Photos favorited by davidcoppock

  • <p>Sharpe used to project movies in the backyard of his grocery shop (pictured)</p>
  • <p>The Beacon Theatre opened on 11th August 1937.</p>
  • <p>The Beacon Theatre’s opening programme, August 1937</p>
  • <p>Exterior of the Beacon Theatre at the time of its opening in August 1937.</p>
  • <p>Now Marianna Chapel Funeral Home</p>
  • <p>The San Pablo Auto Movies opened on July 29, 1953 with a dual projector 3-D presentation of Paramount’s “Sangaree”.</p>
  • <p>Entrance to San Pablo Auto Movies on Riverside Avenue (south of San Pablo Dam Rd). Sidewalks were added around 1966 as part of the citywide improvements as seen in this photo with the entrance to the drive-in in the background. Photo courtesy of the San Pablo Historical Society</p>
  • <p>Goggle aerial view 2012</p>
  • <p>1975 photo credit Bruce Richmond.</p>
  • <p>Barbara Cornish officiates in the computerised ticket and seat booking office while our youngest theatre usher Samuel Dickinson greets patrons for a matinee screening. Both are unpaid volunteers, but are expected to give full professional standards of service.</p>
  • <p>Pay box, March 2011</p>
  • <p>Pay boxes, March 2011</p>
  • <p>Pay box, March 2011</p>
  • <p>Fireplace in circle foyer, March 2011.</p>
  • <p>Fireplace in circle foyer, March 2011</p>
  • <p>In the 1950’s, a fire began in the projection room of the Princess Theatre killing the projectionist. The film that was used in those days was highly flammable as it ran through the projector. Often the film would ignite. A small vat of water was kept in the room to put the fire out.</p>
  • <p>March 17,1950</p>