As a millennial who grew up in Quincy, MA, I can only recall so much from the Wollaston Theatre. I watched my first theatrical movie there, where I saw "Shrek" back in 2001, and also "Monsters Inc." in that same year. I also remember seeing theatrical posters outside the building to promote "Elf" in 2003.

But after that, all I saw for 13 years was a closed movie theatre. Without knowing who it was going to be sold to and what was ever going to happen to it in the future, it seemed to me that it was just a historical figure in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy.

The problem is that as a 19 year old college student, I don't understand what made this theatre so significant. I am too young to have any memories of this place. And from what I've been hearing, I feel as though I was not born early enough to know what an experience at the "Wolly" is like.

Sure, you might tell me that I could look up the history of the establishment (which I have done, by the way). But my point is that I did not get to know what it was like to see a show in the "Wolly." Even though I did see at least two movies here, I can't say I remember the experience vividly because I was simply too young. It was located only a few blocks away from my parents' house in the Wollaston neighborhood, and this meant that my family and I could simply walk to the building to catch a show if we wanted to. But for most of my childhood, I had to get a ride to AMC Braintree or Showcase Cinemas in Randolph, MA.

There are so many questions I have for people who grew up earlier than I did. I want to know what it was like to see a movie in chairs that were probably not that comfortable. Better yet, I want to know what it was like to go to the "Wolly" -- where there was only one screen -- to see a film that does not have the quality of today's productions. But not just video entertainment on screen -- what about performances like music concerts? What if I could see my favorite bands perform right near me instead of going to Gillette Stadium or the Xfinity Center in Mansfield? Were there any other kinds of productions, like plays?

I do think about how much different my childhood and teenage years would have been had it never shut down. Perhaps, for a kid living right in the neighborhood, it would have been very convenient. If it were open today, I could have watched my favorite movie, "Captain America: Civil War," one minute away from my house, and then I could go across the street to Papa Gino's or the Hancock Tavern for a bite to eat. That would be the life.

But that is not the life, and in June 2016, the dreaded demolition of the Wollaston Theatre began after so many years of not showing a movie. I looked at the wide gap between buildings in the Wollaston shopping area. The first time I noticed that the "Wolly" was beginning to be demolished for good, I stared at the sight for a few minutes, trying so hard of think of everything I missed and what this theatre meant to me as a millennial. Eventually, the movie screen was the only part left standing. I guess, in a sense, this was the last bit of life left for the "Wolly." Sure enough, I had another reason to believe my childhood was over.

So, there you have it -- this is a teenager's perspective of the Wollaston Theatre. I feel grateful that I got to be around for the time it was on its last legs, but as you can probably tell, my descriptions of what I recall are very vague and full of questions. Don't get me wrong, I love watching a movie at theatres that now have reclining chairs, but to think that an auditorium experience was completely different at the beginning of my life makes me curious to know all about the beloved "Wolly."