I went to Saturday matinees at this theater in the 1940s. We would see two features, a comedy, a serial, and a newsreel for $.09 (because if they had charged $.10 they would have had to charge a tax). Popcorn, candy, and the bus were each $.05. We each got $.25 and would have to decide whether to have candy and popcorn or take the bus. Many times it was a long walk home in the rain.
I had many great experiences at this theater including when one Sunday evening (about 1948 or 1949) my father took me there and Desi Arnaz was on the bill playing his bongos and flirting with the women. I also especially remember that Harry Blackstone (the magician) made annual appearances at the Palomar. I was also attending a matinee of a Tarzan movie in 1949 when a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Seattle.
I went to Saturday matinees at this theater in the 1940s. We would see two features, a comedy, a serial, and a newsreel for $.09 (because if they had charged $.10 they would have had to charge a tax). Popcorn, candy, and the bus were each $.05. We each got $.25 and would have to decide whether to have candy and popcorn or take the bus. Many times it was a long walk home in the rain.
I had many great experiences at this theater including when one Sunday evening (about 1948 or 1949) my father took me there and Desi Arnaz was on the bill playing his bongos and flirting with the women. I also especially remember that Harry Blackstone (the magician) made annual appearances at the Palomar. I was also attending a matinee of a Tarzan movie in 1949 when a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Seattle.