Almo Theater
18940 Front Street,
Poulsbo,
WA
98370
18940 Front Street,
Poulsbo,
WA
98370
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The Regal “Poulsbo 10” is probably what forced this theater out of business.
The Almo Theater (theatre) was built by one J. H. Almos, a local boat builder. Its first sound was phonograph records synchronized (mostly) with the picture. I, and many of my friends (Don Hood, Vernon Herrick, et al, were projectionists when the theater was owned by George B. (Ben) White, Bill Haugen, and then Joe Lilquist. Its structure is still in place but no longer a shop of any kind. I started in the nitrate film days and can still smell the stuff. The whine of the DC generator for the arc lamps, the sputtering of the copper-clad arc rods, the smell of film cement using the Griswold splicer, adding cue marks to make changeovers…. etc. A world long gone. The curtain for the screen was hand-cranked from the ceiling of the projection booth, and many a hat and coat went sailing down the side of the auditorium when the curtains opened and someone had hung their garment on the cable.
I forgot to add that I once had 30 professional cinema seats but gave them away. However, I still have a digital projector, audio amplifier with Dolby 5.1 surround sound, two sets of small stage traveler curtains, a big electronic message board, framed classic movie posters and a ton of bric-a-brac cinema goodies.
Hey folks… what are we waiting for?
Nancy… and so would I and that means a trip from Port Orchard. You can also add some of the many past classic films as well as releases that were within the past decade… and those which have been listed as “public domain”.
I saw the a showing (first run) of “Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan” at the ‘mouse house’ back in the day, along with many other shows. My first scary movie (“Alien”) was experienced there. Wish somebody would make it a theater again. Boutique theaters are on the rise. How about an “adults-only” space that serves adult beverages and/or food? I’d go!