Beacon Theatre (Boston) facts for kids
The Beacon Theatre was a cool old movie theater located on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It was built way back in 1910 and showed movies for many years before closing in 1948.
Building a New Movie Palace
The Beacon Theatre was started by a person named Jacob Lourie. He wanted to create a great place for people to watch films. The building itself was designed by a famous architect named Clarence Blackall. He made sure the theater had a large auditorium with 500 seats, which was quite big for its time! People who saw it back then even said it looked "showy," meaning it was very fancy and impressive. When it first opened in 1910, the theater had a staff of 26 people working there to make sure everything ran smoothly for the moviegoers.
What Happened to the Beacon Theatre?
After many years of showing movies, the Beacon Theatre closed its doors in 1948. However, the building didn't stay empty for long! It was "refurbished," which means it was fixed up and updated. After this makeover, it reopened under a new name: the Beacon Hill Theater. The building continued to stand in Boston until 1970, when it was eventually taken down. Even though it's gone now, the Beacon Theatre was an important part of Boston's history, bringing entertainment to many people for decades.
