![]() ![]() "I think that's the most feasible way to have a future for this building, 'future' meaning the next 20 to 50 years," he said.īramante wants the theater to stay open to host community and school events, and support local filmmakers. He says he's in the early stages of planning a non-profit to take control of the theater's operations. After that, Bramante said the cinema will need a new operator. The theater will remain open under the family's management for up to two years. The cinema says it has reached a deal to sell the property on Washington Street to Mark Development. The theater has been around for 85 years, and owner David Bramante has been operating it since 1978. ( WBZ NewsRadio) - The curtain is closing on this era of the historic West Newton Cinema. On Mic: Jordan Rich Late Night Classics.Everyday Wealth with Soledad O’Brian and Jean Chatzky.If you would like to participate in the study or would like more detailed information about the project, please reach out to Bridget Bali chair of the steering committee and my daughter. To build the founding Board of Directors and determine if there is support for this idea, the Steering Committee has commissioned the consulting firm, Mersky, Jaffe & Associates, to conduct a feasibility study. We have formed the non-profit and have been approved. Steps were taken to create an IRS -approved 501 © (3) (The West Newton Cinema Foundation) as well as begin to create a business plan. Our focus has been to transition into a non-profit to maintain the theater as part of the Newton community and continue to serve the surrounding areas.ĭuring the past 6 months, a Steering Committee was formed. As part of our agreement with the Mark team, our family was given 2 years to continue operations and explore possible options of preserving the Cinema as a center for media, visual and performing arts. ![]() This past July we announced that The West Newton Cinema was sold to Mark Development. “ To Our Supporters, Community & Friends, ![]() The West Newton Cinema was sold to a developer in July 2022 with plans to demolish for an apartment building.įrom an email sent earlier today () by David Bramante, co-owner of the West Newton Cinema: Tastefully restored and renovated, the theatre’s lobby gives notice that the West Newton was once a grand palace. Today, the theatre specializes in an inventive mix of art house, family, and independent films. The new auditoriums were carved from unused space and brought back some of the theatre’s original Art Deco style flavor. It was sold in 1978 and expanded to six screens in 1990. ![]() Rain flooded into the upstairs theatre and the rest of the facade and new marquee were removed. The triplexing saved the theatre from demolition by increasing the flow of cash, but by 1977, the theater was again in desperate trouble. As the crowds dwindled, the beautiful cut-stone facade and marquee were removed, and theatre was converted into a triplex. The theatre was the area’s entertainment hub for thirty years, but, by 1967, had begun to deteriorate. The West Newton was part of the M & P Theatres circuit, which also owned the Metropolitan (Wang Center) in Boston. This theatre combined elements of Art Deco and Art Moderne styles. The Newton Theatre was designed in 1937 by architects Krokyn & Browne of the Boston based architectural firm Krokyn, Browne & Rosenstein. ![]()
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