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A late goodbye to Harvard Square Theatre (Read 6846 times)
Sep 10th, 2012 at 8:38pm

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Of interest to long time cinemaphiles in Boston area (if you remember the Welles you likely visited here too.)
AMC closed the Harvard Square Theatre July 8 of this year. I remember going to it many times back when it was one HUGE screen and seeing lots of classics there during it's revival cinema phase. Never got a chance to see its famous wicker balcony seats. this leaves only The Brattle in the immediate Harvard area.
 

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Reply #1 - Sep 11th, 2012 at 2:32am

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Another one lost. I didn't get there as often as I liked, but I will miss it.
 
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Reply #2 - Sep 12th, 2012 at 1:14pm

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When I was in town back in July, a small group of us including Major Tom, Harry Lohr, Metaluna, SASWWP and members of my "L.A. Connection" met up at the Harvard SQ Theater before taking a lunch in the area. Tom watched as an AMC employee took down the letters on the marquee.

A sad day for Boston film lovers.

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da_Bunnyman wrote on Sep 10th, 2012 at 8:38pm:
Of interest to long time cinemaphiles in Boston area (if you remember the Welles you likely visited here too.)
AMC closed the Harvard Square Theatre July 8 of this year. I remember going to it many times back when it was one HUGE screen and seeing lots of classics there during it's revival cinema phase. Never got a chance to see its famous wicker balcony seats. this leaves only The Brattle in the immediate Harvard area. 

 
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Reply #3 - Oct 2nd, 2012 at 3:29pm

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Remember it well. Lived just off Central Square about 44 years ago. Saw both my first semi-porn film there (some Swedish or Danish thing) as well as a lot of other stuff including, if memory serves me, Chimes at Midnight. Thanks for the memories.
 

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Reply #4 - Oct 6th, 2012 at 10:43pm

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I'd guess that the semi-porn Swedish or Danish thing was "I Am Curious (Yellow)" or maybe "I Am Curious (Blue)."
 
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Reply #5 - Oct 26th, 2012 at 1:41pm

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It was a really wonderful movie theater. Very sad to see it go.
 
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