3089 – 3091 Washington Street at Beethoven Street
Egleston Theater
Littlefield Trust, owner.
Densmore, LeClear and Robbins, architect.
Theater and stores.
Permit Feb. 26, 1925.
Completed May 1, 1926.
New box office and poster cases built in 1937 and a new marquee was built
in 1947. Closed in April,1961.
On the site of the wood frame Egleston Methodist Episcopal Church dedicated on June 13,1872.
Densmore. LeClear and Robbins were involved at the same time with their design of Beth Israel Hospital on Brookline Avenue.
Razed in July and August, 2003 to make way for 20 units of affordable rental housing developed by Urban Edge. Icon Architects, designer.
I agree with you about the numbers. The theatre closed after 45 years, not after forty-five years. It celebrated its 75th anniversary, not its seventy-fifth.
Perhaps it would be useful to let people who are very familiar with certain localities edit theatre descriptions in their areas? This would lessen the burden on Ross and the other site admins.
Landmark’s, with an apostrophe-s? I don’t think they advertise their other theatres this way.
Wow — thank you so much for posting this!
Did she meet her future husband at the theatre while working there?
(by the way, I doubt any Comm. Ave. house is on sale for $11,000! Maybe $11 million?)
That I can’t help you with. Looks like your college merged with another. Maybe the Mount Ida folks could tell you more.
The name is just Opera House, not Boston Opera House (which was a different theatre demolished in 1958).
For the Gaiety/Publix, see this page. The apartment development that it was demolished for has yet to happen; it is currently a vacant lot.
Are you sure it isn’t the same one with a different name?
I’ve asked the CinemaTreasures folks to change the name here.
What was (or will be) built here after the demolition?
Looks like it is both a church and a theatre, from that link.
What is the status of this project? Why is it taking so long?
I’m always happy to read stories like this one. Thanks for posting it.
Have any live shows actually been booked here yet under the new name?
To the left of the theatre, in the January 2 photo, is a small retail store called “Vista Express”. What do they sell?
I don’t see any article at that link.
Is Ty Burr’s article online? Can you link to it? Thanks.
From the Jamica Plain Historical Society:
3089 – 3091 Washington Street at Beethoven Street
Egleston Theater
Littlefield Trust, owner.
Densmore, LeClear and Robbins, architect.
Theater and stores.
Permit Feb. 26, 1925.
Completed May 1, 1926.
New box office and poster cases built in 1937 and a new marquee was built
in 1947. Closed in April,1961.
On the site of the wood frame Egleston Methodist Episcopal Church dedicated on June 13,1872.
Densmore. LeClear and Robbins were involved at the same time with their design of Beth Israel Hospital on Brookline Avenue.
Razed in July and August, 2003 to make way for 20 units of affordable rental housing developed by Urban Edge. Icon Architects, designer.
What is being built in its place?
Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA survives, but had to become a non-profit and raise money from the public through donations.
They aren’t “opposition”, they are complementary. Their information is much less accurate (from what I’ve seen) but they have lots of great photos.
Correct spelling is Takoma Park, not Tacoma.
I agree with you about the numbers. The theatre closed after 45 years, not after forty-five years. It celebrated its 75th anniversary, not its seventy-fifth.
This is about Descriptions, not comments.
When someone fills out the forms to add a new theater, will s/he see this style guide somewhere along the way? If not, it may not do much good.
I think theater vs theatre is a regional thing. Here in Boston, the ‘-re’ spelling is nearly universal.
Perhaps it would be useful to let people who are very familiar with certain localities edit theatre descriptions in their areas? This would lessen the burden on Ross and the other site admins.
Sometimes theatre names end with nouns other than theater/theatre, such as Hall, Music Hall, Auditorium, Cinema, Forum, Archive,and the like.