As someone who lived just down the street from the Prospect in the 1960s, 70s & 80s, I have a lot of fond memories of this movie palace and it’s neighborhood. I vividly remember a line around the block for American Grafitti, saw Superman (1978) here three times, and I think I remember me and my parents walking out in the middle of George Lucas' THX-1138 because we thought it was too cerebral and pretentious (George Lucas!) at this theater. Concerning the fondly remembered Gloria’s Pizza, someone working at one of the Gino’s Pizzaria Chain told me that when Gloria’s went out of business, Gino’s bought their recipe. Don’t know if it’s true, but I can say that whenever I have a Gino’s slice, it seems to taste better than most others (maybe they switched to the same supplier?)! What with Woolworths, Gertz, Kleins, TSS, Bargain Books (for comics), a great Te-amo down Main Street at the corner of Roosevelt for loads of candy, a wonderful library (complete with a quiet courtyard in the middle of all this), and so much more, this was truly a great neighborhood!
As someone who lived just down the street from the Prospect in the 1960s, 70s & 80s, I have a lot of fond memories of this movie palace and it’s neighborhood. I vividly remember a line around the block for American Grafitti, saw Superman (1978) here three times, and I think I remember me and my parents walking out in the middle of George Lucas' THX-1138 because we thought it was too cerebral and pretentious (George Lucas!) at this theater. Concerning the fondly remembered Gloria’s Pizza, someone working at one of the Gino’s Pizzaria Chain told me that when Gloria’s went out of business, Gino’s bought their recipe. Don’t know if it’s true, but I can say that whenever I have a Gino’s slice, it seems to taste better than most others (maybe they switched to the same supplier?)! What with Woolworths, Gertz, Kleins, TSS, Bargain Books (for comics), a great Te-amo down Main Street at the corner of Roosevelt for loads of candy, a wonderful library (complete with a quiet courtyard in the middle of all this), and so much more, this was truly a great neighborhood!