The Ushers in the early days wore gold space age uniforms that always made me think of sci-fi. The balcony was possibly the best designed ive ever seen. Very large, comfortable theatre.
I saw hundreds of movies here as I grew up a few blocks away and would be there just about every weekend with friends and during the week with either Mom, Dad or both as they are film nuts. I still remember the DOUBLE LINE around the theatre on the opening night of HELP! Somehow I made it in [the second feature was ‘A Hard Days Night’] absolute pandemonium.
My favorite memory from the Whitwood was seeing ‘The Ghost and Mr Chicken’ just about every other night during it’s run. Big screen, big sound and quality presentation were still there in 1965.
This is the theatre where my sister saw her first ‘non drive-in’ movie in around 1961. All my cousins took her with them [i was too young]. The movie was ‘Flower Drum Song’. Later on when I was able to go to the Garmar the only thing I recall is that it had one of those glassed-in baby rooms where mothers could take the screamin tyke.
Red velvet type carpeting and a high balcony are all I remember about this place. In the 60s it became a hippie hangout.
The Ushers in the early days wore gold space age uniforms that always made me think of sci-fi. The balcony was possibly the best designed ive ever seen. Very large, comfortable theatre.
I saw hundreds of movies here as I grew up a few blocks away and would be there just about every weekend with friends and during the week with either Mom, Dad or both as they are film nuts. I still remember the DOUBLE LINE around the theatre on the opening night of HELP! Somehow I made it in [the second feature was ‘A Hard Days Night’] absolute pandemonium.
My favorite memory from the Whitwood was seeing ‘The Ghost and Mr Chicken’ just about every other night during it’s run. Big screen, big sound and quality presentation were still there in 1965.
Farrell’s sucked. Long live the Jolly Roger!
This is the theatre where my sister saw her first ‘non drive-in’ movie in around 1961. All my cousins took her with them [i was too young]. The movie was ‘Flower Drum Song’. Later on when I was able to go to the Garmar the only thing I recall is that it had one of those glassed-in baby rooms where mothers could take the screamin tyke.