The Atlantic Theater was like my ‘second home’ on weekends from the mid 1930’s to 1941 when I moved away. I was born 76 years ago. Along 26th Street in the ‘South Lawndale’ community ( now called ‘Little Village’ we had approximately 6 movie theaters that I can recall, The Atlantic, California, Homan, Home ( the other names I can’t recall – maybe someone out there can help me, but the Atlantic was THE BEST of them all, seeing ‘Robin Hood’ – ‘Tarzan’ – The Wizard of Oz' – Astaire, Garbo, Bogart after entering that great red carpeted lobby and the great staircase to the 2nd balcony. We were treated always to a double feature,cartoons,newsreels, so many serials like ‘Buck Rogers’ and ‘Flash Gordon’ – all for a 10 cents admission. Saturday and Sunday afternoons spent with our friends at the Atlantic ( if they could come up with a dime – there was a depression then )was the best treat of the week, all gone now but the wonderful memories remain of what once was , never to return.
The Atlantic Theater was like my ‘second home’ on weekends from the mid 1930’s to 1941 when I moved away. I was born 76 years ago. Along 26th Street in the ‘South Lawndale’ community ( now called ‘Little Village’ we had approximately 6 movie theaters that I can recall, The Atlantic, California, Homan, Home ( the other names I can’t recall – maybe someone out there can help me, but the Atlantic was THE BEST of them all, seeing ‘Robin Hood’ – ‘Tarzan’ – The Wizard of Oz' – Astaire, Garbo, Bogart after entering that great red carpeted lobby and the great staircase to the 2nd balcony. We were treated always to a double feature,cartoons,newsreels, so many serials like ‘Buck Rogers’ and ‘Flash Gordon’ – all for a 10 cents admission. Saturday and Sunday afternoons spent with our friends at the Atlantic ( if they could come up with a dime – there was a depression then )was the best treat of the week, all gone now but the wonderful memories remain of what once was , never to return.
posted by Stan Skopek on July 27, 2005 at 7:19pm