Lived in the South End from 1953 – 1960. Used to go to the Olympia on Water Street nearly every Saturday afternoon; (25 cent matinees!) I remember the Royal just a block or two to the north of the Olympia. And yes, bsilva is right, Water Street was a bustling commercial center at the time. That’s where the great Silverstein’s was originally located. Of course, this was all before urban removal.
Oops, I meant the Orpheum Theater, not the Olympia. The Olympia, of course, was downtown on Purchase Street just south of the bus station.
Lived in the South End from 1953 – 1960. Used to go to the Olympia on Water Street nearly every Saturday afternoon; (25 cent matinees!) I remember the Royal just a block or two to the north of the Olympia. And yes, bsilva is right, Water Street was a bustling commercial center at the time. That’s where the great Silverstein’s was originally located. Of course, this was all before urban removal.