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docdoowop commented about Gopher Theatre on Nov 3, 2024 at 8:42 am

As a precocious lad I started seeing movies on Hennepin Avenue at age 9 (“The Giant Claw”, Orpheum, 1957). Any youngster visiting the Gopher will remember the electric-eye operated water fountain.

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docdoowop commented about Cinema I & II on Nov 3, 2024 at 8:24 am

Isn’t it interesting how one’s memory has filed away the movies you’ve seen at certain theaters? I lived a couple of blocks from the I and II in 1971-72 and saw “Harold & Maude”, “Vanishing Point”, “Valdez Is Coming”, “The French Connection”, others. Typical two-screen Mall setup that must’ve suffered when the next-door Publix closed.

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docdoowop commented about Parkway Theatre on Apr 23, 2023 at 12:46 pm

Every Saturday as a kid. “Jason & the Argonauts”, “The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad” and 25 cent popcorn with the possibility of that free pass somewhere in the box. No better memory.

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docdoowop commented about Richfield Theater on Apr 23, 2023 at 12:38 pm

1959: “Ben-Hur”, then across 65th street to Nelson’s Restaurant for some strawberry pie.

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docdoowop commented about Hopkins Theatre on Apr 21, 2023 at 2:28 pm

One of the most enjoyable film experiences I had was watching “Paris, Texas” in the smallest theater on a weekday afternoon. I was the only patron in what amounted to my own private screening room.

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docdoowop commented about Grand Theatre on Apr 21, 2023 at 2:08 pm

Fondly remembered. Lived and worked in Northfield, 1972-1975 and saw “The Way We Were”, “Three Days of the Condor"and others here.

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docdoowop commented about Minnesota Theater on Nov 26, 2008 at 11:37 am

Martin & Lewis…by far the most successful live act at the time…played the house in the early 50s and were a sensation.

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docdoowop commented about El Lago Theatre on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:30 am

Correction: This theater was known as the “El Lago.”