I worked at the Fine Arts in the 80s after Renaissance Rialto took it over up until the time they closed it. Once the projection automated I ran The Fine Arts, The Guild, The Park and The Stanford all under Renaissance Rialto. Edie was the manager up until the end. Edie was tough but she and I got along well. She and I were there the day the seats were ripped out, the concession stand demolished and the screen ripped to shreds. We were told that the destruction was done to prevent anyone else opening a theater there. It was a very sad day. Several years later I visited the Persian Rug dealer. He wanted me to open the safe but I just could not remember the combination. I hope he got it open.
This drive in was my favorite! Before I could drive I would make my mom take me and as I got older it was a fun hangout for me and my friends and my Convertible VW Beetle!
I worked at this theatre and it is where I learned to be a projectionist. I worked there when Michael Thomas and three others (Andy, Hilary and Tim) bought the theatre and began running a repertory program. The place was also rather scary all alone at night.
Like another member here, I too grew up on The Peninsula watching films at The Fox, The Laurel and The Carlos and The Manor before it turned into a porno theater. As an adult I had the priviledge to work in many theaters including the Fox and the Laurel. I was the manager/projectionist when The Fox finally closed it doors to showing films. If my memory serves me, FAME was the last film we showed that night.
I worked at the Fine Arts in the 80s after Renaissance Rialto took it over up until the time they closed it. Once the projection automated I ran The Fine Arts, The Guild, The Park and The Stanford all under Renaissance Rialto. Edie was the manager up until the end. Edie was tough but she and I got along well. She and I were there the day the seats were ripped out, the concession stand demolished and the screen ripped to shreds. We were told that the destruction was done to prevent anyone else opening a theater there. It was a very sad day. Several years later I visited the Persian Rug dealer. He wanted me to open the safe but I just could not remember the combination. I hope he got it open.
I saw the film Airport way back in 1971 at this theater!
This drive in was my favorite! Before I could drive I would make my mom take me and as I got older it was a fun hangout for me and my friends and my Convertible VW Beetle!
I worked at this theatre and it is where I learned to be a projectionist. I worked there when Michael Thomas and three others (Andy, Hilary and Tim) bought the theatre and began running a repertory program. The place was also rather scary all alone at night.
Memories. My dad was one of the construction workers when The Bel-Art was added.
Like another member here, I too grew up on The Peninsula watching films at The Fox, The Laurel and The Carlos and The Manor before it turned into a porno theater. As an adult I had the priviledge to work in many theaters including the Fox and the Laurel. I was the manager/projectionist when The Fox finally closed it doors to showing films. If my memory serves me, FAME was the last film we showed that night.