The Wollaston Theatre was a historic theater at 14 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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| Location | 14 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°16′03″N 71°1′0″W / 42.26750°N 71.01667°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | E.H. McEwan |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Demolished | 2016 |
| MPS | Quincy MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001315 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1989 |
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 closed in 2003. After many plans to purchase and renovate it,[2] following Arthur Chandler's death, the theater was finally sold to Miao Kun “Michael” Fang, the owner of the C-Mart supermarket chain.[3]
Demolition of the theatre began in June, 2016, and was completed over the next few months.[4] The site is now a parking lot.
The Wollaston Theatre was the venue for the last performance of the Plasmatics and Wendy O. Williams on their final tour in 1988.
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Jack Encarnacao, Encore possible for Quincy’s Wollaston Theatre, The Patriot Ledger, Feb. 14, 2011.
- ^ Jack Encarnacao, Wollaston Theatre's future still uncertain after it's sold for $600,000, The Patriot Ledger, Jan. 31, 2012.
- ^ Ronan, Patrick (16 September 2015). "Owner plans to demolish Wollaston Theatre this fall". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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