Gordon's Olympia Theatre (Boston) Explained

Gordon's Olympia Theatre (est. 1910s) in Boston, Massachusetts, was established by Nathan H. Gordon of Olympia Theatres, Inc.^{[1] [2]} Architect Clarence Blackall designed the building at no.658 Washington Street, near Boylston Street in the theatre district.^[3] It later became the Pilgrim Theater. The building was demolished in 1996.^{[4] [5]}

In late 1974, the Pilgrim Theater was the site of a drunken rant and press conference by House Ways and Means Committee chairman Wilbur Mills at the height of his sex scandal with Fanne Foxe, which prompted his resignation from the committee shortly afterwards.^[6]

See also

• Combat Zone, Boston

External links

• Library of Congress. Drawing of Gordon's Olympia Theatre, Washington St. near Boylston St., 1921.
• Bostonian Society. Photo of 634-658 1/2 Washington Street, ca. 1958, showing Pilgrim Theater
• King, Loren (2013). "Pilgrim", Caboose.
• "Escalators for Theaters" (1913), American Architect.
• A Few Tales from the Pilgrim by Don L. Stradley, 2014.

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Notes and References

1. Donald C. King. The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2005.
2. CinemaTreasures.org. Nathan Gordon’s Olympia circuit
3. American Architect, March 31, 1915
4. Web site: Pilgrim Theatre in Boston. Cinema Treasures. 11 December 2014.
5. Web site: Hercules Premiere at the Pilgrim, 1959. Boston Guide. 11 December 2014.
6. News: Bernstein. Adam. February 24, 2021. Fanne Foxe, 'Argentine Firecracker' at center of D.C. sex scandal, dies at 84. Washington Post. February 24, 2021.