I saw a preview of a rough cut of this film a couple years ago at the L.A. County Museum of Art – it was very interesting and informative. At the time its completion and release were held up due to negotiations for some of the film footage and music rights – looks like we’re finally getting to see it!
Some scenes in the movie “There Goes My Baby” (set in 1965) were filmed in front of the Edwards; they built a mock-up of a restaurant in the front parking lot and lit the marquee but changed its name to “Paradise”, and listed “Cat Ballou” on the signboard.
Sorry about that. The third link, P1030356, is the separate (segregated) entrance mentioned above. The only movie I saw there while on vacation in Paducah was “A Bridge Too Far”.
Robert Altman’s “A Wedding"
"A Night at the Sunset” (See my posting on the Sunset Drive-In Theatre of Skokie page)
“Stony Island” was filmed in Chicago but I haven’t seen it yet – was it good?
“Nightmare in Chicago” (made for TV but still good)
“The Monitors” (very strange but any movie that features Avery Schreiber, Alan Arkin and Senator Everett Dirksen is worth seeing once)
Sad to see, but I’ve always wondered why a town so concerned with preservation as South Pasadena is didn’t take it over long ago. Last movie I saw there was “The Triplets of Belleville”. Four people in the audience besides me. It WAS an early show on a Thursday, but…
My father, my brothers and I saw it early in its run at the Edens Theatre in Northbrook, IL – I didn’t realize it at the time, but what a juxtaposition of views of the future there was between that building and that film…
Hi KBOW,
Sorry I didn’t see your posting earlier. I saw a 16mm print of the film at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL in ‘76 or '77. Any luck finding the film?
I’ll second that – just got home from my car club’s annual drive-in night at the MT, and it was a lot of fun; Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas both looked great, and the staff was (as always) very helpful. And that tiki decor!! Thanks again to all the staff!
I’m not with the realtor; I was traveling with a friend who is a developer, and the real estate agent and a member of the Arts Council let me take pictures. I don’t think my friend will buy the place, but hopefully someone else will.
Forgot to mention that almost all the seats are intact, too!
Pretty sad, but the roof was replaced ten years ago to keep it from getting worse. The projectors and carbon-arc lamp houses are still there. The local Arts Council will sell the place VERY reasonably to someone who can restore it. Their realtor is Century 21 Turner Brokers at (716) 763-7506 or www.c21turnerbrokers.com
Patsy, if you email me the the 1955 photo I can save it to my Photobucket album and post a link. Thanks!
In my cinema class in high school, I saw a black-and-white short film called “A Night at the Sunset” that was filmed there in the mid-to-late 1960s. It was an episodic story (like “American Graffiti”) about the various patrons and workers there. I’d love to see that movie again…
I saw the Japanese war film “Zero” in 1985 there. The style of the place was very low-key in and out but the quality of the print and projection were dazzling! Somebody there cared what they were doing. Wasn’t there a neon clock near one of the exits?
It was operating at least from the mid-70s; it was kind of a grind house (saw both “Mother, Jugs and Speed” and “Guyana, Cult of the Damned” there). They had revivals of “American Graffiti” for a couple summers, as well as “Girls on the Beach” (retitled “Summer of ‘64”). Most clearly I remember seeing “Car Wash” on a frigid night in February 1977 and hearing about the fatal L train crash on the way home.
I saw a preview of a rough cut of this film a couple years ago at the L.A. County Museum of Art – it was very interesting and informative. At the time its completion and release were held up due to negotiations for some of the film footage and music rights – looks like we’re finally getting to see it!
Some scenes in the movie “There Goes My Baby” (set in 1965) were filmed in front of the Edwards; they built a mock-up of a restaurant in the front parking lot and lit the marquee but changed its name to “Paradise”, and listed “Cat Ballou” on the signboard.
Sorry about that. The third link, P1030356, is the separate (segregated) entrance mentioned above. The only movie I saw there while on vacation in Paducah was “A Bridge Too Far”.
