That’s probably why it was never added. I guess there were two theaters, although it’s a little hazy. I know that in a full day on the Pier we would always see both movies.
They usually had a double feature. I saw High Plains Drifter, Young Winston, Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight, among others.
This town was in the news yesterday. The woman who played Thelma Lou on the Andy Griffith show (Barney’s girlfriend) was robbed. She moved to Mount Airy to get away from crime in the city.
Here is a view from December 1951, from USC:
http://tinyurl.com/28mavhm
I’m amazed it lasted until 2003, if you look at the 1980 photo.
The marquee can be seen in this 1941 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2djsago
If I get some advance notice I can be there when they start the demolition.
The Front Door’s neighboring Atlantic Theater is not long for this world, apparently.
When is this theater going to be demolished?
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2bysjwj
Here is a 1948 postcard:
http://tinyurl.com/2fa2u5g
Here is a 1933 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/252two2
Here is a 1980 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2afbf47
El Seguno in the caption should be El Segundo, as an aka.
Here is the State Theater in 1955, with the Douglas Mortuary next door.
http://tinyurl.com/28qrejx
Here is an interesting view from Second Street in 1939:
http://tinyurl.com/27k4kay
Some exploitation films can be seen on the marquee in this 1974 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/297z82z
Drive-ins.com states the Rocket has been razed. Some additional photos are here:
http://tinyurl.com/24z47bz
That’s probably why it was never added. I guess there were two theaters, although it’s a little hazy. I know that in a full day on the Pier we would always see both movies.
They usually had a double feature. I saw High Plains Drifter, Young Winston, Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight, among others.
One more from the same date:
http://tinyurl.com/289ovac
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/24kgteb
I guess the old management was unfriendly:
http://tinyurl.com/29f3rkk
Here is the Strand and the Steel Pier in 1964:
http://tinyurl.com/25wz7xx
This town was in the news yesterday. The woman who played Thelma Lou on the Andy Griffith show (Barney’s girlfriend) was robbed. She moved to Mount Airy to get away from crime in the city.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/26etnwm
I wouldn’t have guessed that this town had any theaters. I’ve stopped here a few times to have lunch when driving up to San Francisco.
Here is a 1926 ad:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics26/00062871.jpg