I love the photo of the Cinemart. I commissioned the Rock and Roll Mural for WPLR-FM back in the late 70’s and it because a very popular destination as a result. We had a wonderful time , starting with me going to New York to negotiate the project with National Amusements I recall. The mural was 3 dimensional with a different view from each side, looking through the aquarium. Pebbles on the bottom had the faces of hundreds of rock stars from John, Paul, George and Ringo, the Stones, Hendrix and so many more. The painting was don by local super-graphic artists Tony Falcone and the late Dan Daddona. Then came the “Ghost Parking Lot” a group of cars in which driving deaths occurred, covered by concrete and ringing the parking lot. An then the mural was gone. I never found out why it was removed unless the building was sold. I still operate a business down Dixwell Ave. in Hamden and always think of the mural every time I pass by. It was one of a kind.
I love the photo of the Cinemart. I commissioned the Rock and Roll Mural for WPLR-FM back in the late 70’s and it because a very popular destination as a result. We had a wonderful time , starting with me going to New York to negotiate the project with National Amusements I recall. The mural was 3 dimensional with a different view from each side, looking through the aquarium. Pebbles on the bottom had the faces of hundreds of rock stars from John, Paul, George and Ringo, the Stones, Hendrix and so many more. The painting was don by local super-graphic artists Tony Falcone and the late Dan Daddona. Then came the “Ghost Parking Lot” a group of cars in which driving deaths occurred, covered by concrete and ringing the parking lot. An then the mural was gone. I never found out why it was removed unless the building was sold. I still operate a business down Dixwell Ave. in Hamden and always think of the mural every time I pass by. It was one of a kind.