Here is a photo of the Brattle as it appears now. The entrance to the cinema is down the staircase to the left. The former entrance was from that windowed area behind the right tree. There used to be a canopy leading to the street. The steps in the center of the building used to be an exit when they led directly to/from the auditorium. Afterward the auditorium size was reduced and the area carved up into more commercial establishments and leading to this present configuration. The “old Brattle” was much nicer, in my opinion.
This is a photo I took in the ticket office of the Stadium. It shows posters listing some films shown in 1927 and 1928. I wish I could go back in time and attend all of them. The theatre was no more than two years old then.
Nice to see a movie theatre named after the famous Italian film, but the descripton has a factual error. In that film there was no “church turned movie house.” It was a Sicilian village cinema and presumably built as a cinema, unlike its Fort Lauderdale namesake. True, there is a priest who oversees the “censoring” of the films for the townspeople, until the place burns, a new owner takes over, and the priest has no more censorship privileges. But there is nothing in the screenplay about its ever having been a church.
Yes, I would like to see photos of all those theatres. Do either of you remember the Broadway? I posted it a while ago but as of now there are no comments. Look here.
Here are two photos of the Loring Hall Cinema that I took in November 2002. EXTERIOR and INTERIOR
This old postcard shows the Crown Theatre on the right. The card was mailed in 1917.
This is a photo of the Webster Square Cinemas I took a few years ago.
This photo of the Entertainment Cinemas building front was taken by me in 2003.
Correction: my photo above was in January, 2004, not 2001, if that makes any difference.
Of course! Just attach them to an e-mail and forward them.
Here is a photo of the Brattle as it appears now. The entrance to the cinema is down the staircase to the left. The former entrance was from that windowed area behind the right tree. There used to be a canopy leading to the street. The steps in the center of the building used to be an exit when they led directly to/from the auditorium. Afterward the auditorium size was reduced and the area carved up into more commercial establishments and leading to this present configuration. The “old Brattle” was much nicer, in my opinion.
Here is a photo of the Ardmore I took in January, 2001.
This is a photo I took in the ticket office of the Stadium. It shows posters listing some films shown in 1927 and 1928. I wish I could go back in time and attend all of them. The theatre was no more than two years old then.
Here is a photo of the F.M. Kirby Center which I took in 2002.
Here is a photograph of the Stoughton I took in 2004.
Here is a photograph I took of the Palladium (E.M. Loew’s) not too long ago.
Here is a photo I took of the Strand a while back. It includes the length of the auditorium along the exterior.
Here is a photo of the Orpheum which I took in 2001.
Here is a photo I took of the State Palace in 2001.
Here is a photo I took of the Saenger in 2001.
I saw the film “Himalaya” here in August 2001. This seemed to be the only art house in the city and as such must be indispensable.
Nice to see a movie theatre named after the famous Italian film, but the descripton has a factual error. In that film there was no “church turned movie house.” It was a Sicilian village cinema and presumably built as a cinema, unlike its Fort Lauderdale namesake. True, there is a priest who oversees the “censoring” of the films for the townspeople, until the place burns, a new owner takes over, and the priest has no more censorship privileges. But there is nothing in the screenplay about its ever having been a church.
Here is a photo of the Joy and its impressive marquee. I took the picture in August 2001.
Here is a photo of the Vogue which I took in 1998 when I went there to see “Saving Private Ryan.”
Here’s a nice old postcard of the Colonial, mailed in 1914.
I remember as a child being driven by there. Never visited. Perhaps a photo will turn up.
Here are two recent photos I took of the Royal. ONE TWO
Yes, I would like to see photos of all those theatres. Do either of you remember the Broadway? I posted it a while ago but as of now there are no comments. Look here.
Read a reflection on the Orpheum and the lost Olympia in this letter to the editor .