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Professor Wesley Savick directs students in Car Talk: The Musical, undatedProfessional and Suffolk Theatre Department performances are among the offerings at the new Modern Theatre. Here Professor Wesley Savick directs…
Street view of Suffolk University's restored Modern Theatre, undated
View of the Modern Theatre's restored interior, undated
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15 cent movie tickets from the Modern Theatre, undated
Portrait of Harvard physicist and architectural sound pioneer Wallace C. Sabine (1868-1919)
View of the damage to the Modern Theatre pre-restoration, undatedHoles in the Modern Theatre roof let in the elements, leading to deterioration of the fine detail inside the original building.
Postcard advertising shows at the Modern and Beacon Theatres, 1926
The restoration team inspects a column from the Modern Theatre, 2009
Workers reinstalling one of the restored Modern Theatre signs, undated
A mural is restored in Suffolk University's Modern Theatre, undated
Postcard featuring a view of Boston's Theatre District, undatedVisitors to Boston sent postcards home showing that they had seen the celebrated Washington Street theater and shopping district
Interior of the Modern Theatre during the restoration, undatedA deteriorated roof and years of neglect left the interior of the Modern Theatre in ruins by the 2000s.
View of Boston's Theatre District, including the restored Modern Theatre, undatedThe Modern Theatre has been called the “jewel in the crown” of Boston’s restored Theater District. (unknown, commissioned by Suffolk)
Modern Theater Interior and Floor Plan from the The American Architect, Vol. CVII, No. 2049.
Judith Selwyn of Preservation Technology Associates looks over the marble blocks incised with the Modern Theatre name during Suffolk University’s restoration of the historic theater’s façade, 2009
New England Theatres Operating Company, or NETOCO, pamphlet, circa 1927Modern Theatre owner Jacob Lourie built a theater empire as owner of New England Theatres Operating Company, or NETOCO, which at its height operated…
Exterior of the Modern Theatre, 1926
Boston newspaper listing from advertises a 1940 double feature playing at the paired Modern and Beacon theaters. The film reels were transported from one venue to the other by streetcar between showings.
Boston newspaper listing advertises a 1940 double feature playing at the paired Modern and Beacon theaters.
Engraving of John & James Dobson Carpets at 323 Washington Street, Boston, MAA furniture warehouse designed by Levi Newcomb & Son was built at 323 Washington St. In 1876. Later it became a carpet warehouse and later still was…
Portrait of Architect Clarence H. Blackall (1857-1942), circa 1877Architect Clarence H. Blackall (1857-1942) was known for his hundreds of theaters, but he also designed one of Boston’s first skyscrapers, the…
Design for a new Modern Theatre marquee, side view
Blueprint featuring Modern Theatre marquee ceiling
Exterior of Suffolk University's Modern Theatre