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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 more information on the Egyptian Theatre <click here>
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 |
