Palace Theatre
80 Hanover Street,
Manchester,
NH
03101
80 Hanover Street,
Manchester,
NH
03101
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The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Palace; it’s Card # 498. Address is Hanover St. There is an exterior photo dated May 1941. Condition is Fair. The report says it was over 15 years old, and showing MGM movies. There were 612 seats on the main floor and 394 in the balcony, total 1,006. On the marquee is posted “Every Friday – Saturday Big Stage and Screen Shows”.
Posted some photos from 5/2011. Camera date wrong. Staff let me in around noon took a few pics.
From the early 1900s a postcard view of the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
Duh….it’s “GhostHUNTERS” on SciFi. “Ghostbusters” is a movie. Double duh!
Featured on “Ghostbusters” on the SciFi Channel tonight. Very interesting episode.
Lost Memory: Neat night shot of the vertical PALACE marquee.
After reading this theatre’s life history it is truly amazing that it still with us today. Many theatres with less history don’t make it, but this one survived through many changes.
Would love to see this theatre in person as it has been described as showing similar interior to the unrestored Carolina Theatre in Charlotte NC.
Old photo here:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/48783021QVKIbR
Qualification: Architect:Leon H. Lempert,Jr. Firm: Leon H. Lempert & Son, of Rochester,N.Y. It was the firm of the architect’s father, Leon H. Lempert,Sr., who turned the firm over to his son in 1906 and who passed in May of 1909. Jr. died Jan.14,1934.