Seems less and less likely that this theater that I fell in love with so many years ago will ever come back. Pretty much the only theater closing I’ve ever been genuinely saddened by.
I regret never taking the time to go to this theater while it was open. Seems like an interesting piece of local history. Would love to see it re-open, but I’m betting on the opposite.
This was THE theater in the Lehigh Valley for the longest time. Mr. Wolfe is correct, it did look more like an arcade than a movie house, but at the time I loved it. Just a kid easily impressed by neon, I suppose. Of course I look back on the theater now with rose-tinted glasses, much like most things I stare at through my life’s rear-view mirror, but there came a time when I hated this theater. The cushioning on the seats had long since been matted down by years of ever fattening people (myself included). The people who went were often loud and annoying, and worst of all some of the theaters were the longest, narrowest things ever created. I once had to move closer to the front just to be able to hear it. It was a dive most certainly, but it’s a dive I grew up with, so I can never really fault something that gave me great memories.
Some of my fondest memories are of my dad taking me to movies at this theater. I’m sure there were more than I remember but Star Trek VI and Goldeneye are two I recall. I know economics claim old movie theaters and that’s just part of the business, but man do I wish I could go back there.
Seems less and less likely that this theater that I fell in love with so many years ago will ever come back. Pretty much the only theater closing I’ve ever been genuinely saddened by.
I regret never taking the time to go to this theater while it was open. Seems like an interesting piece of local history. Would love to see it re-open, but I’m betting on the opposite.
This was THE theater in the Lehigh Valley for the longest time. Mr. Wolfe is correct, it did look more like an arcade than a movie house, but at the time I loved it. Just a kid easily impressed by neon, I suppose. Of course I look back on the theater now with rose-tinted glasses, much like most things I stare at through my life’s rear-view mirror, but there came a time when I hated this theater. The cushioning on the seats had long since been matted down by years of ever fattening people (myself included). The people who went were often loud and annoying, and worst of all some of the theaters were the longest, narrowest things ever created. I once had to move closer to the front just to be able to hear it. It was a dive most certainly, but it’s a dive I grew up with, so I can never really fault something that gave me great memories.
Some of my fondest memories are of my dad taking me to movies at this theater. I’m sure there were more than I remember but Star Trek VI and Goldeneye are two I recall. I know economics claim old movie theaters and that’s just part of the business, but man do I wish I could go back there.