Beacon Theatre (Boston) Explained

The Beacon Theatre was a cinema on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts built in 1910 and closed in 1948.^[1] Jacob Lourie established it. Architect Clarence Blackall designed the building, with its 500-seat auditorium which a contemporary critic described as "showy." It had a staff of 26 in 1910.^[2] In 1948 the "refurbished" building became the Beacon Hill Theater.^[3] The building existed until 1970.

External links

• Bostonian Society. Photos:
  • Tremont Street, c. 1936, with view of Beacon Theatre
  • 47-53 Tremont Street, c. 1945, with view of Beacon Theatre
  • 19-53 Tremont Street, 1947, with view of Beacon Theatre
  • Tremont Street, c. 1953, with view of Beacon Hill Theatre
  • 53 Tremont Street, c. 1958, with view of Beacon Hill Theatre
• Boston Public Library. Photos of Beacon Hill Theatre, Tremont Street, 1970, before demolition; by Boston Redevelopment Authority:
  • Front view
  • Close-up of architectural design -- third floor balcony
  • Close-up of three floors
  • Close-up of architectural design -- fourth floor balcony

42.358°N -71.0605°W

Notes and References

1. Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
2. Moving Picture World, Nov. 26, 1910, cited in: Desirée J. Garcia. "Subversive Sounds: Ethnic Spectatorship and Boston's Nickelodeon Theatres, 1907-1914." Film History, Vol. 19, No. 3, Movie Business (2007)
3. CinemaTreasures.org. Beacon Hill Theatre, 1 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108. Retrieved 2012-03-10