Jarvis Theatre

My father used to be the Manager of The Jarvis until it closed. I also have a mint untorn admission ticket. Cost of admission? 50 cents. Some of the movies I remember being played were The Guns of Navarone, Sampson and Delilah, Th Apartment, Ten Commandments and Psycho. Back then popcorn was served with real butter and not a chemical toping. You also paid your ticket and walked in, sometimes in the middle of the movie and you could stay until the next show where you walked in. My father was always in competition with my Grandfaher who managed The Crest. The Jarvis was torn down to make way for a car dealership. Next to the crest was Henrys Hamburgers the predecessor in Binhamton to McDonalds. My other possessions are a one sheet of Pinoccio and a mint one sheet of Forrest Gump and Star Trek 6.

I remember going to this theater at least once when I was growing up & yesterday’s morning paper had a photo of it in a “Memories” article that I thought you might like to see … possibly The Press & Sun-Bulletin would give you permission to add the photo to your webpage on the theater. Here is the link to the on-line article as well as the picture. View link
Jim Macumber