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 Egyptian
Theatre at 326 Washington St in Brighton
Center was built in 1929 and owned by the
New England Theatres Operating Company
(NETOCO). It could accommodate 1,700
patrons. The Egyptian occupied the site of
the present Elk's Hall in Brighton Center
until the late 1950s.
Dennis
Minihane remembers the Egyptian: "Big
theater. I think it was 6 cents to get in,
and you’d come into the great, big,
beautiful lobby, and they had the
refreshment stand there. They always offered
a couple of movies and a serial to keep you
busy. And I remember, as kids, when we were
leaving the theater, if you’d seen Gene
Autry or one of the famous westerns, that
was the role you would play on the way home
with the other kids. We’d just cut over the
hill off of Chestnut Hill Avenue to Eastburn
Street, where I lived. But it was a
beautiful theater".
Egyptian Theater 1946
Egyptian Theatre Lobby
Egyptian Theatre Interior Promenade
Egyptian Theatre Interior
Architect's drawing of the Egyptian Theatre For
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Capitol Theatre at 1266 Commonwealth Ave at Gorham St in 1932. It was built c1925 and is currently the site of CVS . It was demolished in 1962. The sign says "New Reduce Prices. All seats 55 cents"
Capitol Theatre Rest Room Allston
Theatre in 1913 at 128 Brighton Avenue near
the southeast corner of Harvard Avenue just
before the Grand Opening on October 24. The
Allston Theatre, a handsome Renaissance
Revival style building, was intended
originally for stage performances, but was
eventually converted into a motion picture
house. An important local landmark,
emblematic of the upscale character of the
South Allston neighborhood in the early
years of the 20th century, the theater was
demolished in 1965
 Brighton and Harvard Ave 1920 with the Allston Theatre on the right  Allston Theatre c1925
The Brighton Theatre (c1930), also known as “The Barn”, was built c1915 for silent movies at 400 Market St and was Brighton Center's first motion picture theater. It was located on the site of the present municipal parking lot behind the Washington Building in Brighton Center. The theater was also sometimes referred to as “Billy Wood’s,” after its owner/manager. The Brighton Theater closed shortly after the construction in 1929 of the much larger and and far more elaborate Egyptian Theatre, which was equipped for sound movies.
Entrance to the Brighton Theatre
Brighton Theatre Building
Brighton Theatre Program from 1916 Click on the following links for related information on Allston Brighton Theatres |
