The story
This opera house resisted demolition so stubbornly that two wrecking companies gave up before a larger crane finally brought down the walls.
Everything that was here
- 1909–1957
Boston Opera House (1909)Opera House
This opera house resisted demolition so stubbornly that two wrecking companies gave up before a larger crane finally brought down the walls.
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