When I first moved to Napa County, the Uptown was a single theater. It soon split into two when the nearby River Park Theaters opened. It stayed a twin theater for many years. By the 1980s it was playing seconds at cheap prices but it had a wonderfully large screen and comfortable seats. But there were problems. The projectors would often break down and the film cancelled. The heat would often not work in winter. When the River Park Theaters closed down, their projectors were moved to the Uptown. And then in the 90s someone got the “bright” idea to make 4 small theaters out of the place. These were cramped theaters. The screens were to high and large, the seats at weird angles because they kept the seats designed for the larger layouts in the same places The projectors kept breaking down. People stopped going. And it closed down. Now Napa does not have a second run discount theater.
When I first moved to Napa County, the Uptown was a single theater. It soon split into two when the nearby River Park Theaters opened. It stayed a twin theater for many years. By the 1980s it was playing seconds at cheap prices but it had a wonderfully large screen and comfortable seats. But there were problems. The projectors would often break down and the film cancelled. The heat would often not work in winter. When the River Park Theaters closed down, their projectors were moved to the Uptown. And then in the 90s someone got the “bright” idea to make 4 small theaters out of the place. These were cramped theaters. The screens were to high and large, the seats at weird angles because they kept the seats designed for the larger layouts in the same places The projectors kept breaking down. People stopped going. And it closed down. Now Napa does not have a second run discount theater.