Drinking is an important tradition in Key West. Think of Tennessee Williams, Jimmy Buffett, and Ernest Hemingway…. The Parrot is one of those places where traditionalists seek refuge to find their favorite bottle and exuberant company.
The Key West AIDS Memorial was built in 1997, and at its opening the Memorial included 730 names, which were residents in Key West island. Key West was battling an epidemic that only a few people understood at the time around the country. Hundreds of people with AIDS around the country, moved to Key West […]
The Adams Theatre in Quincy, MA originally opened in 1941. It was turned into a theater from a skating rink. The 800 seat theater was named for President John Adams and John Quincy Adams, whose birthplaces are located very close to the theater. The Adams opened too late for Vaudeville and showed motion pictures as […]
The Lincoln Theatre in Quincy, MA originally opened in 1920 as the Casino Theatre. It was owned and managed by J. Alcide “Al” Beaumier, a local businessman. In the theaters early days it showed live acts and silent films, before switching to talking motion pictures. The theater closed after it was damaged by a fire […]
The Wollaston Theatre in Quincy, MA, originally opened in 1926, and had 1,100 seats. It featured vaudeville shows and silent films in its early days, but like many other early 20th century theaters, switched to “talkies” or motion pictures with sound in the early 1930s. The “Wolly,” as it was known to locals, was owned […]
The Strand Theatre in Quincy, MA opened on September 6, 1926. It had 1,800 seats and originally hosted vaudeville shows, political rallies, plays, and silent films. It was converted to show “talkies” or motion pictures with sound in 1928, and the first one shown at the theater was “The Lion and the Mouse” starring Lionel […]
The Bates Opera House was located on the Weymouth/Braintree line. It was built by Samuel Bates in the 1860s and was a four story rectangular building with the 800 seat auditorium and stage on the second floor. The opera house held live performances as well as community events like town meetings. It was converted to […]
The Milton Cinema originally opened as the State Theater in the mid-1920s, and was part of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios circuit. It became a second run theater in the 1980s. It closed for the first time in September 1987, after a dispute between the landlord and the theater operator. The theater reopened with new management a […]
The Capitol Theatre in Quincy, MA opened in 1912 as the Kincaide Theatre. It was built by Col. Henry Kincaide, a Spanish-American war veteran and local businessman. The 1350 seat theater showed community productions, vaudeville performances, and silent films. It is best known for hosting Eugene O’Neil’s play “Strange Interlude” in October 1929, when it […]
The Art Theatre in Quincy, MA originally opened as the Alhambra Theatre on February 19, 1917. It was built by Col. Henry L. Kincaide, a local Quincy businessman. The theater opened as a burlesque house and featured touring troupes after they played at the Gayety, Casino or Howard Theatres in Boston. The theater did not […]
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