My husband’s family – Burkinshaw-owned and operated the theater as recently as when my mother in law was a young woman. She worked there, married a son from the family, and eventually operated it. My husband grew up in that theater and I’ve learned interesting details from my mother in law about how the bidding process went on how theaters got their movies in those days (maybe similar to how it is even today?) because she had to constantly compete agains the bigger movie theaters for good movies. She was able to be the first the show Gentle Ben, but when the other theaters saw the lines at the Burk theater, they had the clout to be able to pull it from her. …a fascinating look into that world.
It burned down more than once and I think after the last fire, it was sold, or something to that effect.
My husband’s family – Burkinshaw-owned and operated the theater as recently as when my mother in law was a young woman. She worked there, married a son from the family, and eventually operated it. My husband grew up in that theater and I’ve learned interesting details from my mother in law about how the bidding process went on how theaters got their movies in those days (maybe similar to how it is even today?) because she had to constantly compete agains the bigger movie theaters for good movies. She was able to be the first the show Gentle Ben, but when the other theaters saw the lines at the Burk theater, they had the clout to be able to pull it from her. …a fascinating look into that world. It burned down more than once and I think after the last fire, it was sold, or something to that effect.