First, the Maryland theater did not close in ‘69, I grew up on 62nd and Drexel during the 60’s and the 70’s and so I walked to the Maryland. I was born in 1964 and know for a fact that I was in thier during the mid to late 70’s.
Second, the Maryland Theatre was the bomb.. I know, I know, they had rats as big as cats that ran across your feet, and your feet would always stick to the floor, BUT I saw some the greatest Karate movies ever there, like “Fists of Fury”, “The Chinese Connection” and my all time favorite karate flick “The Chinese Professionals” with Wang Yu the One Armed boxer!!
First, the Maryland theater did not close in ‘69, I grew up on 62nd and Drexel during the 60’s and the 70’s and so I walked to the Maryland. I was born in 1964 and know for a fact that I was in thier during the mid to late 70’s.
Second, the Maryland Theatre was the bomb.. I know, I know, they had rats as big as cats that ran across your feet, and your feet would always stick to the floor, BUT I saw some the greatest Karate movies ever there, like “Fists of Fury”, “The Chinese Connection” and my all time favorite karate flick “The Chinese Professionals” with Wang Yu the One Armed boxer!!