I filled in as manager of this theater in the summer of 1988 — its last stint as a first-run house. In 1989-1990, UA sold the place to (if I remember correctly) Bob Shannon, who showed independent films. Shannon was likely the last operator before the place was demolished. While there, I met a wonderful man by the name of Fred Brush. Fred, who kept the projectors in running order, was over 80 and had worked as a projectionist since the time of hand-crank projectors (literally). One of the major industry magazines (can’t recall the name) did an article on Fred around this time.
I filled in as manager of this theater in the summer of 1988 — its last stint as a first-run house. In 1989-1990, UA sold the place to (if I remember correctly) Bob Shannon, who showed independent films. Shannon was likely the last operator before the place was demolished. While there, I met a wonderful man by the name of Fred Brush. Fred, who kept the projectors in running order, was over 80 and had worked as a projectionist since the time of hand-crank projectors (literally). One of the major industry magazines (can’t recall the name) did an article on Fred around this time.