The Google Street view & map are for the old Marshfield Drive-In not the Brant Rock Theater. Unfortunately, there is no street view for Ocean St. in Brant Rock (NOT Ocean Avenue) where the cinema was located (that stretch of the street, the town’s commercial district, is also known as “The Esplanade”). The movie theater was housed in a wooden building which opened in 1875 as a hotel, The Ocean House. It was later converted into a movie theater/bowling alley. The exterior was remodeled in 1941 with a stucco facade added. The bowling alley was downstairs at street level. The movie theater, which had orchestra seating plus a small balcony section, was upstairs. So every screening was accompanied by the sounds of balls hitting pins & pins being reset. You can see period postcards of the Brant Rock commercial district & the Ocean House with & without facade here: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3nm2c/brantrockimages/id10.html
The Google Street view & map are for the old Marshfield Drive-In not the Brant Rock Theater. Unfortunately, there is no street view for Ocean St. in Brant Rock (NOT Ocean Avenue) where the cinema was located (that stretch of the street, the town’s commercial district, is also known as “The Esplanade”). The movie theater was housed in a wooden building which opened in 1875 as a hotel, The Ocean House. It was later converted into a movie theater/bowling alley. The exterior was remodeled in 1941 with a stucco facade added. The bowling alley was downstairs at street level. The movie theater, which had orchestra seating plus a small balcony section, was upstairs. So every screening was accompanied by the sounds of balls hitting pins & pins being reset. You can see period postcards of the Brant Rock commercial district & the Ocean House with & without facade here: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3nm2c/brantrockimages/id10.html