I remember fondly the Des Plaines theater growing up in the Chicago suburb during the 1940s. I still have memories of the Saturday afternoon matinees, featuring cowboy movies, serials and cartoons for a 9 cent admittance ticket and 10 cents for a box of popcorn. The theater often had specials for the local elementary classes and I can remember walking, as a member of the 1st grade at old North (Mrs. Nelson’s class) to the theater. My uncle treated me to a movie when visiting us in Des Plaines and he “allowed” me to jump into the orchestra pit in order to look for treasure. We were both reprimand by one of the ushers. Great memories.
John Gustafson, Rockford, Illinois
I remember fondly the Des Plaines theater growing up in the Chicago suburb during the 1940s. I still have memories of the Saturday afternoon matinees, featuring cowboy movies, serials and cartoons for a 9 cent admittance ticket and 10 cents for a box of popcorn. The theater often had specials for the local elementary classes and I can remember walking, as a member of the 1st grade at old North (Mrs. Nelson’s class) to the theater. My uncle treated me to a movie when visiting us in Des Plaines and he “allowed” me to jump into the orchestra pit in order to look for treasure. We were both reprimand by one of the ushers. Great memories.
John Gustafson, Rockford, Illinois