ERROR CORRECTED : Some contributors seem to think that the Palace was located in Providence. It was not. The city line runs down the center of Montgomery Avenue, and the theater is located SOUTH of the line, i.e. it’s in Cranston !! I know because I live on Montgomery Avenue. I also attended many Saturday Matinees at the Palace when I was a child growing up in the neighborhood.
I noted the comment that the address, 1 Washington Avenue, was incorrect. I can assure you that the correct address was, indeed, 1 Washington Avenue. Washington Avenue in Providence runs from Broad Street to Michigan Avenue. During WW II, the main gates and Administration Buildings of the Walsh-Kaiser Shipyard were located at the intersection of Washington and Michigan Avenues. The Admin building and all of the property was officially located at 1 Washington Avenue. The theater itself was actually at the spot where the six ship building and launching ways were located. The Admin building and an office building from WW II are now being used by the Johnson And Wales Culinary Arts School, and I also believe they still use 1 Washington Avenue as an address. http://www.jwu.edu/prov/dir_harb.htm
Number 10 on the J&W map was the Admin building, and number 1 was the location of Selective Service until the 70s.
ERROR CORRECTED : Some contributors seem to think that the Palace was located in Providence. It was not. The city line runs down the center of Montgomery Avenue, and the theater is located SOUTH of the line, i.e. it’s in Cranston !! I know because I live on Montgomery Avenue. I also attended many Saturday Matinees at the Palace when I was a child growing up in the neighborhood.
I noted the comment that the address, 1 Washington Avenue, was incorrect. I can assure you that the correct address was, indeed, 1 Washington Avenue. Washington Avenue in Providence runs from Broad Street to Michigan Avenue. During WW II, the main gates and Administration Buildings of the Walsh-Kaiser Shipyard were located at the intersection of Washington and Michigan Avenues. The Admin building and all of the property was officially located at 1 Washington Avenue. The theater itself was actually at the spot where the six ship building and launching ways were located. The Admin building and an office building from WW II are now being used by the Johnson And Wales Culinary Arts School, and I also believe they still use 1 Washington Avenue as an address. http://www.jwu.edu/prov/dir_harb.htm
Number 10 on the J&W map was the Admin building, and number 1 was the location of Selective Service until the 70s.