I was born in Ozone Park in 1940. When I was old enough to walk to the other side of town where the theater was my Mom would let me walk to the movies. The price was 10 or 12 cents for two movies, movietone news, 6 cartoons and a serial like Gene Autry, which would end with a cliff-hanger so you came back next week. Mom packed a lunch with 2 sandwiches and maybe an apple because you would be there for 4 hours. I remember the place was a mess even back then and it never had seating for 850, maybe 200. It was a good deal on weekends for Moms because it kept the kids out of her hair for hours. We moved from Ozone Park in 1950 to Levittown.
I was born in Ozone Park in 1940. When I was old enough to walk to the other side of town where the theater was my Mom would let me walk to the movies. The price was 10 or 12 cents for two movies, movietone news, 6 cartoons and a serial like Gene Autry, which would end with a cliff-hanger so you came back next week. Mom packed a lunch with 2 sandwiches and maybe an apple because you would be there for 4 hours. I remember the place was a mess even back then and it never had seating for 850, maybe 200. It was a good deal on weekends for Moms because it kept the kids out of her hair for hours. We moved from Ozone Park in 1950 to Levittown.