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packer commented about Maco Theatre on Jun 23, 2008 at 5:17 pm

Oh ya, those are from the Servicemans club (old Sammy’s Restaurant) in the 200 block of Chestnut. I didn’t think those looked right

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packer commented about Jerry Lewis Cinemas on Jun 23, 2008 at 5:15 pm

I remember a Jerry Lewis theater in the Thunderbird Mall in Virginia, MN open in the 70’s

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packer commented about Ashland Bay Cinema on Dec 9, 2007 at 9:23 pm

The Bay Theater is actually a 6 Plex now. I just discovered this theatre this month while in Ashland on business. They expanded into 2 neighboring buildings. I hope to see a movied there this week. Love the old theatres! Especially ones like this on Main Stree in a historic downtown. I have current pics, if anyone is interested

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packer commented about Maco Theatre on Dec 7, 2007 at 11:35 pm

I went to many movies at the Granada and MACO theatres as a kid. Great times, great theatres. There was a fire in a building ne to the Granada theatre years ago and it had to be torn down. The MACO still stands, except not as a theatre. I actaully live in an apartment accross the street from the MACO and can see the grand marquee from my window. Oh how I wish they still showed movies! Fortunately, the historic Tacora in nearby Aurora, MN still shows movies, as does the State in Ely, MN and the Comet in Cook, MN. Ths is the way movies were intended to be seen!