I too saw 2001 here, as a nose picker of 9 years old (am now a nose picker of 46!) Scared the bejesus out of me when the apes smashed to bones and that spooky singing whenever the obeslisk appeared.
Funny thing is that I clearly recall the embyro sort of smirking and perhaps even giving short wave at the very end but have never seen this since (the original viewing). Could this perhaps have been deleted from the original 158 minute version? If so, then I guess I was lucky enough to have seen this! Didn’t this theater have a large (wide) escalator too? Thanks.
I recall watching one of the Monty Python films here circa mid 70’s and may have also watched a Hitchcock film here in the early 70’s (memory is a funny things sometimes!)
As a kid in the 60’s (now am a kid in the 00’s!) this was a beautiful one screen theater….when they mangled it by splitting it up into a multiplex (early 80’s IIRC) I swore never to go back, and haven’t. Such a shame. I wonder if the pizza joint is still next door to the right in the picture. Many years ago the Mercedes dealer was slightly to the left. Why do I remember these things?
I recall watching Hard Days Night as well as Fantastic Voyage, Journey To The Center of The Earth, and many James Bond films. One thing that sticks out in my mind is that on Saturdays the management would try to cram all the kids into one section…me being anti-social even at such a tender age wanted nothing to do with such noise makers and voiced my opposition. And then there was that short film by the Will Rogers Institute that asked for a donation after which the ushers would come around and try to cajole us into contributing. I remember asking one of the ushers how could I know that them money would actually get to the charity! What nerve, eh? LOL Needless to say, they didn’t bother me after that. Farewell ol taint.
So what’s the latest on this? I’ll drive by sometime this week and take a look to see if there are any signs etc.
I too saw 2001 here, as a nose picker of 9 years old (am now a nose picker of 46!) Scared the bejesus out of me when the apes smashed to bones and that spooky singing whenever the obeslisk appeared.
Funny thing is that I clearly recall the embyro sort of smirking and perhaps even giving short wave at the very end but have never seen this since (the original viewing). Could this perhaps have been deleted from the original 158 minute version? If so, then I guess I was lucky enough to have seen this! Didn’t this theater have a large (wide) escalator too? Thanks.
I recall watching one of the Monty Python films here circa mid 70’s and may have also watched a Hitchcock film here in the early 70’s (memory is a funny things sometimes!)
As a kid in the 60’s (now am a kid in the 00’s!) this was a beautiful one screen theater….when they mangled it by splitting it up into a multiplex (early 80’s IIRC) I swore never to go back, and haven’t. Such a shame. I wonder if the pizza joint is still next door to the right in the picture. Many years ago the Mercedes dealer was slightly to the left. Why do I remember these things?
I recall watching Hard Days Night as well as Fantastic Voyage, Journey To The Center of The Earth, and many James Bond films. One thing that sticks out in my mind is that on Saturdays the management would try to cram all the kids into one section…me being anti-social even at such a tender age wanted nothing to do with such noise makers and voiced my opposition. And then there was that short film by the Will Rogers Institute that asked for a donation after which the ushers would come around and try to cajole us into contributing. I remember asking one of the ushers how could I know that them money would actually get to the charity! What nerve, eh? LOL Needless to say, they didn’t bother me after that. Farewell ol taint.