During a screening of the desert epic “Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962, during intermission, the Beverly blocked the water fountains on each side of the lobby with lemonade stands.
I was an usher at the Evergreen in the Summer of 1970. Pay was .85/hour. Saw “Airport” & “Paint Your Wagon” numerous times. When they showed “Snoopy Come Home”, I had to stand in the lobby next to a guy in a Snoopy suit so the kids wouldn’t mob him. A sad note, one of the managers, Karl Hyde, was murdered in the theater in July 1973. Here’s a link about the homicide: http://il.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.%5CIL%5CIL2%5Carchwaf%5C1979%5C19790511_0000738.IL.htm/qx
There was a discount store (K-Mart/Wall Mart type) & strip mall next to the Studio Theater that was either called Shopper’s World or Terry’s Discount. I remember seeing a double feature at the Studio in Jan 1968; the “Dirty Dozen” along with “Bonnie & Clyde”. The Studio Theatre was very plain & boxy looking, perhaps formed concrete or block walls.
When the theatre showed the desert epic ‘Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962, both water fountains on each side of the lobby were blocked off during intermission with lemonade stands.
When the theatre showed the desert epic ‘Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962, both water fountains on each side of the lobby were blocked off during intermission with lemonade stands.
We would spend two weeks every year in a rented cottage in Twin Lakes, WI. The Genoa was the closest theatre. Saw “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation” with Jimmy Stewart, Fabian, & Maureen O'Hara, & “My Six Loves” with Debbie Reynolds in 1962. Saw the Rat Pack in “Robin & the 7 Hoods” in 1963.
Saw “Bronco Billy” there in 1980. Remembered a open Jeep full of guys that had to leave suddenly when it started to pour rain. I had a friend who used to put his hi beams on and watch all the “making out couples” jump in front of him when the lights shined.
Yeah, the sign was awesome. The movies I remember seeing there were a double feature Elvis in “Kissin Cousins” & a WWII picture “The Victors” in 64 and “Von Ryan’s Express” with Sinatra in 65 or 66.
I was an usher there for about 3 weeks in the summer of 1970. The pay was .85/hour. Saw “Paint Your Wagon” & “Airport” numerous times. Once I had to stand next to a guy in a “Snoopy” costume to keep the kids from pawing him too much. He was there for the Charlie Brown cartoon feature “Snoppy Come Home”. A sad note: The theatre manager was shot to death in a robbery in the theatre in 1970-72.
Next store to the Beverly was “Ed’s Hobby & Toys”. My friend once bought a plastic toy building for his road race set & had to return it because it was warped. We saw Ed place the returned box back on the shelf for some other unsuspecting kid to buy. Then there was this billboard a couple of blocks east on 95th that read for what seemed like 15+ years “Move up to a 67 Chrysler”.
During a screening of the desert epic “Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962, during intermission, the Beverly blocked the water fountains on each side of the lobby with lemonade stands.
I was an usher at the Evergreen in the Summer of 1970. Pay was .85/hour. Saw “Airport” & “Paint Your Wagon” numerous times. When they showed “Snoopy Come Home”, I had to stand in the lobby next to a guy in a Snoopy suit so the kids wouldn’t mob him. A sad note, one of the managers, Karl Hyde, was murdered in the theater in July 1973. Here’s a link about the homicide: http://il.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.%5CIL%5CIL2%5Carchwaf%5C1979%5C19790511_0000738.IL.htm/qx
There was a discount store (K-Mart/Wall Mart type) & strip mall next to the Studio Theater that was either called Shopper’s World or Terry’s Discount. I remember seeing a double feature at the Studio in Jan 1968; the “Dirty Dozen” along with “Bonnie & Clyde”. The Studio Theatre was very plain & boxy looking, perhaps formed concrete or block walls.
A CVS drug store is currently being built on the site, which has been vacant for years.
When the theatre showed the desert epic ‘Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962, both water fountains on each side of the lobby were blocked off during intermission with lemonade stands.
When the theatre showed the desert epic ‘Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962, both water fountains on each side of the lobby were blocked off during intermission with lemonade stands.
We would spend two weeks every year in a rented cottage in Twin Lakes, WI. The Genoa was the closest theatre. Saw “Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation” with Jimmy Stewart, Fabian, & Maureen O'Hara, & “My Six Loves” with Debbie Reynolds in 1962. Saw the Rat Pack in “Robin & the 7 Hoods” in 1963.
Saw “Bronco Billy” there in 1980. Remembered a open Jeep full of guys that had to leave suddenly when it started to pour rain. I had a friend who used to put his hi beams on and watch all the “making out couples” jump in front of him when the lights shined.
Yeah, the sign was awesome. The movies I remember seeing there were a double feature Elvis in “Kissin Cousins” & a WWII picture “The Victors” in 64 and “Von Ryan’s Express” with Sinatra in 65 or 66.
I was an usher there for about 3 weeks in the summer of 1970. The pay was .85/hour. Saw “Paint Your Wagon” & “Airport” numerous times. Once I had to stand next to a guy in a “Snoopy” costume to keep the kids from pawing him too much. He was there for the Charlie Brown cartoon feature “Snoppy Come Home”. A sad note: The theatre manager was shot to death in a robbery in the theatre in 1970-72.
Next store to the Beverly was “Ed’s Hobby & Toys”. My friend once bought a plastic toy building for his road race set & had to return it because it was warped. We saw Ed place the returned box back on the shelf for some other unsuspecting kid to buy. Then there was this billboard a couple of blocks east on 95th that read for what seemed like 15+ years “Move up to a 67 Chrysler”.