Movie Theaters
Movie Theaters
Brandt Studio Theater- Located at the Port Plaza. Locate it
The Port Theater - Located on the corner of Pleasant and Titcomb St next to Brown Square. I saw my first movie here Pippy Long Stocking… Locate it
The Strand Theater- Located on Green St opposite the City Hall and Police Station. Later it became the unemployment office. It is now Talbots. Locate It
The Premier Theater- Located on the corner of Prince Place (Hales Ct) and Pleasant St.
Bill Plante has provided the following information regarding this theater to me:
“…The first talking picture shown in Newburyport was “In Lilac Time.” My father, who was an electrician, assembled the projection camera equipment. Bill P.” Locate It- is unsure of which corner…
After the Strand and Port Theater closed in the 70’s the Brandt continued on into the early 1980’s. Most of the local people started going to Cinema 95 on rt 110 in Salisbury during that time. On the site of Cinema 95 was a drive Inn theater. This where I saw Grease with my family about 1976.
What I remember the Strand Was on Green Street ..where the old Unemployement Office was acrossed from the Police Station..The Port Thearter was on the Corner of Titcomb and Pleasant ..which I believe is a Gym…
D.A.Kuse is right, I went to each and everyone of them when I was growing up. Strand Was on Green Street ..where the old Unemployment Office was located. The building on the corner of the parking lot there now. The Port Theater was on the Corner of Titcomb and Pleasant closed in 70’s Also; the Cinema was not on 110 it was on Beach Road in Salisbury next to the Winslow chip factory that was near the cemetery on the right going towards the beach. I think Winslow closed in early 70’s not sure though.
ANOTHER MOVIE THEATHER ACROSS FROM SUMMER STREET NEAR WHERE MICHAELS HABOR SIDE IS CALLED NICKELODEONS
I second that. D.A.Kuse is correct. I have made the updates to the Google map and theater information.
***Now was there a mention of a Cinema on Beach Rd? As you can tell this site spills over a bit into a few surrounding towns. I know Cinema 95 was next to the Cross Roads Plaza beside the Winners Circle, or some would say the Losers Circle. Was there another drive in or movie theater on Beach Rd?