I have established that the Liberty was midway between two possible addresses of my family’s grocery store. Was the Liberty associated with the Universal film studio?
A long shot, but does anyone out there know when any of the Frankenstein films showed here or anywhere in Coalinga. Trying to identifying the year when my mother had to leave a Frankenstein film to take her frightened younger sister home.
A long shot, but does anyone out there know when any of the Frankenstein films showed here or anywhere in Coalinga. Trying to identifying the year when my mother had to leave a Frankenstein film to take her frightened younger sister home.
A long shot, but does anyone out there know when any of the Frankenstein films showed here or anywhere in Coalinga. Trying to identifying the year when my mother had to leave a Frankenstein film to take her frightened younger sister home.
The Del Oro marquee can be seen in the 1950 noir social drama The Lawless starring Macdonald Carey and Gail Russell. Locations were in Grass Valley and Marysville.
I believe that it is The Optic that is shown in the opening credits of The Rockford Files. They are showing Point Blank. Seems like a Jim Rockford kind of neighborhood.
I just moved into this neighborhood at the 1st of the year and finally took a good look at the building when I went up yesterday to buy some cleaning supplies. I have a friend who went to this theater in the ‘50’s and plan to interview him. I myself grew up less than six blocks from from the theater but don’t recall ever going to it. I always went down/up town to Shattuck to go to the movies. I do recall going to the public library next door to the Rivoli and Bobo’s (home of the 19 cent burger) which I suspect was on the site of Everett and Jones BBQ.
There are nicely preserved deco friezes on the San Pablo Ave side of the building, which would have been the front of the theater. I noticed the Long’s marquee too and it appears to be relatively new. There appear to be apartments above the store close to the street. Inside at ceiling level you can definitely see the remains of the balcony. I wonder what else is up there?
The “front” of the drugstore comprises the screen area most of the seating area. The ceiling is breathtaking.
I walk by the theater everyday going to and from work. The two Landmark logos on either end of the marquee have been spraypainted over with black paint. Landmark seems to have either tossed or taken everything that was theirs. The dumpsters are gone.
They did put the posters out on Center Street for a couple of hours two Monday’s ago. When it started raining, staff scooped up what was left and dumpstered them. This one’s done and done.
Today’s The Daily Californian reports that the Act One and Two Theatre will close on Sunday, March 26, 2006. Landmark Theatres was unable to renew the lease at favorable terms
This twin cinema opened in 1971 and Landmark took over operation in 1994. Prior to that I believe it was operated by Pacific. In recent years, the theater was plagued by low attendance and was making only a 2% profit on box office receipts. Its most lucrative showings were weekend midnight screenings of cult films
On a more personal note, I recall seeing Mean Streets here when no one knew from Scorcese. Last Christmas, I saw Neil Jordan’s Breakfast on Pluto.
I have an early childhood memory of my mother dragging my sister and I to the Northside to see Three Coins in a Fountain. I remember spending a lot of time outside playing with my army men in a fountain in the patio. Those were more innocent days.
Later during my college years the Northside was also the only theater where I actually saw a cockroach climbing up the wall. Needless to say I sat in the aisle after that.
One of the owners (and possibly the last) of the Parkside was Lester Gorn, who I believe taught screenwriting classes locally and was co-scripter of Beginning of the End, a 1957 science fiction film about giant grasshoppers which starred Peter Graves and Craig Stevens.
The kids in my West Berkeley neighborhood on Acton St. south of University went to the California often in the early 60’s. During the summer they had matinees that one could attend for a few soda bottle caps. I recall seeing The Lost World and Journey to the Center of the Earth on one such double bill. There were mimeographed programs for the matinees and I would love to find one. I’ve been looking for over 15 years. btw I can see the marquee from my office window.
I have established that the State was within walking distance of my grandparent’s home. Was the State associated with the Universal film studio?
I have established that the Liberty was midway between two possible addresses of my family’s grocery store. Was the Liberty associated with the Universal film studio?
A long shot, but does anyone out there know when any of the Frankenstein films showed here or anywhere in Coalinga. Trying to identifying the year when my mother had to leave a Frankenstein film to take her frightened younger sister home.
A long shot, but does anyone out there know when any of the Frankenstein films showed here or anywhere in Coalinga. Trying to identifying the year when my mother had to leave a Frankenstein film to take her frightened younger sister home.
A long shot, but does anyone out there know when any of the Frankenstein films showed here or anywhere in Coalinga. Trying to identifying the year when my mother had to leave a Frankenstein film to take her frightened younger sister home.
The Del Oro marquee can be seen in the 1950 noir social drama The Lawless starring Macdonald Carey and Gail Russell. Locations were in Grass Valley and Marysville.
I believe that it is The Optic that is shown in the opening credits of The Rockford Files. They are showing Point Blank. Seems like a Jim Rockford kind of neighborhood.
I just moved into this neighborhood at the 1st of the year and finally took a good look at the building when I went up yesterday to buy some cleaning supplies. I have a friend who went to this theater in the ‘50’s and plan to interview him. I myself grew up less than six blocks from from the theater but don’t recall ever going to it. I always went down/up town to Shattuck to go to the movies. I do recall going to the public library next door to the Rivoli and Bobo’s (home of the 19 cent burger) which I suspect was on the site of Everett and Jones BBQ.
There are nicely preserved deco friezes on the San Pablo Ave side of the building, which would have been the front of the theater. I noticed the Long’s marquee too and it appears to be relatively new. There appear to be apartments above the store close to the street. Inside at ceiling level you can definitely see the remains of the balcony. I wonder what else is up there?
The “front” of the drugstore comprises the screen area most of the seating area. The ceiling is breathtaking.
I walk by the theater everyday going to and from work. The two Landmark logos on either end of the marquee have been spraypainted over with black paint. Landmark seems to have either tossed or taken everything that was theirs. The dumpsters are gone.
They did put the posters out on Center Street for a couple of hours two Monday’s ago. When it started raining, staff scooped up what was left and dumpstered them. This one’s done and done.
Today’s The Daily Californian reports that the Act One and Two Theatre will close on Sunday, March 26, 2006. Landmark Theatres was unable to renew the lease at favorable terms
This twin cinema opened in 1971 and Landmark took over operation in 1994. Prior to that I believe it was operated by Pacific. In recent years, the theater was plagued by low attendance and was making only a 2% profit on box office receipts. Its most lucrative showings were weekend midnight screenings of cult films
On a more personal note, I recall seeing Mean Streets here when no one knew from Scorcese. Last Christmas, I saw Neil Jordan’s Breakfast on Pluto.
I have an early childhood memory of my mother dragging my sister and I to the Northside to see Three Coins in a Fountain. I remember spending a lot of time outside playing with my army men in a fountain in the patio. Those were more innocent days.
Later during my college years the Northside was also the only theater where I actually saw a cockroach climbing up the wall. Needless to say I sat in the aisle after that.
One of the owners (and possibly the last) of the Parkside was Lester Gorn, who I believe taught screenwriting classes locally and was co-scripter of Beginning of the End, a 1957 science fiction film about giant grasshoppers which starred Peter Graves and Craig Stevens.
The kids in my West Berkeley neighborhood on Acton St. south of University went to the California often in the early 60’s. During the summer they had matinees that one could attend for a few soda bottle caps. I recall seeing The Lost World and Journey to the Center of the Earth on one such double bill. There were mimeographed programs for the matinees and I would love to find one. I’ve been looking for over 15 years. btw I can see the marquee from my office window.