Movie theatres - Park Theatre 1928-1987

Item

Title
Movie theatres - Park Theatre 1928-1987
Description
The Park Theatre most of us remember opened to great fanfare on Sept. 17, 1928, advertised as a state-of-the-art facility. The new owners forgot one major point. Talking films were beginning to take hold, and the Park was only set up to show silents. The Capitol and Rialto were ready to go with the new technology, and took full advantage. The Park finally re-tooled, but took awhile to catch up to the other Everett theaters. They eventually outlasted all the competition and stayed open until 1985. Two years later it was demolished to make way for a condo development.
Contributor
Institution: Everett Public Libraries
Coverage
Massachusetts - Middlesex (county) - Everett
Creator
City of Everett
Date
1928-1987
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Source
Everett Evening News
Everett Evening News-Gazette
Everett Leader-Herald
Subject
Movie theatres - Everett, Mass.
Type
still image
Original Format
newspaper clipping
Item sets
Everett Through Advertising
Media
Park Theatre 1928.jpg
Park Theatre 1928 (2).jpg
Park and Rialto Theatres 1928.jpg
Park Theatre 1943.jpg
Park Theatre 1944 (2).jpg
Park Theatre 1944.jpg
Park Theatre 1945.jpg
Park Theatre 1953.jpg
Park Theatre 1955.jpg
Park Theatre 1958.jpg
Park Theatre 1980 (2).jpg
Park Theatre 1980 (3).jpg
Park Theatre 1980.jpg
Park Theatre 1943 (2).jpg