I worked at the Fitchburg Theater for some time. I was a Projectionist there when it closed, that was a very sad time for all of us. It was in the mid 80’s shortly after USA Cinemas bought it. It never became a 5 or 6 screen theater but it was a 3 screen for a very long time. The balcony was sectioned off to two individual theaters and the main floor was the largest theater. We always had a problem with the roof leak and shortly after it closed it did indeed collapse.
I have a lot of great memories of that old theater and would love to see it reopened someday. If you ever want to know what it was like to work there you can get a glimpse from movies like “Empire Records†although this movie never showed there the closeness of the employees and all their quirks bring back great memories.
A little inside joke for anyone who used to work there; The Chocolate Monkey Says Hello…â€
Brian
I worked at the Fitchburg Theater for some time. I was a Projectionist there when it closed, that was a very sad time for all of us. It was in the mid 80’s shortly after USA Cinemas bought it. It never became a 5 or 6 screen theater but it was a 3 screen for a very long time. The balcony was sectioned off to two individual theaters and the main floor was the largest theater. We always had a problem with the roof leak and shortly after it closed it did indeed collapse.
I have a lot of great memories of that old theater and would love to see it reopened someday. If you ever want to know what it was like to work there you can get a glimpse from movies like “Empire Records†although this movie never showed there the closeness of the employees and all their quirks bring back great memories.
A little inside joke for anyone who used to work there; The Chocolate Monkey Says Hello…â€
Brian