I have pictures I will post when I get a chance. You are right' though – the theatre was one spot over from the corner but the building itself was one.
My family sold the building the mid 80’s I believe. Just before that, the theatre portion was split up and rented as stores. One was a hairdresser and the main lobby of the theatre was an electronics store in the day when there weren’t Best Buy and Circuit City. They sold car speakerS, big home stereo speakers, DJ equipment- things like that. As a young kid, it was eerie to go to the back and see an old, empty theatre. I still have some of the seats.
My grandfather was the owner of the Wallace theatre. My father and he ran the place, my father being the candy counter guy, projectionist, janitor and maintainence – along with my uncle. I have several pictures from the ticket booth and many ledgers and checks to film companies. They used to tell me stories of how they would turn up the heat during the desert type themed cowboy movies, or put more salt in the ‘corn or shut off the water fountain to get more soda sales. It was Bowry Brothers, Abott and Costello, Stooges and all kids. I have had grown men come to me when I would tell them who my family was and give me vivid recollections of their youth in that theatre.
My father was a projectionist at the Edens for almost 25 years. I also was one there in the late 80’s and early 90’s. My grandfather worked as a ticket taker for a while. I grew up there, had many a birthday party and sat in the front row for most of the late 70’s and early 80’s. I vividly remember the Star Wars days and being inside the theatre while lines cicling the theatre were outside. I used to see kids outside wondering what I was doing inside, all the while making faces at them. The first place I ever played Asteroids was in the Edens 1 lounge. I used to have a 16 mm film of the construction of Edens 1, I will have to see if it is still in my posession. At my fathers gravesite, there is a brick from the demolition of Edens 1. There was an Italin restaurant across the street, a family owned place called Daniello’s. It was the best. I have a lifetime of memeories tied up in those two theatres.
I have pictures I will post when I get a chance. You are right' though – the theatre was one spot over from the corner but the building itself was one.
My family sold the building the mid 80’s I believe. Just before that, the theatre portion was split up and rented as stores. One was a hairdresser and the main lobby of the theatre was an electronics store in the day when there weren’t Best Buy and Circuit City. They sold car speakerS, big home stereo speakers, DJ equipment- things like that. As a young kid, it was eerie to go to the back and see an old, empty theatre. I still have some of the seats.
Edens 1 had more seating capacity, but Edens 2 had the newer equipment, both sound and visual.
My grandfather was the owner of the Wallace theatre. My father and he ran the place, my father being the candy counter guy, projectionist, janitor and maintainence – along with my uncle. I have several pictures from the ticket booth and many ledgers and checks to film companies. They used to tell me stories of how they would turn up the heat during the desert type themed cowboy movies, or put more salt in the ‘corn or shut off the water fountain to get more soda sales. It was Bowry Brothers, Abott and Costello, Stooges and all kids. I have had grown men come to me when I would tell them who my family was and give me vivid recollections of their youth in that theatre.
My father was a projectionist at the Edens for almost 25 years. I also was one there in the late 80’s and early 90’s. My grandfather worked as a ticket taker for a while. I grew up there, had many a birthday party and sat in the front row for most of the late 70’s and early 80’s. I vividly remember the Star Wars days and being inside the theatre while lines cicling the theatre were outside. I used to see kids outside wondering what I was doing inside, all the while making faces at them. The first place I ever played Asteroids was in the Edens 1 lounge. I used to have a 16 mm film of the construction of Edens 1, I will have to see if it is still in my posession. At my fathers gravesite, there is a brick from the demolition of Edens 1. There was an Italin restaurant across the street, a family owned place called Daniello’s. It was the best. I have a lifetime of memeories tied up in those two theatres.