I first saw Planet of the Apes at this theater. It was a spectacular piece of mid-century Americana, together with the Mill Run Theater and the round multi-floor office plaza on the Golf Mill lot. As a child the balconies and fireplaces seemed spectacular. Regretfully, I did not visit this theater after adolescence, or see a movie there after it expanded.
I spent after school hours around this theater, at the bowling alley next door, the Arbys in front of the bowling alley, Jordys (1 blk north), Turnstyle/Venture across the street, Polk Bros (1 blk south), The Skatium (3 blks South), etc.. I crawled through the theater’s parking lot atop the snow drifts in the blizzard of 79.
The first movie I saw at this theater was The Front Page in 74, and later I saw Grease, Tommy, Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Warriors, Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc…
It felt spacious inside, always clean and comfortable. A magic piece of old Skokie!
I first saw Planet of the Apes at this theater. It was a spectacular piece of mid-century Americana, together with the Mill Run Theater and the round multi-floor office plaza on the Golf Mill lot. As a child the balconies and fireplaces seemed spectacular. Regretfully, I did not visit this theater after adolescence, or see a movie there after it expanded.
I spent after school hours around this theater, at the bowling alley next door, the Arbys in front of the bowling alley, Jordys (1 blk north), Turnstyle/Venture across the street, Polk Bros (1 blk south), The Skatium (3 blks South), etc.. I crawled through the theater’s parking lot atop the snow drifts in the blizzard of 79.
The first movie I saw at this theater was The Front Page in 74, and later I saw Grease, Tommy, Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Warriors, Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc…
It felt spacious inside, always clean and comfortable. A magic piece of old Skokie!