Yes, my family and I will miss the old theater. It was not exactly beautiful in the classic sense but it did retain that 1970’s feel for it’s entire existence.
I will not forget the chandeliers in the lobby. They looked like a thousand cheap amber drinking tumblers somehow glued together and lighted. I never saw any “Venetian crystal chandeliers” in the last 25 years- I hope those weren’t them (“yikes” if they were).
Mike, if you do take time to photograph the theater, perhaps you could get inside a moment to snap the chandeliers. I see that there is some stripping out going on right now. Perhaps they’re still there.
The last movie we saw was “Syriana.” Not the best in my opinion. We were quite entertained by the obese mouse running up and down the aisle in the movie light. (Quite a “feast” to be had with all that popcorn on the floor.) It was not the first time we had encountered him there. A whispered mention to the manager the previous time gave us a set of free passes that my wife really didn’t want to use. But we did. The last time there we told the manager just for fun. He sighed and shook his head saying: “Yeah- we’ve tried everything. Traps, poison, everything. Nothing works. Oh well, a few more months and he’ll probably move out too. Wonder if he’s still there or if he’s hanging out at Cub Foods ;)
Yes, my family and I will miss the old theater. It was not exactly beautiful in the classic sense but it did retain that 1970’s feel for it’s entire existence.
I will not forget the chandeliers in the lobby. They looked like a thousand cheap amber drinking tumblers somehow glued together and lighted. I never saw any “Venetian crystal chandeliers” in the last 25 years- I hope those weren’t them (“yikes” if they were).
Mike, if you do take time to photograph the theater, perhaps you could get inside a moment to snap the chandeliers. I see that there is some stripping out going on right now. Perhaps they’re still there.
The last movie we saw was “Syriana.” Not the best in my opinion. We were quite entertained by the obese mouse running up and down the aisle in the movie light. (Quite a “feast” to be had with all that popcorn on the floor.) It was not the first time we had encountered him there. A whispered mention to the manager the previous time gave us a set of free passes that my wife really didn’t want to use. But we did. The last time there we told the manager just for fun. He sighed and shook his head saying: “Yeah- we’ve tried everything. Traps, poison, everything. Nothing works. Oh well, a few more months and he’ll probably move out too. Wonder if he’s still there or if he’s hanging out at Cub Foods ;)