As a kid in the 1930s, I and my friends walked to the Oak Park every Saturday afternoon. Great show for 10 or 20 cents. Double feature, I think, plus two serials, and a cartoon. They had the Popeye Club, and we wore Popeye pins. There was always a drawing where lucky winners were called to the stage to receive a prize, then they had a “Row Call” where a row number would be announced and everybody in that row would go on stage and get a small prize, like a bubble pipe. Serials I recall were Hopalong Cassidy, the Lone Ranger, and Flash Gordon among others. On Halloween, we wore costumes to the matinee.
The building, now a church, can be seen on Google.
As a kid in the 1930s, I and my friends walked to the Oak Park every Saturday afternoon. Great show for 10 or 20 cents. Double feature, I think, plus two serials, and a cartoon. They had the Popeye Club, and we wore Popeye pins. There was always a drawing where lucky winners were called to the stage to receive a prize, then they had a “Row Call” where a row number would be announced and everybody in that row would go on stage and get a small prize, like a bubble pipe. Serials I recall were Hopalong Cassidy, the Lone Ranger, and Flash Gordon among others. On Halloween, we wore costumes to the matinee.
The building, now a church, can be seen on Google.