tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post4628340252284380900..comments2023-10-26T06:08:10.543-04:00Comments on Anali's First Amendment: Wollaston Theatre - A Local TreasureLisa Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-39552102815037438962012-08-30T19:02:15.074-04:002012-08-30T19:02:15.074-04:00chipNdale - I think I read something like that a w...chipNdale - I think I read something like that a while ago. It's horrible that things are in limbo like this. I hope something positive will happen soon.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-38646065745855046632012-08-30T18:28:26.033-04:002012-08-30T18:28:26.033-04:00Its now been sold to a grocery ownery. No idea wha...Its now been sold to a grocery ownery. No idea what he will do. Time will tell.chipNdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264984046300427387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-1527389336063034842008-07-24T23:41:00.000-04:002008-07-24T23:41:00.000-04:00anonymous - Thanks for the update!anonymous - Thanks for the update!Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-68828899803025603942008-07-24T20:11:00.000-04:002008-07-24T20:11:00.000-04:00Hi. Sorry I didn't post back. We're working on tr...Hi. Sorry I didn't post back. We're working on trying to acquire the building. I love that you'd like to volunteer. The first order of business will be making the theater usable (lots of sweat!) and organizing volunteers. <BR/><BR/>I'll post again when I have news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-15813902550138870032008-06-26T01:19:00.000-04:002008-06-26T01:19:00.000-04:00natalie - Welcome! So far I don't have any new inf...natalie - Welcome! So far I don't have any new information, but hopefully I'll be able to find out something. I'll post again when I have news. Thanks for stopping by! : )Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-44087651001651667022008-06-16T08:36:00.000-04:002008-06-16T08:36:00.000-04:00I'd like to volunteer too! please post info!I'd like to volunteer too! please post info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-43682130614991557472008-05-24T11:01:00.000-04:002008-05-24T11:01:00.000-04:00anonymous - Welcome! I'm glad that I was able to h...anonymous - Welcome! I'm glad that I was able to help! Can you email me some information? Depending upon the time required, I'm interested in volunteering too.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-15400297200509930792008-05-21T12:34:00.000-04:002008-05-21T12:34:00.000-04:00Thanks, Anali for your posts. It was because of yo...Thanks, Anali for your posts. It was because of you that I knew that the mayor was committed to re-opening the theater. Now I am on the committee to get the Wollaston back up and running. Right now we're looking for funding and volunteers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-18388712698633250462008-03-12T13:25:00.000-04:002008-03-12T13:25:00.000-04:00anonymous - Welcome! I'm glad that I brought back ...anonymous - Welcome! I'm glad that I brought back good memories for you! I guess you probably don't miss the cold weather though! : )Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-83336189412748058292008-03-06T16:16:00.000-05:002008-03-06T16:16:00.000-05:00I grew up in Wollaston, live in Fort Lauderdale no...I grew up in Wollaston, live in Fort Lauderdale now but remember going to the Saturday matinee at this theater back in the 60's for 50 cents. 25 to get in and 25 for candy. Thanks for the memories ! ! !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-10214158867364687532008-02-24T11:10:00.000-05:002008-02-24T11:10:00.000-05:00Richard - Welcome! And thank you for dropping by w...Richard - Welcome! And thank you for dropping by with such good news! I'll have to keep my eyes open. ; )Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-70028287384748371162008-01-01T19:37:00.000-05:002008-01-01T19:37:00.000-05:00Hi, The new mayor of Quincy has indeed expressed i...Hi, The new mayor of Quincy has indeed expressed interest in preserving the Wollaston Theatre. He is looking for it to become a cultural center where the local performing arts groups(Quincy Symphony, Quincy Choral Society, ENC Chorale , etc) can perform. I think he may be able to pull something together. It would certainly be an interesting space to use for such events, as well as Somerville Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065146945278849813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-91033032282390768142007-11-27T00:24:00.000-05:002007-11-27T00:24:00.000-05:00sognatrice - You could probably find the name of t...sognatrice - You could probably find the name of the theater if you search on the website that I linked to in this post. And I was glad to hear that I wasn't the only one who couldn't stand that movie!Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-71192315423399696652007-11-25T06:06:00.000-05:002007-11-25T06:06:00.000-05:00Ah, I forgot! I have tried to watch The English Pa...Ah, I forgot! I have tried to watch The English Patient three times and never stayed awake through more than half of it. Guess I don't like it either ;)Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-68999415857443781402007-11-25T06:04:00.000-05:002007-11-25T06:04:00.000-05:00I love old theaters! There used to be one in the t...I love old theaters! There used to be one in the town next to mine back in PA but it was torn down to put in...a CVS. Argh! It's where I saw my first movie, ET; actually I saw it twice because after I saw it the first time, I bugged my mom to take me too. She didn't know I had already seen it! Hah!