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ron_newman2010-05-04 12:17 am
Somerville History Bike Tour - Sunday 5/23 - Lost Theatres of Somerville
The 9th annual Somerville History Bike Tour will take place on Sunday, May 23rd. We'll meet at Somerville City Hall at 1 pm, leaving promptly at 1:15 and riding for about 8 miles.
This year's theme is "Lost Theatres of Somerville". We'll visit the locations of Somerville's former movie theatres, many of which are still standing and converted to other uses. Our tour will be based on David Guss's recent Somerville Museum exhibit and website of the same name.
The ride is jointly sponsored by the Somerville Bicycle Committee and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission. We are requesting a $3 donation to support the Historic Preservation Commission's activities.
In the event of steady rain, we'll postpone the ride to Sunday, June 13.
A tentative map of the route we'll take is at http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/409495 , with a cue sheet at http://www.bikely.com/cuesheet/route/409495 .
Information about the lost theaters of Somerville can be found on David Guss's website http://www.losttheatres.org/theaters.htm and at http://somervillemuseum.org/lost.htm . CinemaTreasures.com also has pages describing many of the theatres.
A map showing where all the theaters were located: http://www.losttheatres.org/map2.jpg
This year's theme is "Lost Theatres of Somerville". We'll visit the locations of Somerville's former movie theatres, many of which are still standing and converted to other uses. Our tour will be based on David Guss's recent Somerville Museum exhibit and website of the same name.
The ride is jointly sponsored by the Somerville Bicycle Committee and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission. We are requesting a $3 donation to support the Historic Preservation Commission's activities.
In the event of steady rain, we'll postpone the ride to Sunday, June 13.
A tentative map of the route we'll take is at http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/409495 , with a cue sheet at http://www.bikely.com/cuesheet/route/409495 .
Information about the lost theaters of Somerville can be found on David Guss's website http://www.losttheatres.org/theaters.htm and at http://somervillemuseum.org/lost.htm . CinemaTreasures.com also has pages describing many of the theatres.
A map showing where all the theaters were located: http://www.losttheatres.org/map2.jpg
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