Retro Roadmap Writeup
Emerson College now owns the Paramount / calling it the EMERSON PARAMOUNT CENTER and the Cutler Majestic, info for both can be found here: https://emersontheatres.org/Online/default.asp
Sometimes dreams do come true- if you happen to dream that a once beautiful old theater could be restored to her original beauty- and that theater happens to be The Paramount Theater in Boston MA. Thanks to the old broad, the Boston Glob for letting me know of this happy occasion long distance
I first saw The Paramount back in 1984 (gulp) when I was doing a class project on The Old Theaters of Boston (see I told you I've been Retro Roadmappin for a long time-!) I fell in love with the towering art deco marquee, which had been painted by some local groups hoping to spark interest in the dilapidating building, which had opened in 1932 and closed in 1976.
and the sense of history that must've happened behind the boarded up facade:
These photos were taken from slides I had used in my presentation, and aren't the best, but even back then I knew that this was a masterpiece, even after reading about rats in the orchestra pit and crumbling moldy plaster.
What a mix of joy and amazement I had when I read about it's rebirth as part of an Emerson College project. Joy that the place had finally been recognized and repaird, and amazed at how quickly 25 years can pass!
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dinerhotline
March 27, 2010 at 5:40 pmI recall seeing “Where Eagles Dare” back in the late 1960’s with my cousin Paul DelVecchio at the Paramount.
Marcia
May 30, 2010 at 8:09 amCheck out the Kent theater in Cedar Springs, Michigan. It takes your breath away; when you walk in you have gone back 80 years. http://www.kenttheatre.org/
Marcia
October 15, 2018 at 8:57 pmCheck out the Kent theater in Cedar Springs, Michigan. It takes your breath away; when you walk in you have gone back 80 years. http://www.kenttheatre.org/
Lori
October 15, 2018 at 8:58 pmI knew this was happening! We visited Emerson last year. My daughter is planning to apply there and we took her to see it and as much of Boston as we could fit into one day! This THRILLS ME to see an old beautiful theatre brought back to life!!!
dinerhotline
October 15, 2018 at 8:58 pmI recall seeing “Where Eagles Dare” back in the late 1960’s with my cousin Paul DelVecchio at the Paramount.
Lori
March 25, 2010 at 8:21 pmI knew this was happening! We visited Emerson last year. My daughter is planning to apply there and we took her to see it and as much of Boston as we could fit into one day! This THRILLS ME to see an old beautiful theatre brought back to life!!!
Mod Betty / Retro Roadmap
March 25, 2010 at 8:27 pmLRD- You’ll appreciate it that the class I did the project for was at FSC, so I had to take the bus at the bottom of the hill all the time into the city to do my research! I know I’ve got the paper around here somewhere still, and I just sent off a bunch of slides to get digitized. How the heck was that 25 years ago?!