The Patio Theatre had about 900 seats in it. I remember working there when it had the South Florida premiere of “ The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas” It was a lot of fun meeting all of the stars.
I worked for Wometco Theatres in the 70’s and 80’s. I did the marquee at the 163 rd St. when it was still a single theatre. The theatre was unusual in that it had 2 sets of curtains up on the stage. One was gold and one was red. It also had the biggest screen in the state of Florida. This theatre had real showmanship. We would decorate the lobby to the theme of the movie that was playing there. I also did the marquees at the Plaza, Surf, Normandy, Byron/Carlyle, etc.
The Patio Theatre had about 900 seats in it. I remember working there when it had the South Florida premiere of “ The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas” It was a lot of fun meeting all of the stars.
I worked for Wometco Theatres in the 70’s and 80’s. I did the marquee at the 163 rd St. when it was still a single theatre. The theatre was unusual in that it had 2 sets of curtains up on the stage. One was gold and one was red. It also had the biggest screen in the state of Florida. This theatre had real showmanship. We would decorate the lobby to the theme of the movie that was playing there. I also did the marquees at the Plaza, Surf, Normandy, Byron/Carlyle, etc.