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Boston Theater District

April 11, 2024

The Boston Theater District is the center of Boston's theater scene.[2] Many of its theaters are on Washington Street, Tremont Street, Boylston Street, and Huntington Avenue.[3][4][5]

Washington Street Theatre District
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′14″N 71°3′46″W / 42.35389°N 71.06278°W / 42.35389; -71.06278
Built1870
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.79000370[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1979

History edit

Plays were banned in Boston by the Puritans until 1792.[5][6] Boston's first theater opened in 1793.[7][8] In 1900, the Boston Theater District had 31 theaters, with 50,000 seats.[6] In the 1940s, the city had over 50 theaters.[2] Since the 1970s, developers have renovated old theaters.[2]

Revitalization edit

Suffolk University bought the Modern Theater in 2008. It has since reopened and hosts a variety of performances.[9] For their efforts, Suffolk won a Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2011.[10]

Emerson College now uses the Paramount Theater as a "mixed-use residential, academic, and performance venue."[11]

Washington Street Theatre District edit

The Washington Street Theatre District, consisting of seven buildings on the west side of Washington Street (numbers 511-559), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] Buildings in the district include the Boston Opera House, built on the site of the city's second theater. Its entrance hall is the city's only surviving work of noted theater designer Thomas W. Lamb. Also in the district are the 1932 Paramount Theatre and the Modern Theatre. These theaters and their predecessors have displayed the gamut of theatrical entertainment across more than two centuries, including vaudeville, comedy, and film.[12]

Theaters edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Mara Vorhees (2009). Boston 4. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741791785. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Patricia Harris; David Lyon (2004). Insiders Guide Off the Beaten Path: Boston: A Guide to Unique Places. Globe Pequot. ISBN 9780762730117. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Travel Boston – City Guide and Maps. MobileReference. 2007. ISBN 9781605010571. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Patricia Harris; Anna Mundow; David Lyon; Lisa Oppenheimer (2003). Compass American Guides: Massachusetts, 1st Edition. Random House. ISBN 9780676904932. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Greg Letterman; Katherine Letterman (2001). Walking Boston. Globe Pequot. ISBN 9781560448624. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  7. ^ David Lyon; Patricia Harris (2011). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Boston. Penguin. ISBN 9780756683733. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  8. ^ Tom Bross; Patricia Harris; David Lyon (2007). Boston. Penguin. ISBN 9780756625771. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  9. ^ Theater District Revival Continues With The Modern
  10. ^ University Wins National Preservation Award October 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  12. ^ "NRHP nomination for Washington Street Theatre District". National Archive. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

External links edit

  • Where's the Theater District: An Analysis of Boston's Theater District, by Kristin Hodgkins (1980)
  • Boston Athaneum Theater History

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