Just wondering if anyone else out there has any memories they would like to share about having attended the Roxy Theatre in their lifetime? I’d love to read your comments!
JUST AN UPDATE…THIS IS “NOT” THE EXTERIOR OF THE MISSOURI THEATRE IN ST. LOUIS…I SUBMITTED THIS PICTURE AS THE EXTERIOR OF THE MISSOURI THEATRE IN ST. JOSEPH, MO…SO TO ALL FANS OF THIS WEBSITE…PLEASE NOTE THIS CORRECTION! THANK YOU!
Since Trenton was my hometown…rarely did we go to Chillicothe to see a movie…but I do remember one “lonely” Sunday afternoon when my sister was leaving home with her new husband leaving my mother, father and I “alone” for the first time…so to cheer ourselves up…we drove to Chillicothe to see “Teacher’s Pet” Starring Doris Day and it helped relieve the “pain of loss” of a family member leaving home for the first time and helped to cheer us up! So thanks to the Ben Bolt owners for providing a wonderful avenue of “escape” for an otherwise “lonely” Sunday afternoon!
I had the privilege of seeing only one film at the Ambassador…“Midnight Lace” Starring Doris Day! It was on a Sunday evening and I remember being impressed by the opulence of the interior…and it added to the “importance” of the film…like the prestige of Radio City Music Hall has on any picture that played on it’s screen.
So thank you for the wonderful memories to the owners of the Ambassador for providing so many wonderful memories to so many patrons over the years!
I only had the privilege of attending the Paramount once…and that was a “Life Altering” experience for me seeing, at the tender age of 15, “Damn Yankees” with Gwen Verdon in October, 1958! WOW! Also the theatre was spectacular inside…from the center dome hung a hugh chandelier 20 feet long, 12 feet wide and had 220 candles! There were hand painted murals and a decorated dome and the theatre walls had cherubs and Greek figures! It was a rather large theatre and I’m guessing that it could seat approximately 2200! Sometimes it takes only “One Visit” to make a memory last a lifetime!
Like many children in the Trenton area…this was “Our Theatre” especially at Saturday Matinees! How the memories linger on of cowboy pictures and serials week after week! The only other movie theatre in town that closed in the 1950’s was the Royal…one block north of the Plaza. But all the “blockbusters” were screened at the Plaza…and many a “first date” couple saw their favorite pictures screened here. Also as a child…going to the movies on Friday nights was a “Family Affair”…with all 5 of us in attendance. And believe it or not…I can actually remember my father wearing a necktie…way back then! So thanks to the owners of the Plaza Theatre for providing us with so many hours of pleasure and so many wonderful memories!
I forgot to add…though a small house…it consistently lead the boxoffice receipts in Variety as one of the “larger grossing houses” for it size week after week in the 1950’s…often playing a single feature from 6 to 13 weeks! And in 1959…it was completely renovated and advertised that it had a new…deeper wider screen! I can attest to that fact…since it gave the “illusion” of being a much larger theatre with this deeper screen and was somehow always “exciting” to see a movie there. They also used to advertise with this paraphrased slogan: “Pictures are just better at the Roxy…there’s a reason!” And it was true!
When I submitted this picture, I should have mentioned that this theatre sits practically on the spot where the Pony Express started in St Joseph…the statue of mounted horseman is a stone’s throw away…thereby I can only surmise that is how the name of “The Trail Theatre” came into existence!
THIS IS INDEED A PHOTO OF THE MISSOURI THEATRE…BUT IT’S THE ONE IN ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI..NOT ST. LOUIS AS YOU NOW HAVE IT LISTED!
Just wondering if anyone else out there has any memories they would like to share about having attended the Roxy Theatre in their lifetime? I’d love to read your comments!
THANKS…MY BEST WILLIAM HAMILTON
JUST AN UPDATE…THIS IS “NOT” THE EXTERIOR OF THE MISSOURI THEATRE IN ST. LOUIS…I SUBMITTED THIS PICTURE AS THE EXTERIOR OF THE MISSOURI THEATRE IN ST. JOSEPH, MO…SO TO ALL FANS OF THIS WEBSITE…PLEASE NOTE THIS CORRECTION! THANK YOU!
MY BEST…WILLIAM HAMILTON
Since Trenton was my hometown…rarely did we go to Chillicothe to see a movie…but I do remember one “lonely” Sunday afternoon when my sister was leaving home with her new husband leaving my mother, father and I “alone” for the first time…so to cheer ourselves up…we drove to Chillicothe to see “Teacher’s Pet” Starring Doris Day and it helped relieve the “pain of loss” of a family member leaving home for the first time and helped to cheer us up! So thanks to the Ben Bolt owners for providing a wonderful avenue of “escape” for an otherwise “lonely” Sunday afternoon!
My best…William Hamilton
I had the privilege of seeing only one film at the Ambassador…“Midnight Lace” Starring Doris Day! It was on a Sunday evening and I remember being impressed by the opulence of the interior…and it added to the “importance” of the film…like the prestige of Radio City Music Hall has on any picture that played on it’s screen.
So thank you for the wonderful memories to the owners of the Ambassador for providing so many wonderful memories to so many patrons over the years!
My best…William Hamilton
I only had the privilege of attending the Paramount once…and that was a “Life Altering” experience for me seeing, at the tender age of 15, “Damn Yankees” with Gwen Verdon in October, 1958! WOW! Also the theatre was spectacular inside…from the center dome hung a hugh chandelier 20 feet long, 12 feet wide and had 220 candles! There were hand painted murals and a decorated dome and the theatre walls had cherubs and Greek figures! It was a rather large theatre and I’m guessing that it could seat approximately 2200! Sometimes it takes only “One Visit” to make a memory last a lifetime!
My best…William Hamilton!
Like many children in the Trenton area…this was “Our Theatre” especially at Saturday Matinees! How the memories linger on of cowboy pictures and serials week after week! The only other movie theatre in town that closed in the 1950’s was the Royal…one block north of the Plaza. But all the “blockbusters” were screened at the Plaza…and many a “first date” couple saw their favorite pictures screened here. Also as a child…going to the movies on Friday nights was a “Family Affair”…with all 5 of us in attendance. And believe it or not…I can actually remember my father wearing a necktie…way back then! So thanks to the owners of the Plaza Theatre for providing us with so many hours of pleasure and so many wonderful memories!
My best…William Hamilton!
I forgot to add…though a small house…it consistently lead the boxoffice receipts in Variety as one of the “larger grossing houses” for it size week after week in the 1950’s…often playing a single feature from 6 to 13 weeks! And in 1959…it was completely renovated and advertised that it had a new…deeper wider screen! I can attest to that fact…since it gave the “illusion” of being a much larger theatre with this deeper screen and was somehow always “exciting” to see a movie there. They also used to advertise with this paraphrased slogan: “Pictures are just better at the Roxy…there’s a reason!” And it was true!
My best…William Hamilton
This was a small house with seats numbering approximately 630.
When I submitted this picture, I should have mentioned that this theatre sits practically on the spot where the Pony Express started in St Joseph…the statue of mounted horseman is a stone’s throw away…thereby I can only surmise that is how the name of “The Trail Theatre” came into existence!
My best…William Hamilton