Gordon's Olympia Theatre (Boston)
Gordon's Olympia Theatre (est. 1910s) in Boston, Massachusetts, was established by Nathan H. Gordon of Olympia Theatres, Inc.[1][2] Architect Clarence Blackall designed the building at no.658 Washington Street, near Boylston Street in the theatre district.[3] It later became the Pilgrim Theater. The building was demolished in 1996.[4][5]
In late 1974, the Pilgrim Theater was the site of a drunken rant and press conference by House Ways and Means Committee chairman Wilbur Mills at the height of his sex scandal with Fanne Foxe, which prompted his resignation from the committee shortly afterwards.[6]
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Gordon's Olympia, Washington St., Boston, 1910s -
Interior, 1910s -
Advertisement, 1919 -
Street entrance, 1919 -
Interior, 1919 -
Advertisement, 1920
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Donald C. King. The Theatres of Boston: a Stage and Screen History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2005.
- ^ CinemaTreasures.org. Nathan Gordon’s Olympia circuit
- ^ American Architect, March 31, 1915
- ^ "Pilgrim Theatre in Boston". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Hercules Premiere at the Pilgrim, 1959". Boston Guide. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Bernstein, Adam (February 24, 2021). "Fanne Foxe, 'Argentine Firecracker' at center of D.C. sex scandal, dies at 84". Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
External links
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- Library of Congress. Drawing of Gordon's Olympia Theatre, Washington St. near Boylston St., 1921.
- Bostonian Society. Photo of 634-658 1/2 Washington Street, ca. 1958, showing Pilgrim Theater
- King, Loren (2013). "Pilgrim", Caboose.
- "Escalators for Theaters" (1913), American Architect.
- A Few Tales from the Pilgrim by Don L. Stradley, 2014.
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