Great ad, Gerald, brought back memories. We lived near Hugh B. Bain and used to go to the Park often when it was a single theatre. I remember seeing some horror movie there on a double bill with THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964? 65?) that scared me so much that my mom had to take me into the ladies' room until it was over. I can’t remember the title and always wonder what the film was. The ladies' bathroom was probably original to the theatre, with tiles and a big iron radiator. The original interior was still nice even if it was very worn out. Remember seeing lots of other films there including MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN and HELLO DOWN THERE. We noticed them bulldozing around it when we visited in August.
The Star was at the corner of Dyer Avenue and Farmington Avenue. My dad grew up on Farmington Avenue just a few houses up from the Star. He was born in 1913 and remembered going to movies there. We always drove past it on the way to my grandfather’s house and I always wanted to see what it looked like inside. It was also a hall you could rent out for weddings, etc., according to my godmother, who moved into the neighborhood in 1929.
Great ad, Gerald, brought back memories. We lived near Hugh B. Bain and used to go to the Park often when it was a single theatre. I remember seeing some horror movie there on a double bill with THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964? 65?) that scared me so much that my mom had to take me into the ladies' room until it was over. I can’t remember the title and always wonder what the film was. The ladies' bathroom was probably original to the theatre, with tiles and a big iron radiator. The original interior was still nice even if it was very worn out. Remember seeing lots of other films there including MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN and HELLO DOWN THERE. We noticed them bulldozing around it when we visited in August.
The Star was at the corner of Dyer Avenue and Farmington Avenue. My dad grew up on Farmington Avenue just a few houses up from the Star. He was born in 1913 and remembered going to movies there. We always drove past it on the way to my grandfather’s house and I always wanted to see what it looked like inside. It was also a hall you could rent out for weddings, etc., according to my godmother, who moved into the neighborhood in 1929.