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Franklin Square Theatre, Worchester, Mass., 1914

The Hanover Theatre
Constructed in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theater, the building on Southbridge Street in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts has been the mainstay of community life for more than a century. It was purchased in 1914 by Sylvester A. Poli of New Haven, Connecticut, who owned a successful chain of theaters... Renamed the Fox-Poli Palace Theatre, at the time it was considered one of the most beautiful theaters in New England. Later taken over by the Loew's chain, in 1967 it was acquired by National Amusements (Showcase Cinemas)... In 2002, ownership of the theatre was transferred to the Worcester Center for the Performing Arts, Inc... The theater also received another facelift with a new name: Hanover Theater... atos.org



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