I worked as an usher in the Wynnewood Theater in the late 70s and early 80s, while I was in high school and on breaks from college. At which point it had been divided up into two screens, with the “crying room” (a sealed glass booth in the back of the theater for crying babies) on the left screen. (A good makeout room for employees!) It was a “second run” theater owned by the United Artist chain and admission was for a reduced fee than regular theaters. I made many friends working there and we had our share of regular customers (some of them are quite characters). I’ve swept that lobby several times, changed the posters and marquee and hung out in the projection room (which was still union run in those days). I still have some posters from that theater. And of course growing up as a child I remember watching movies like “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” and “2001,” along with some Roger Moore James Bond films. It was sad to see it torn down … I drove past and wondered where it was, but realized the building was gone. I’ll treasure the memories of the friends I made there, eating all the popcorn you wanted while working, and our alotted 95 cents for a hot dog and small drink (quite a deal now!).
I worked as an usher in the Wynnewood Theater in the late 70s and early 80s, while I was in high school and on breaks from college. At which point it had been divided up into two screens, with the “crying room” (a sealed glass booth in the back of the theater for crying babies) on the left screen. (A good makeout room for employees!) It was a “second run” theater owned by the United Artist chain and admission was for a reduced fee than regular theaters. I made many friends working there and we had our share of regular customers (some of them are quite characters). I’ve swept that lobby several times, changed the posters and marquee and hung out in the projection room (which was still union run in those days). I still have some posters from that theater. And of course growing up as a child I remember watching movies like “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” and “2001,” along with some Roger Moore James Bond films. It was sad to see it torn down … I drove past and wondered where it was, but realized the building was gone. I’ll treasure the memories of the friends I made there, eating all the popcorn you wanted while working, and our alotted 95 cents for a hot dog and small drink (quite a deal now!).