The Coolidge Corner Theatre opened on this date in 1933 after years of opposition that kept Brookline theaterless long after movies had come to neighboring communities.
Read more about the
20-year fight to keep motion pictures out of Brookline in this two-part post from 2009.
![Ad for opening of theater, 1933](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nYZjDcorDE61-R931SkXhK3B4LMt8NGn2I4z-uqPh7rAwWpWi3UGnx64XXgI8XYjfHbmLDEqU2MuxgrVTRal52pA_za-9ZOIO2WN6USebzj-4NdDqFvpg0pZBb1Wk6xbjAreJnqjGwmn/s280/coolidge-opening.jpg) |
Ad in Brookline Chronicle, December 21, 1933 |
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