Wollaston Theatre

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Wollaston Theatre
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Location14 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°16′03″N71°1′0″W / 42.26750°N 71.01667°W / 42.26750; -71.01667
Built1926
ArchitectE.H. McEwan
Architectural style Classical Revival
Demolished2016
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001315 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989

The Wollaston Theatre was a historic theater at 14 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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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.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Jack Encarnacao, Encore possible for Quincy’s Wollaston Theatre, The Patriot Ledger, Feb. 14, 2011,
  3. Jack Encarnacao, Wollaston Theatre's future still uncertain after it's sold for $600,000, The Patriot Ledger, Jan. 31, 2012,
  4. Ronan, Patrick (16 September 2015). "Owner plans to demolish Wollaston Theatre this fall". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 11 May 2022.