Rustic Theatre
54290 N. Circle Drive,
Idyllwild,
CA
92549
54290 N. Circle Drive,
Idyllwild,
CA
92549
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Rustic Theatre (Official)
Additional Info
Functions: Movies (First Run), Movies (Independent)
Styles: Rustic
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
951.659.2747
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The 250-seat Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild, California was opened in 1952. It shows a variety of movies from first run to independent films.
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I saw “Born on the Fourth of July” at the Rustic Theater while camping in the San Jacinto Mountains. That was not my usual activity while camping but it was enjoyable. I remember a video rental in the lobby of the theater.
The theater is currently listed for sale at $795,000:
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NEW PRICE $650,000.
This place looks so cool….
Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/m9xz74
232 seats, in point of fact – http://www.therustic.com/
Bit more history… “Nina and Glenn Froehlich, who worked for the California Electric Power Company (later to become Edison Company), were married in 1933.
The couple moved to Idyllwild with their two children in 1941 to live in the power company house to provide electric service to the 200 customers of that time.
In 1949, Nina Mae and Glenn began spending their weekend evenings running the first theatre in Idyllwild at the present Silver Pines Lodge. They completed construction of the Rustic Theatre in 1952 and moved the operation to its present location. This was a “side job” to their primary employment with Edison Company which continued to serve the growing communities of Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Garner Valley and Anza.
In 1962, Nina Mae and her husband retired from the Edison Company and sold the Rustic Theatre in order to give full attention to the Idyllwild Inn, which they had purchased from owner Jerry Johnson. For the next 18 years, they refurbished the buildings and enjoyed the “innkeeping” business until their final retirement in 1980.