Wollaston Theatre
Wollaston Theatre
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Location | 14 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts |
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Built | 1926 |
Architect | E.H. McEwan |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Quincy MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 89001315 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1989 |
The Wollaston Theatre is a historic theater at 14 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.
It was built in 1926 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. In recent decades, the "Wolly" was a second-run discount movie house, run by Arthur and Yvonne Chandler.
The theater was closed in 2003. After many plans to purchase it and renovate it,[2] following Arthur Chandler's death, the theater was finally sold to Miao Kun “Michael” Fang of Weston, MA.[3] Michael Fang is the owner of the C-Mart supermarket chain.
The Wollaston Theatre was the venue for the last performance of the Plasmatics and Wendy O. Williams on their final tour in 1988.
According to The Patriot Ledger, the Current owner intends to demolish the theatre in 2015.
Currently, there is a group of Quincy, Massachusetts residents, led by Jeffrey Martinous, who are campaigning the current owner, city officials and historical preservation societies to work together to save the theatre from demolition, and preserve it for future generations.
There is currently a petition on Change.org to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to step in and prevent its demolition.
There is also a Facebook page started by the group to create public awareness and gather public support to save the theatre [3].
See also
References
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- ↑ Jack Encarnacao, Encore possible for Quincy’s Wollaston Theatre, The Patriot Ledger, Feb. 14, 2011, [1]
- ↑ Jack Encarnacao, Wollaston Theatre's future still uncertain after it's sold for $600,000, The Patriot Ledger, Jan. 31, 2012, [2]
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- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Neoclassical architecture
- Theatres completed in 1926
- Buildings and structures in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Theatres in Massachusetts
- 1926 establishments in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs