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Wang Center for the Performing Arts
Photo from the Scott Norwood collection
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252-72 Tremont St Chinatown (Boston) MA (617) 482-9393
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| Record #9913 |
Opened: 1926
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Capacity: 4407 seats
Architect(s): Clarence H Blackall
Architectural Style(s): Renaissance Revival
National Register: 1980
Current Organ: none |
| Also Known As: Metropolitan Theatre, Music Hall |
When Boston's largest theater opened in 1926, it was advertised as the "Public's Castle". The great hall was loosely designed after Garnier's Paris Opera, and rises up through four promenades. The golden-walled auditorium is partially credited to Detroit's C. Howard Crane.
The Music Hall was renamed the Wang Center in 1983 for a donation from the Wang family to restore the auditorium.
Restoration work was carried out by Conrad Schmitt Studios. Photos Photos remain the property of the Member and may not be reproduced without the written consent of the Member. |
Photos from the Conrad Schmitt Studios collection.
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Last featured 1/29/2005. Last edited 1/29/2005.
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