My parents bought a new house on Harvest Moon street in 1950 when I was two. In the early 50s, my older brothers and I would go to the Star theater, about 2 ½ miles from our house, to see movies. My oldest brother, who is 62, remembers live performances at the Star, the most memorable being a magic show with audience participation. I have a vague memory of that, but I was probably only four or five years old at the time. Last week we revisited the old neighborhood, as my brother was down from Ashland Oregon for his 45th La Puente high school reunion. It was a treat to recall old memories and see old sites, some of which haven’t changed at all. We saw the Star and took pictures, and thought that the theater was being preserved as a local landmark. Sad to hear that’s not the case.
My parents bought a new house on Harvest Moon street in 1950 when I was two. In the early 50s, my older brothers and I would go to the Star theater, about 2 ½ miles from our house, to see movies. My oldest brother, who is 62, remembers live performances at the Star, the most memorable being a magic show with audience participation. I have a vague memory of that, but I was probably only four or five years old at the time. Last week we revisited the old neighborhood, as my brother was down from Ashland Oregon for his 45th La Puente high school reunion. It was a treat to recall old memories and see old sites, some of which haven’t changed at all. We saw the Star and took pictures, and thought that the theater was being preserved as a local landmark. Sad to hear that’s not the case.