Does anyone else remember walking down to the neighborhood “Pitchur show” and paying $.25 for admission and staying as long as you wanted during the double feature? There was a newsreel, previews of coming attractions, and ALWAYS a good cartoon before and after the show – all that fun for $.25!
When I was in grammar school in South El Paso, the Valley theater was the place to go on Saturdays and weekdays with your family. It was a typical 1940’s-1950’s movie house with snack bar (don’t remember it being overpriced as now), ushers to show you to your seat (my brother had that job for a while) and even a “cry room” of all things where parents could take their unruly children so as not to disturb the other patrons (imagine such a thing!!!).
I remember seeing “Mr. Roberts” there when it came out in 1955.
Does anyone else remember walking down to the neighborhood “Pitchur show” and paying $.25 for admission and staying as long as you wanted during the double feature? There was a newsreel, previews of coming attractions, and ALWAYS a good cartoon before and after the show – all that fun for $.25!
When I was in grammar school in South El Paso, the Valley theater was the place to go on Saturdays and weekdays with your family. It was a typical 1940’s-1950’s movie house with snack bar (don’t remember it being overpriced as now), ushers to show you to your seat (my brother had that job for a while) and even a “cry room” of all things where parents could take their unruly children so as not to disturb the other patrons (imagine such a thing!!!).
I remember seeing “Mr. Roberts” there when it came out in 1955.
It pains me to see it in its present state.