Fenway Theatre
The Fenway Theatre (1915–1972) of Boston, Massachusetts, was a cinema and concert hall in the Back Bay, located at no.136 Massachusetts Avenue at Boylston Street.[1] Architect Thomas W. Lamb designed the building;[2] its interior was "marble and velvet."[3] The auditorium sat 1,600.[4] In the early 1970s Aerosmith used the theatre for rehearsals.[5] In 1972 the Berklee College of Music bought the property; the remodeled Berklee Performance Center opened in 1976 and continues today.[6]
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Advertisement, 1915
Fenway Theatre, Massachusetts Ave., ca.1918
Advertisement, 1919
Advertisement, 1919
Entrance to Berklee Performance Center, Massachusetts Ave., 2011
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- ^ Donald C. King (2005), The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History, Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co., ISBN 0-7864-1910-5, OL 3392044M, 0786419105
- ^ "Theatres." Architecture and Building, v.50, January 1918
- ^ Massari, Paul. "Down in front." Boston Globe, 09 Nov 2000
- ^ Boston Redevelopment Authority. (1973), Cultural and performing arts facility development program policy guidelines and recommendations, OL 23292061M
- ^ Davis, Stephen; Aerosmith (1997). Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-380-97594-5.
- ^ Berklee Performance Center. History Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-03-07
- ^ Boston Daily Globe, Jan. 15, 1916
- ^ a b c Boston Daily Globe, December 02, 1916
- ^ a b c Boston Daily Globe, Feb. 9, 1917
- ^ a b Boston Globe, April 16, 1920
- ^ a b Boston Globe, March 12, 1921
- ^ a b Boston Globe, May 11, 1922
- ^ a b c Boston Globe, May 22, 1922
- ^ Reel Journal, Feb. 16, 1924
- ^ During a screening of the film Lilac Time in 1929, "the manager ... poured a pint of lilac perfume into the ventilation system." (Avery N. Gilbert. What the nose knows: the science of scent in everyday life. Random House: 2008)
- ^ Billboard Feb 19, 1972
- ^ Matovina, Dan (2000). Without You: The Tragic Story of "Badfinger". Frances Glover Books. ISBN 978-0-9657122-2-4.
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- Library of Congress. Drawing of Fenway Theatre, Massachusetts Ave. and Boylston St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1926.
- Flickr. Question 7 at the Fenway Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, 1961
Coordinates: 42°20′49.26″N 71°5′15.26″W / 42.3470167°N 71.0875722°W
Categories:
- Back Bay, Boston
- 1915 establishments in Massachusetts
- Cultural history of Boston
- 20th century in Boston
- Former theatres in Boston
- Former cinemas in the United States
- Music venues in Boston
- Theatres completed in 1915
- Event venues established in 1915
- Thomas W. Lamb buildings