Here is a picture for your local history scrap book. The Nashua Opera House, one of the town's old landmarks, which is pictured above, is being torn down and will soon be only a memory.

But what a memory! Probably no other building in town, except perhaps the school buildings, has played such a large part in the lives of so many people.

For many, many years (until the high school gym and auditorium was build ten years ago) the high school [Opera House?] was the center for local school activities: graduation exercises, basketball games, class plays, class parties, alumni receptions, etc.

It has likewise been the scene of hundereds of other community events: the annual Firemen's ball, Memorial day programs, political rallies, wedding dances, and others too numerous to mention. During various periods the building has been used as a roller skating rink, and before the movies became popular many plays were presented on its stage by traveling casts. It was built by a group of local men, including Mark Hershberg, George Perkins and others. They sold it to Dr. Dewey, and later it was owned by Let Butterfield, Johnny Laird and Will Granger.

A.D. Leaman, who had owned the building the past 15 years, had operated the opera house for some time before purchasing it, for Mrs. Will Granger, following the death of her husband.

Mr. Leaman sold the building last spring to Dan McGrath of New Hampton, formerly of Nashua. Mr. McGrath is having the building torn down, and the large quantity of lumber in it is being salvaged for use in construction of a building for his implement firm in New Hampton.

During the past week, as board after board has been torn off the old building, it has gradually become a "skeleton". And as older residents see the building disappearing, they go back "down memory lane" and recall many happy events in which they took part in the old opera house.

While we have no exact date as to when the operat house (was built), it is known to be at least 60 years old.