Paramount Theater
180 Essex Street,
Salem,
MA
01970
180 Essex Street,
Salem,
MA
01970
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I grew up in Salem and the Paramount was my place to go on a Saturday afternoon in the early 60’s. In high schoold it was the dating place, especially the balcony. When it was torn down the big photo op failed when the big ball on the crane bounced off the rear of the building, it was that well constructed. Later, a friend and I, in the dead of night, took a small truck and loaded it with the bricks. They are now part of a wakway to a house in Brewster, MA.
I heard the organ from this theatre many times when it was in a pizza parlor in Seattle, Washington. Have not heard what happened to it after the parlor closed.
The MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for the Paramount in Salem has an indistinct photo of the entrance taken in 1941. The Report states that the theatre has been presenting MGM product for 15 years, that it was built in 1927; that it’s in DeLuxe condition; and that it has 1764 seats on the main floor and 423 in the balcony, total: 2187.
That’s a great history! Thank you for remembering so many details and telling the story. Are there any photos published of the Salem theatres?