My uncle Ray Jennings owned this theater. I came woth my parents many times down from Waco to visit my uncle Ray and my aunt Maggie Jenings.
What a thrill for a young movie-loving boy to be able to be waved by the ticket booth, get popcorn and soda without having to pay, and see the movie!
But even better than this was being able to go behind the screen, through a hidden door, and into my uncle Ray’s office.
His passion and avocation was going to Africa on hunting safari, and his office was filled with things from them – elephant and rhino heads, crossed tusks, big-game rifles, native spears and headdresses, a elephant’s-foot stool…
I know now what neither he or I knew then – that these were due to become endangered species – but that does nothing to allay the pure wonder of a place as far from my suburban upbringings as you could ever imagine.
I often wonder what happened to my uncle Ray’s trophies and artifacts after he was gone…
Thanks for letting me post my memories of this small-town movie theater here.
My uncle Ray Jennings owned this theater. I came woth my parents many times down from Waco to visit my uncle Ray and my aunt Maggie Jenings.
What a thrill for a young movie-loving boy to be able to be waved by the ticket booth, get popcorn and soda without having to pay, and see the movie!
But even better than this was being able to go behind the screen, through a hidden door, and into my uncle Ray’s office.
His passion and avocation was going to Africa on hunting safari, and his office was filled with things from them – elephant and rhino heads, crossed tusks, big-game rifles, native spears and headdresses, a elephant’s-foot stool…
I know now what neither he or I knew then – that these were due to become endangered species – but that does nothing to allay the pure wonder of a place as far from my suburban upbringings as you could ever imagine.
I often wonder what happened to my uncle Ray’s trophies and artifacts after he was gone…
Thanks for letting me post my memories of this small-town movie theater here.
Tommy Stewart