According to the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Strand Theater actually closed in 1959. For many years after it closed, the building served as Newburyport’s unemployment office.
From the Newburyport News: “The Brandt Studio Theatre opened at the Port Plaza on Storey Avenue in February 1972. It lasted 10 years, closing in May of 1982.”
I imagine it closed at least partially as result of their losing business to the newly-built multiplex on 110 in Salisbury.
According to the Newburyport Daily News, the building that was formerly the Port Theatre was torn down in December 2017. The article stated that the Port actually opened in 1949, and operated as a theater from 1949 through the mid-1970s. It later became a furniture store (Port Furniture) during the late 1970s –‘80s, and later housed a number of other business, including a gym.
The Newburyport Historical Commission states that the building served as a movie house until September 1974.
The HiWay Drive-in was open at least as late as 1980, because I saw “The Shining” there. (It was, in fact, the last movie I ever saw at a drive-in.) I think it was demolished around late 1980/early ‘81, and the current multiplex went up soon after.
According to the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Strand Theater actually closed in 1959. For many years after it closed, the building served as Newburyport’s unemployment office.
From the Newburyport News: “The Brandt Studio Theatre opened at the Port Plaza on Storey Avenue in February 1972. It lasted 10 years, closing in May of 1982.”
I imagine it closed at least partially as result of their losing business to the newly-built multiplex on 110 in Salisbury.
According to the Newburyport Daily News, the building that was formerly the Port Theatre was torn down in December 2017. The article stated that the Port actually opened in 1949, and operated as a theater from 1949 through the mid-1970s. It later became a furniture store (Port Furniture) during the late 1970s –‘80s, and later housed a number of other business, including a gym.
The Newburyport Historical Commission states that the building served as a movie house until September 1974.
The HiWay Drive-in was open at least as late as 1980, because I saw “The Shining” there. (It was, in fact, the last movie I ever saw at a drive-in.) I think it was demolished around late 1980/early ‘81, and the current multiplex went up soon after.