I worked as a projectionist at the Concord Theatre around 1993. It had been owned and operated by the same family since 1933. It originally had 500 seats, but at some point due to changes in insurance regulations, they had to remove one seat to lower the premium. The theatre originally ran a two projector carbon arc system, but in the 1980s switched to a platter system with a xenon bulb due to the projectionists age (she was one of three French-Canadian sisters that ran the theater). After the sister in charge of projection died, one of the projectionists from the 1950’s – a guy in his 80s filled in for some time until he couldn’t climb the stairs. I then worked there for over a year. It was a fascinating place to be – a lot of history there. Their booth was loaded with old movie memorabilia, there were old posters, movie trailers, 3 D glasses, etc. I’d love to hear from others who may have stories to share about the Concord Theatre.
I worked as a projectionist at the Concord Theatre around 1993. It had been owned and operated by the same family since 1933. It originally had 500 seats, but at some point due to changes in insurance regulations, they had to remove one seat to lower the premium. The theatre originally ran a two projector carbon arc system, but in the 1980s switched to a platter system with a xenon bulb due to the projectionists age (she was one of three French-Canadian sisters that ran the theater). After the sister in charge of projection died, one of the projectionists from the 1950’s – a guy in his 80s filled in for some time until he couldn’t climb the stairs. I then worked there for over a year. It was a fascinating place to be – a lot of history there. Their booth was loaded with old movie memorabilia, there were old posters, movie trailers, 3 D glasses, etc. I’d love to hear from others who may have stories to share about the Concord Theatre.