Salem Theaters
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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, seated 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's) 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
