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Movie theater memories
posted by
Michael Zoldessy
on
July 20, 2009 at 7:40 am
SAN ANTONIO, TX — A Texas writer discusses memories from movie palaces long gone in the area and other locals' thoughts as well.
So now it shouldn’t surprise you that on a recent hot summer’s day I was dumbfounded with delight when I stumbled across a website that allowed me to reminisce about the perfect summer time activity; going to the movies.
I don’t mean to have an Andy Rooney moment here but, “Have you ever noticed that going to the movies doesn’t have the same feeling that it once did?”
I was lucky enough to live at the end of the movie house era. I can remember the thrill of going to see the latest movie at (get this) a one-screen theater. (In the 21st century you might call them “the uni-plex.”)
Read more at WOAI.
Comments (3)
What a great article! Thanks for posting it.
Andy Rooney is right,thanks for the memories.
Great article,so thankful I was able to give Seven Years to the real theatre business.Not this non-sense today.