Burlesque Queens! Vaudeville Comics! Hot Dogs, Tassels - even George Washington - they're all here on the Scollay Square web site. Created by the author of the only two books ever written exclusively about Scollay Square, this website is packed with pictures and stories of the people and the places that drew millions here during its 120-year reign as Boston's entertainment district. There are also pages filled with postcards, movie clips, a page of Francis Dahl cartoons, and even some rare recordings of Sally Keith singing. We are also compelled to offer this page of regrettable errata from both books.
...and add them to our page of Scollay Square memories from many who worked or played there. If you or a friend or a relative has a story or a photo you would be willing to share, please email David.
From gamers Jennifer and Amber comes this screenshot from an XBox game called FALLOUT4. It takes place in an alternate post-apocolyptic version of history, one which (according to its Wikipedia page) features 1940s and 1950s aesthetics, resulting in a retro-futuristic universe largely unchanged since the 1950s,
We were tickled to see the designers included the Scollay Square theater, rendered to look a lot like it did in our own, (only slightly less apocalyptic) universe as it was in 1961. This was just before the theater - and the rest of Scollay Square - were razed to make way for Government Center.
Over the years we have been contacted by descendants of the family who gave the Square its name. Some have also asked for help with genealogical research. Please visit this page and feel free to write if with any questions - or answers - about this family.
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