My grandparents briefly owned this theater in the late 60s (68-69). They only owned it for a couple of years and actually may have bought it from the grouchy guy others have mentioned. I believe they were the last people to own it and run it as a movie theater before it was closed and was vacant for all those years. The Redstone Theater which was fairly new and more modern hurt their business so they decided to sell it. And maybe the Woburn Showcase had just opened as well (not sure). I remember as a little kid having my own seat up in the balcony and specifically watching The Jungle Book, and vaguely remember getting to go into the projection booth. I also remember my mother, who worked the candy counter, getting upset with me for giving away candy to kids at the matinee show when she wasn’t looking. Vague but good memories of that theater. Glad that it was eventually rehabbed and given new life.
My grandparents briefly owned this theater in the late 60s (68-69). They only owned it for a couple of years and actually may have bought it from the grouchy guy others have mentioned. I believe they were the last people to own it and run it as a movie theater before it was closed and was vacant for all those years. The Redstone Theater which was fairly new and more modern hurt their business so they decided to sell it. And maybe the Woburn Showcase had just opened as well (not sure). I remember as a little kid having my own seat up in the balcony and specifically watching The Jungle Book, and vaguely remember getting to go into the projection booth. I also remember my mother, who worked the candy counter, getting upset with me for giving away candy to kids at the matinee show when she wasn’t looking. Vague but good memories of that theater. Glad that it was eventually rehabbed and given new life.