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Built in 1929 as a motion picture house. Seats 2,187 persons. | Built in 1929 as a motion picture house. Seats 2,187 persons. | ||
Plaza Theater - 273 Essex Street (torn down 1969) | *Plaza Theater - 273 Essex Street (torn down 1969) | ||
Opened Dec. 31, 1913; rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1917. Seating capacity was 770. | |||
Federal Theater - 24 Federal Street (torn down 1970) | Federal Theater - 24 Federal Street (torn down 1970) | ||
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Built in 1906, seats nearly 1500. This was also the site of Mechanic Hall, erected of brick in 1839, and destroyed by fire Feb. 4, 1905. | Built in 1906, seats nearly 1500. This was also the site of Mechanic Hall, erected of brick in 1839, and destroyed by fire Feb. 4, 1905. | ||
Salem Theater (E.M.Loew) 293 Essex Street, was built in 1952 as a motion picture house. It was air-conditioned and had the largest screen on the North Shore. Seating capacity 1,000. - (demolished May 9, 1985) | *Salem Theater (E.M.Loew) 293 Essex Street, was built in 1952 as a motion picture house. It was air-conditioned and had the largest screen on the North Shore. Seating capacity 1,000. - (demolished May 9, 1985) | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 11:33, 19 September 2008
Some of the defunct theaters in Salem are:
Theatre Comique - 47 Washington St.
Rialto Theater - 49 Washington St.
- Paramount Theater - 180 Essex Street (torn down 1970)
Built in 1929 as a motion picture house. Seats 2,187 persons.
- Plaza Theater - 273 Essex Street (torn down 1969)
Opened Dec. 31, 1913; rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1917. Seating capacity was 770.
Federal Theater - 24 Federal Street (torn down 1970)
- Empire Theater - 283-285-287 Essex Street
Built in 1906, seats nearly 1500. This was also the site of Mechanic Hall, erected of brick in 1839, and destroyed by fire Feb. 4, 1905.
- Salem Theater (E.M.Loew) 293 Essex Street, was built in 1952 as a motion picture house. It was air-conditioned and had the largest screen on the North Shore. Seating capacity 1,000. - (demolished May 9, 1985)
See Also
- "Salem Theater" Salem Evening News, April 15, 16, 22,24 and 26, 1901.
- "Paramount Theatre" Salem Evening News, April 17, 1930.
- "Salem Theater slated for demolition", Salem Evening News, May 9, 1985., p1.
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem Theaters