<BR/><BR/>When I lived in Philly, my friends and I used to frequent a grand old theater whose name Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-27329427702015549842007-11-24T11:46:00.000-05:002007-11-24T11:46:00.000-05:00anonymous - Welcome! It seems that so many of us w...anonymous - Welcome! It seems that so many of us want to see this theater come back to life. Maybe there is some momentum building? We will have a new mayor soon...Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-31536718085502573312007-11-02T18:31:00.000-04:002007-11-02T18:31:00.000-04:00I live about five blocks from Wollaston Theater, i...I live about five blocks from Wollaston Theater, it has ALWAYS been my dream to buy it and restore it to its original state, have both live shows and movies. If I only had he money. The theater has been empty for so many years now I'm sure the mice have taken over. I had heard that someone did approach Mr Chandler about purchasing the theater, but he said no. Seem rather odd to me. I would beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-51977665146448909962007-10-14T23:41:00.000-04:002007-10-14T23:41:00.000-04:00anonymous - Welcome! That is hilarious about the o...anonymous - Welcome! That is hilarious about the optometrist! Quite a creative way to drum up business. Live performances must have been fun. I remember Tiny Tim! Did he tip toe through the tulips on stage? ; )Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-87354511524109233712007-10-14T20:14:00.000-04:002007-10-14T20:14:00.000-04:00I saw my first movie at the Wollaston Theater in t...I saw my first movie at the Wollaston Theater in the 1950s. One of the stories at the time was that the films were always deliberately shown out of focus, because the manager of the theater also was the town optometrist, who wanted to convince the audience they all needed new glasses.<BR/><BR/>In the 1960s the theater used to have live performances between or after horror movies during Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-79620793490341557432007-03-29T22:25:00.000-04:002007-03-29T22:25:00.000-04:00howard - Welcome! Interesting Paul Newman theme yo...howard - Welcome! Interesting Paul Newman theme you have going there. : ) Thank you for adding to the history lesson that I've been getting here. So many people have memories of the Wolly. Maybe something good will happen.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-27402490962120931522007-03-29T13:39:00.000-04:002007-03-29T13:39:00.000-04:00Hey Anali,I grew up just east of the theatre (29 B...Hey Anali,<BR/><BR/>I grew up just east of the theatre (29 Beach street - about a block away) in the 60's. My family moved to Arizona in 72.<BR/><BR/>I remember seeing tons of movies there. The earliest one I remember is "Butch Casidy and the Sundance Kid" in 68. The theatre was old and beat-up back then, but I loved the place. My neighbor used to work there and I'd go in on Saturday Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-62845251351463521522007-03-19T00:09:00.000-04:002007-03-19T00:09:00.000-04:00anonymous - Welcome! I'd never heard of the "Buck ...anonymous - Welcome! I'd never heard of the "Buck nights" or the men and women's nights. Those must have been fun. It's such a shame that kids would destroy such a great place. I do hope that something can be done to re-open the theatre too.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-25666833471339908722007-03-18T17:15:00.000-04:002007-03-18T17:15:00.000-04:00Hi,As a lifelong Wollaston resident I too would lo...Hi,<BR/>As a lifelong Wollaston resident I too would love to see Arty Chandler re-open the Wolly. Growing up we used to enjoy the Monday and Tuesday "Buck nights" where the movie was a dollar on each of those nights (this was after it was actually Mens nights on Mondays and Womans nights on Tuesdays). Growing up in the 80's I heard the stories about how the Wolly was trashed by kids who saw theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-78204969960995250302007-03-16T08:58:00.000-04:002007-03-16T08:58:00.000-04:00lotus reads - I've been agonizing over the spellin...lotus reads - I've been agonizing over the spelling too! I've been inconsistent in the post, because the actual place name is spelled with the "re" but normally it is "er." Oh well! : )Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27165670.post-37642043179656830332007-03-15T06:32:00.000-04:002007-03-15T06:32:00.000-04:00You and Sanjay have me wanting to go and explore a...You and Sanjay have me wanting to go and explore all Toronto's historic theaters..perhaps I'll do just that one of these days.<BR/><BR/>Lovely pictures, lovely post.<BR/><BR/>It's funny how in Canada we spell it as theatre and in the US it is theater! :)Lotus Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081192215823615529noreply@blogger.com