The Palace closed on 03.19.84. I had to turn off the marquee the next day with sadness. We ran a mix of films there all in triple bill format. Martial arts, horror , and once in awhile a 3-D movie which took extra work to set up. The balcony was closed the entire time I was mgr/projectionist. The site is now part of a parking structure for a hotel. I remember the 5 years or so I worked there fondly but VCR rentals pretty much spelled the end as much as redevelopment. The first sound movie shown in LB was shown there, I even met the electrician that put in the system and he was in his 80’s then. The orchestra pit was sealed off and very small and under the paint the vents for the air system were exotic hardwod. I still have some momentos of the place, the very last film shown there was “Children of the Corn”.
The Palace closed on 03.19.84. I had to turn off the marquee the next day with sadness. We ran a mix of films there all in triple bill format. Martial arts, horror , and once in awhile a 3-D movie which took extra work to set up. The balcony was closed the entire time I was mgr/projectionist. The site is now part of a parking structure for a hotel. I remember the 5 years or so I worked there fondly but VCR rentals pretty much spelled the end as much as redevelopment. The first sound movie shown in LB was shown there, I even met the electrician that put in the system and he was in his 80’s then. The orchestra pit was sealed off and very small and under the paint the vents for the air system were exotic hardwod. I still have some momentos of the place, the very last film shown there was “Children of the Corn”.