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hownowbrownpaul commented about Majestic Theatre on May 29, 2012 at 7:45 pm

This theater is mentioned in James Agee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “A Death in the Family,” an autobiographical account of Agee’s childhood around the time his father died in a car accident in May 1916. At the beginning of the novel, Agee (Rufus Follett in the story) and his father go to see a Charlie Chaplin film at the Majestic, and he describes the auditorium as having “the exhilarating smell of stale tobacco, rank sweat, perfume and dirty drawers, while the piano played fast music”.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about La Paloma Theatre on May 12, 2011 at 6:41 pm

As part of a film studies class taken at El Camino High School in August 1990, I went on a field trip to La Paloma to see a movie (Disney’s “The Jungle Book”) and tour the theater. Some things I remember from the tour: viewing the dressing room that lies behind/beneath the stage, and walking up to the projection booth. The tour guide told our group that when the theater first opened a drunk man fell from the balcony and died, and that his ghost supposedly still haunts the place. Has anyone heard this story before? It may have been fabricated for the amusement of our little group of high school students.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Midway Drive-In on May 11, 2011 at 8:14 pm

TRICITY71, I believe that theater was called the Vista Drive-In. Here is a picture of it:
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/catvist001.jpg

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Palomar Theater on May 11, 2011 at 8:04 pm

A photo from around 1937:
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hownowbrownpaul commented about Tri-County Cinema on May 11, 2011 at 8:01 pm

An article from the Oak Ridger (“Newcomer’s roots trace back to city behind the fence”, Sept. 16, 1997) lists David Ward as a manager of the theater, having moved to Oak Ridge from Paducah, KY.

From other information, it appears that Tri-County Cinema closed around the time the Tinseltown megaplex opened in December 1998 in Oak Ridge.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Tri-County Cinema on May 11, 2011 at 8:01 pm

An article from the Oak Ridger (“Newcomer’s roots trace back to city behind the fence”, Sept. 16, 1997) lists David Ward as a manager of the theater, having moved to Oak Ridge from Paducah, KY.

From other information, it appears that Tri-County Cinema closed around the time the Tinseltown megaplex opened in December 1998 in Oak Ridge.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Tri-County Cinema on May 11, 2011 at 7:47 pm

Here is an article about the church located in the strip mall:
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hownowbrownpaul commented about Tri-County Cinema on May 11, 2011 at 7:43 pm

I saw a couple of movies at this theater in the 80s: “Ernest Goes to Camp” and “Police Academy 5.”

SeeingI, thanks for the memory about posters that covered the walls. I remembered seeing one of “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.” Another poster I remember seeing there was a movie ratings poster like this one (although it was probably before the NC-17 rating was used):
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I would love to see pictures of this theater when it was still in operation.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Midway Drive-In on May 27, 2008 at 9:32 pm

More research would be needed to find out if the Midway Drive-In was an earlier name for the Oceanside Drive-In.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Vista Drive-In on May 27, 2008 at 9:29 pm

The address listed for this theater was 1823 Mission Avenue. The MiraCosta College Community Learning Center (1831 Mission Ave.) is currently at that location next to an Arby’s restaurant. The theater was presumably torn down in the 70s (or late 60s?), and a Big Bear grocery store occupied the space for two or three decades.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Valley Drive-In East & West on May 27, 2008 at 9:21 pm

This theater opened on 24 August 1966. I confirmed this by searching through microfilm records at the Oceanside Public Library. The films shown that first night were “Assault on a Queen” and “The Last of the Secret Agents?”. The theater’s original name was the Mission Drive-In Theater. Within the first year of operation the name had changed to the Mission San Luis Rey Drive-In.

I have started compiling photos and information about this theater on this blog site:
http://valleydrive-in.blogspot.com/

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hownowbrownpaul commented about La Paloma Theatre on Apr 1, 2006 at 11:12 pm

There are quite a few photos of the La Paloma at this site: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/1979.html

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Carlsbad Village Theatre on Apr 1, 2006 at 11:09 pm

There is one photo of the theater at this site: View link

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Moviemax Carlsbad on Apr 1, 2006 at 11:08 pm

There are several photos of this theater at this site: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/1896.html

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Valley Drive-In East & West on Apr 1, 2006 at 10:51 pm

There are several photos of the Valley Drive-in here:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2675.html

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Sunshine Brooks Theater on Apr 1, 2006 at 10:49 pm

There are a few recent photos of the Sunshine Brooks here:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/16646.html

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Star Theatre on Apr 1, 2006 at 10:48 pm

There are several photos of the Star Theater here:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/25026.html

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Crest Theatre on Apr 1, 2006 at 10:47 pm

There are some current photos of the Crest Theater at this site:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2670.html

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Carlsbad Village Theatre on Dec 28, 2005 at 11:36 pm

Website of current owner:

http://www.carlsbadvillagetheatre.com/

Contains a few pictures of renovated auditorium.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Valley Drive-In East & West on Dec 28, 2005 at 11:28 pm

From Drive-ins.com:

http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/catval3

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hownowbrownpaul commented about El Camino 8 on Dec 28, 2005 at 11:26 pm

I’m looking for a photo of this theater. If anyone has one, please contact me!

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hownowbrownpaul commented about El Camino 8 on Dec 28, 2005 at 11:22 pm

This theater was also known as the Mann Oceanside 8. It closed in February 2000. The seats reportedly were sold to Oceanside’s Sunshine Brooks theater. A Barnes and Noble store sits on the spot of the demolished theater.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Palomar Theater on Dec 28, 2005 at 11:16 pm

One source says the theater was built by R.E. Struve.

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hownowbrownpaul commented about Palomar Theater on Dec 28, 2005 at 11:13 pm

This theater opened in 1924. It had an upstairs ballroom and a $10,000 Morton organ. The Palomar provided entertainment for the community with movies, plays, and comedy routines. I believe the building was demolished circa 1988 to make way for the current Oceanside library and civic center.