To all of those who worked at the UA Midway during the 1970’s, who could forget the great movies, i.e. Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno, The Sting, just to name a few, but also the great fights on closed circuit television, i.e. the Thrilla in Manilla! But no one who worked with him or knew of him could ever forget the man, none other than Salvatore “Charlie” Manfre'. An icon at this enormous hot spot of entertainment, Charlie put all he had, and then some, into what he did, and many a person loved him for it. Besides being the unofficial manager of the theatre, he was the unofficial mayor of Forest Hills, admired by everyone, and every vendor within 3-5 blocks of the place went out of their way for him! Charlie was like family!For those who have wrote some nice things about him in the comments, i.e. Rob B and Nick P, thank you and god bless. He was all you said and implied! And for the current owners, who knew him very well, a place in the Lobby of the current theatre should be dedicated to Charlie because of all he did and meant to that place for 30+ years. There will never again be a person like him to grace that facility. A treasure worth the dedication! Alas, we lost Charlie back in 1998, but I’m sure he’s running God’s movie theatre on 1 Heavenly Drive! Here’s to you, Pop, and give a big kiss to Mom.
To all of those who worked at the UA Midway during the 1970’s, who could forget the great movies, i.e. Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno, The Sting, just to name a few, but also the great fights on closed circuit television, i.e. the Thrilla in Manilla! But no one who worked with him or knew of him could ever forget the man, none other than Salvatore “Charlie” Manfre'. An icon at this enormous hot spot of entertainment, Charlie put all he had, and then some, into what he did, and many a person loved him for it. Besides being the unofficial manager of the theatre, he was the unofficial mayor of Forest Hills, admired by everyone, and every vendor within 3-5 blocks of the place went out of their way for him! Charlie was like family!For those who have wrote some nice things about him in the comments, i.e. Rob B and Nick P, thank you and god bless. He was all you said and implied! And for the current owners, who knew him very well, a place in the Lobby of the current theatre should be dedicated to Charlie because of all he did and meant to that place for 30+ years. There will never again be a person like him to grace that facility. A treasure worth the dedication! Alas, we lost Charlie back in 1998, but I’m sure he’s running God’s movie theatre on 1 Heavenly Drive! Here’s to you, Pop, and give a big kiss to Mom.
Your son,
Joey