Chicopee Theatre
79 Cabot Street,
Chicopee,
MA
01013
79 Cabot Street,
Chicopee,
MA
01013
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Previous Names: Pastime Theatre, Victoria Theatre, Playhouse, Europa Theatre, Cabot Theatre
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This was a very ornate theatre and was a conversion of a church. It was located near the center of Chicopee. After many years as a second run house it concentrated on foreign films, mostly Polish. In late-1964 it was remodeled and reopened as the Cabot Theatre. Last known as the Chicopee Theatre, it was closed in 1984. The site is currently a parking lot for Chicopee Savings Bank.
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Also known as the Playhouse.
Also known as the Victoria.
Also known as the Pastime. It really was a church.
In it’s last years, it was known simply as “Chicopee Cinema” and was closed by 1984.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook has only one movie theater listed for Chicopee MA, the Playhouse with 900 seats.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Victoria Th. in Chicopee. Located at 79 Cabot St. 792 seats, Fair condition. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. There is a notation “Closed”, but in the photo, the poster cases are full; it doesn’t look Closed.
The November 9, 1964 issue of Boxoffice said that the Victoria Theatre in Chicopee, which was being extensively remodeled, would reopen as the Cabot Theatre. Seating capacity would be reduced to 650, to provide more room between rows.