This is a coincidence – a 1939 Graham automobile was just sold on eBay, and it had old window decals from the Alexander Film Company. Here’s the link:
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Scroll down through the photos and you’ll see the decal.
Robert Altman’s “A Wedding"
"A Night at the Sunset” (See my posting on the Sunset Drive-In Theatre of Skokie page)
“Stony Island” was filmed in Chicago but I haven’t seen it yet – was it good?
“Nightmare in Chicago” (made for TV but still good)
“The Monitors” (very strange but any movie that features Avery Schreiber, Alan Arkin and Senator Everett Dirksen is worth seeing once)
Sad to see, but I’ve always wondered why a town so concerned with preservation as South Pasadena is didn’t take it over long ago. Last movie I saw there was “The Triplets of Belleville”. Four people in the audience besides me. It WAS an early show on a Thursday, but…
My father, my brothers and I saw it early in its run at the Edens Theatre in Northbrook, IL – I didn’t realize it at the time, but what a juxtaposition of views of the future there was between that building and that film…
Hi KBOW,
Sorry I didn’t see your posting earlier. I saw a 16mm print of the film at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, IL in ‘76 or '77. Any luck finding the film?
Some photos from two weeks ago:
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Sorry, I should have posted the links instead of the pictures (again please credit to Bob Johnston):
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Administrator: If I wasn’t supposed to post the pictures themselves – I’m sorry; please delete them.
-Chris
I’ll second that – just got home from my car club’s annual drive-in night at the MT, and it was a lot of fun; Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas both looked great, and the staff was (as always) very helpful. And that tiki decor!! Thanks again to all the staff!
I’m not with the realtor; I was traveling with a friend who is a developer, and the real estate agent and a member of the Arts Council let me take pictures. I don’t think my friend will buy the place, but hopefully someone else will.
Forgot to mention that almost all the seats are intact, too!
Here’s a couple photos taken August, 2006:
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Here’s a photo I took in August:
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Here are some photos from a couple weeks ago:
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ttroidl, you may use them on your site if you wish.
Here are some links to photos I took inside the Wintergarden a few weeks ago.
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Pretty sad, but the roof was replaced ten years ago to keep it from getting worse. The projectors and carbon-arc lamp houses are still there. The local Arts Council will sell the place VERY reasonably to someone who can restore it. Their realtor is Century 21 Turner Brokers at (716) 763-7506 or www.c21turnerbrokers.com
Patsy, if you email me the the 1955 photo I can save it to my Photobucket album and post a link. Thanks!
I’m posting some links to inside photos of the Wintergarden on its page today.
Here are some photos I took yesterday:
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Here are a couple nighttime shots (as mentioned above) from 1992:
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Enjoy!
Here’s a couple nighttime shots I took in 1992:
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Enjoy!
Here’s “Godzilla, King of the Monsters” from April 1956:
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In my cinema class in high school, I saw a black-and-white short film called “A Night at the Sunset” that was filmed there in the mid-to-late 1960s. It was an episodic story (like “American Graffiti”) about the various patrons and workers there. I’d love to see that movie again…
I just found and scanned two slides of adult theaters in San Diego in ‘74, the House of Color and the Follies. How should I send them to you?
I saw the Japanese war film “Zero” in 1985 there. The style of the place was very low-key in and out but the quality of the print and projection were dazzling! Somebody there cared what they were doing. Wasn’t there a neon clock near one of the exits?
It was operating at least from the mid-70s; it was kind of a grind house (saw both “Mother, Jugs and Speed” and “Guyana, Cult of the Damned” there). They had revivals of “American Graffiti” for a couple summers, as well as “Girls on the Beach” (retitled “Summer of ‘64”). Most clearly I remember seeing “Car Wash” on a frigid night in February 1977 and hearing about the fatal L train crash on the way home.