Empire Theater
From Salem Links and Lore
- Empire Theater was at 285 Essex Street, built in 1906, sat nearly 1500 people.
- This was also the site of Mechanic Hall, built in 1839 and destroyed by fire in 1905.
- Having a seating capacity of about eleven hundred, it was the principal hall in the city for theatricals.
See Also
Visitor's guide to Salem 1953 ed.,p. 158
