I worked as an usher at the Hollywood in 1955/56. Bob Phillips was the manager at of an old vaudiville family who eneded his career at the Essex Green Cinema. Doops, a very exclusive store was on the corner of Central and South Harrison, and the Suburban Diner was west of the theater, now a vacant lot.
There were dressing room backstage along with a board of handles which control the lighting for what was obviously used for live shows.
The screen was changed bu use of sand bags on pulleys to adjust the size from standard to cinemascope.
I was priveledged in that I was permitted to use the Hollywood on Saturday mornings to listen to my LPs on the wonderful sound syste. Benny Goodman held forth with me as the audience.
I learned of the refubishing and drove down to se the marquee. I do remember the old one. Old memories are sometimes more vivid than the new reality. I only hope that the next gerneration of movie goers havememories as sweet as mine. I tend to doubt it but I wish everybody the happiness of the new adventrue.
I worked as an usher at the Hollywood in 1955/56. Bob Phillips was the manager at of an old vaudiville family who eneded his career at the Essex Green Cinema. Doops, a very exclusive store was on the corner of Central and South Harrison, and the Suburban Diner was west of the theater, now a vacant lot.
There were dressing room backstage along with a board of handles which control the lighting for what was obviously used for live shows.
The screen was changed bu use of sand bags on pulleys to adjust the size from standard to cinemascope.
I was priveledged in that I was permitted to use the Hollywood on Saturday mornings to listen to my LPs on the wonderful sound syste. Benny Goodman held forth with me as the audience.
I learned of the refubishing and drove down to se the marquee. I do remember the old one. Old memories are sometimes more vivid than the new reality. I only hope that the next gerneration of movie goers havememories as sweet as mine. I tend to doubt it but I wish everybody the happiness of the new adventrue.