There is no realty sign that I have noticed. The four store fronts that are part of the theatre building continue to have tenants, including Quincy Lock, which just moved in recently from around the corner.
Yvonne Chandler is 79. It appears they did not have any children. I spoke to her about 5 years ago – she seemed to think she know me. I was left the impression that her memory was not very good. In fact she said something about her memory not being what it used to be.
Arthur Chandler and his wife are in their mid to late 70s now and may not want to be tied to the running of the theater any more. I pass through Wollaston Center on foot on my way to the Red Line on a regular basis, and I see them having breakfast at Barry’s which is across the street from the Wolly. I believe they are there every morning.
There WERE repairs done to the inside of the Wolly, but continued leakage from the roof undid some of this work, which was painfully slow. For a long time there was scaffolding inside the theater.
I saw movies there from 1993 until it closed in 2003. The seats were roped off because Mr. Chandler didn’t want to have to clean the whole 1100 seat theater when the audience was only 200. (I asked him about this.)
I did see the theater full one time in this period. I believe it was for the dollar night showing of Toy Story. It was quite a sight. The theater was full of kids.
The Theater initially closed because of flooding in the basement caused when the fill tap to the boiler was accidentally left on for several days.
I still haven’t seen “Catch Me If You Ca†or “Elfâ€. We used to go on dollar nights coming straight from the Red Line. We used to sneak in Crab Rangoons from Mascot Chef or a tin of cashews from CVS. We bought sodas in the theater, and sometimes had popcorn instead. It was a lot of fun. We see maybe 1-2 movies/year now. It was a big loss.
Before we knew Arthur Chandler’s name, we called him Mr. Brown, because his entire wardrobe is brown â€" brown slacks, brown plaid shirt, and brown cardigan.
I saw the for sale signs. I hope someone resurrects it, because it was a wonderful part of the community.
The video was sad. Mr. Chandler looked older than I remembered.
There is no realty sign that I have noticed. The four store fronts that are part of the theatre building continue to have tenants, including Quincy Lock, which just moved in recently from around the corner.
Here’s an article about the whole issue:
http://www.patriotledger.com/archive/x792858604
It’s been a well publicized issue with City Hall for decades.
I think the real question is whether she’s going to want to deal with this issue at all.
The Chandlers seemed to have a nice life together. It’s going to be tough for her to soldier on alone.
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I googled on “Arthur Chandler Quincy”
Yvonne Chandler is 79. It appears they did not have any children. I spoke to her about 5 years ago – she seemed to think she know me. I was left the impression that her memory was not very good. In fact she said something about her memory not being what it used to be.
Arthur Chandler and his wife are in their mid to late 70s now and may not want to be tied to the running of the theater any more. I pass through Wollaston Center on foot on my way to the Red Line on a regular basis, and I see them having breakfast at Barry’s which is across the street from the Wolly. I believe they are there every morning.
There WERE repairs done to the inside of the Wolly, but continued leakage from the roof undid some of this work, which was painfully slow. For a long time there was scaffolding inside the theater.
I saw movies there from 1993 until it closed in 2003. The seats were roped off because Mr. Chandler didn’t want to have to clean the whole 1100 seat theater when the audience was only 200. (I asked him about this.)
I did see the theater full one time in this period. I believe it was for the dollar night showing of Toy Story. It was quite a sight. The theater was full of kids.
The Theater initially closed because of flooding in the basement caused when the fill tap to the boiler was accidentally left on for several days.
I still haven’t seen “Catch Me If You Ca†or “Elfâ€. We used to go on dollar nights coming straight from the Red Line. We used to sneak in Crab Rangoons from Mascot Chef or a tin of cashews from CVS. We bought sodas in the theater, and sometimes had popcorn instead. It was a lot of fun. We see maybe 1-2 movies/year now. It was a big loss.
Before we knew Arthur Chandler’s name, we called him Mr. Brown, because his entire wardrobe is brown â€" brown slacks, brown plaid shirt, and brown cardigan.