As a young child I lived nearby in a small development called Pleasanton. Probably from about 1945 until about 1950. I remember my mother and I would walk to the Mayflower Theater. This is where I first saw “The Wizard of Oz” Probably about 1948. Made a lasting impression on this 5 y.o. I remember all movies being preceded with a fast paced news-reel.
Tom Charlton
The address for the Alpine would’ve been very close to 604 Charles St, Wellsburg, WV 26070
I was a projectionist, for about a year, at the Alpine Back in 1962/63, I came across a man who’d been a close childhood friend of my dad’s. A black man named Raymond Taylor. Ray went by the name “Sugar” to most around town. I always called him Mr. Taylor. Raymond Taylor, a longtime ham radio operator, was the caretaker and projectionist. Mr. Taylor took me under wing and taught me how to run the projectors so that he’d have time to do other work. This was the first job I’d had with a significant amount of responsibility. You really needed to pay attention! I really enjoyed it and developed a level of confidence and pride in doing what was a fairly involved process.
Tom Charlton
As a young child I lived nearby in a small development called Pleasanton. Probably from about 1945 until about 1950. I remember my mother and I would walk to the Mayflower Theater. This is where I first saw “The Wizard of Oz” Probably about 1948. Made a lasting impression on this 5 y.o. I remember all movies being preceded with a fast paced news-reel. Tom Charlton
The address for the Alpine would’ve been very close to 604 Charles St, Wellsburg, WV 26070 I was a projectionist, for about a year, at the Alpine Back in 1962/63, I came across a man who’d been a close childhood friend of my dad’s. A black man named Raymond Taylor. Ray went by the name “Sugar” to most around town. I always called him Mr. Taylor. Raymond Taylor, a longtime ham radio operator, was the caretaker and projectionist. Mr. Taylor took me under wing and taught me how to run the projectors so that he’d have time to do other work. This was the first job I’d had with a significant amount of responsibility. You really needed to pay attention! I really enjoyed it and developed a level of confidence and pride in doing what was a fairly involved process.
Tom Charlton