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:
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Notes and References
- Boston Register and Business Directory, 1918
- 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)
- CinemaTreasures.org. Beacon Hill Theatre, 1 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108. Retrieved 2012-03-10