lot.
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Edward Findlay
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Photos from shortly after closure, 1940, and 1938 shown here: http://www.olgp.net/chs/square/broadway.htm
The Broadway Theater is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having over 1000 seats and open 7 days per week.
The Broadway in Chelsea is listed in the 1942-43 Motion Picture Yearbook as part of M&P Theatres, 60 Scollay Square Boston. M&P, Mullin & Pinanski, a Paramount affiliate, also ran the Olympia Theatre in Chelsea.
1955 aerial view shows the theatre demolished… View link
link shows another location but type in the location of the theatre and click on the 1955 aerial map and it shows it already demolished and in use as a parking lot…
Open ~1916/1917-~1955? Can anyone verify the exact dates?
Owners:
1930 Publix Theatres Corp.
1935-1945 M&P Theatres, Mullins and Pinaski, (Paramount Affiliate)
1950-1955 New England Theatres, Inc., (Affillated with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.) of Boston, Chester L. Stoddard, President. They had 8 theaters in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
More info and more photos always welcome.
May have been owned until 1955 but it was closed as a theatre around 1950.