Comments from Ross Care

I think the Fabians also owned the Colonial Theatre in Harrisburg.

Found some new color slides of the SENATE I took in 1982. These are some of the best yet. Here’s a link to one I just added: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39527581@N07/5857116736/in/photostream/

It also was a great theater-going city in the same era. I saw many Broadway try-outs there. It was sort of the twilight of the great Broadway musicals but I saw some unusual ones. Greatest coup: seeing Sondheim’s ANYONE CAN WHISTLE! At the Forrest, as I recall. I got Lee Remick’s autograph after the performance. I think the legit theaters may have been among the first to go.

IN HARM’S WAY –

I saw this on the big screen at the Grand. They used to post window card-type posters on the walls of downtown Lancaster around the theater.
So I had a beautiful copy of this Saul Bass design in black-and-white with blue accents. Wish I still had it. The RCA soundtrack (Jerry Goldsmith) LP cover is similar.
Notice Mrs. Otto Preminger’s autograph on the page (from an AMPAS tribute to Preminger).
She worked on the costumes for the film.

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This is a grainy and not especially good crop of the Colonial marquee. I wish I had a better one.

But my FLICKr caption give a detailed description of the unusual L-shaped entrance/vestibule area which had doors on both Market St. and 3rd St. and enclosed a commercial business which was on the corner of those streets.

It’s also of interest because the marquee is no longer advertising movies, but Harrisburg’s traditional balloon parade (which I remember from when I was a kid) and an “Elvis” concert!

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Photo of the 2006 revival of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA at the El Capitan.
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As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, right out of college I used to have an apartment in the middle of this same block in Lancaster’s late, lamented “theater district.” At 123 N. Queen until the entire block (and, of course, ALL the theaters, FOUR great old vintage venues) were razed around me.
It was just a few doors down from the Grand.
Thanks for the post.

Thanks, John. As I’ve said, as I kid I first discovered movies at the SENATE over many downtown Saturday matinees. The re-issues of the Disney classic features and the first releases of PETER PAN, THE LIVING DESERT, etc.
Also of course great UI sci-fi thrillers, several in 3-D.

So for better or worse, it’s still a part of my consciousness.
:)

I recently discovered a few color slides of the Senate I didn’t know I had. Exteriors, such as the one I just put on FLICKr. I’ll add them from time to time.

Wish I had some of the interior. I do remember it was a kind of salmon pink with large white Art Deco lights on the side walls.

Yes, a great little movie house.

Please feel free to visit my FLICKr album of vintage theater photos, ads, and memorabilia. Mostly includes theaters in Pennsylvania and Los Angeles but also a few international cinemas. Thank you.
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Anne Francis at the Egyptian Theatre (American Cinematheque), Hollywood,
RIP.
I saw FORBIDDEN PLANET at Loew’s REGENT:
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Please check out my vintage theater set on FLICKr which includes movie ads and other theater photos and memorabilia, mostly from Pennsylvania and California (Los Angeles):
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BLACK WIDOW/WHITE CHRISTMAS at the STATE:
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Happy Holidays to All!
Ross Care

I add to this album of vintage theaters and memorabilia from time to time:
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