subject: Motion Picture Theaters
description- – Interior view of the stage area of the Blanchard Theater, taken from the balcony. Decorative stage curtain and stage set on view. Scene in background of a lake with a nearby staircase. Ornate tin ceiling with multilamp light fixture featured overhead. The theater was owned by the Blanchard Brothers. According to a promotional flyer:"Blanchard's New Theatre - Modern, Up-to-date, Ground Floor, Fireproof. Playing the best of road attractions, High Class Vaudeville and Motion Pictures. Our motto:"The best at all times at any price."There were five brothers: Fred H., Sol E., William N., Arthur A. and Lousi L. Located on the southwest corner of Main and Elm streets. There was a house orchestra that provided music for the films. Several fires were reported over the years, but finally in 1927, a fire destroyed the theater.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org
formatcoverage- – 42 degrees 04' N72 degrees 02' W
description- – Crowd standing on the sidewalk to view the fire at the Williams Market on Main Street in Chicopee Falls. To the left, a whitelamp marks the entrance of the Grand Theater which was a picture show.
subjectcollectiondatepublishercreatorrelation- – Is part of the Russ H. Gilbert photographic collection, 1917-1922. Chicopee History Room, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee, Mass. http://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/
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