Back in the 1940’s, the Gordon was a rather elegant neighborhood theater, featuring plush seats (some of them built for two). Either side of the stage were huge sculptures of Native Americans or other tribes. I spent many happy days at matinees there, seeing films such as “Holiday Inn”, and “Blue Dahlia” .
Once my brother and I sat through three showings of “Song of the Islands” with Betty Grable.
In 1944, when I judge that the Capitol had already seen its best days, we in the school boy patrol had Saturday meetings there, following which we got to see currently popular “B” movies, such as “Pistol Packin' Mama”, and “ "Cat People.”
After the Sylvan opened, my brother and I quit patronizing the West End Theater and went to the Sylvan, where for 9 cents for one under 12 years, you got a Saturday matinee with 2 features, 4 cartoons, newsreel and a serial. Before the movie, the sound system played “South”, “Tuxedo Junction” or other popular records. On the way to the Sylvan, we often stopped at nearby Gordon Foods and for 5 cents bought a large bag of either damaged iced cakes or potato chips to eat at the movie.
I would love to have a photo of the Sylvan if anyone has one.
I remember going to the Cobb in the 1940’s when there was a break in between reels of the movie. I guess one of the projectors was broken, and they had to load the next reel on the one working. I think the movie was either a western or a Judy Canova movie.
Back in the 1940’s, the Gordon was a rather elegant neighborhood theater, featuring plush seats (some of them built for two). Either side of the stage were huge sculptures of Native Americans or other tribes. I spent many happy days at matinees there, seeing films such as “Holiday Inn”, and “Blue Dahlia” .
Once my brother and I sat through three showings of “Song of the Islands” with Betty Grable.
In 1944, when I judge that the Capitol had already seen its best days, we in the school boy patrol had Saturday meetings there, following which we got to see currently popular “B” movies, such as “Pistol Packin' Mama”, and “ "Cat People.”
After the Sylvan opened, my brother and I quit patronizing the West End Theater and went to the Sylvan, where for 9 cents for one under 12 years, you got a Saturday matinee with 2 features, 4 cartoons, newsreel and a serial. Before the movie, the sound system played “South”, “Tuxedo Junction” or other popular records. On the way to the Sylvan, we often stopped at nearby Gordon Foods and for 5 cents bought a large bag of either damaged iced cakes or potato chips to eat at the movie.
I would love to have a photo of the Sylvan if anyone has one.
I remember going to the Cobb in the 1940’s when there was a break in between reels of the movie. I guess one of the projectors was broken, and they had to load the next reel on the one working. I think the movie was either a western or a Judy Canova movie.