My first experience at the Newport was with my Mother, we walked to it one evening and saw the Creature from the Black Lagoon. As I grew up in the surrounding neighborhoods we would always go to the Newport or the Rosna which was around the corner on 35th street. Both theaters were great but I loved the Balcony at the Newport. As a younger we saw so many movies at the Newport and I ended up working at the Newport and the Rosa as a Usher and learned to be a projectionist for a while. It was a wonderful experience since most of the theaters back then were own by the Levine company and we got to help out at other places too. RoadShow movies were big in the 60’s and I worked Throughly Modern Millie, Gone with the Wind, Space Odessey ect. What a great time.
My first experience at the Newport was with my Mother, we walked to it one evening and saw the Creature from the Black Lagoon. As I grew up in the surrounding neighborhoods we would always go to the Newport or the Rosna which was around the corner on 35th street. Both theaters were great but I loved the Balcony at the Newport. As a younger we saw so many movies at the Newport and I ended up working at the Newport and the Rosa as a Usher and learned to be a projectionist for a while. It was a wonderful experience since most of the theaters back then were own by the Levine company and we got to help out at other places too. RoadShow movies were big in the 60’s and I worked Throughly Modern Millie, Gone with the Wind, Space Odessey ect. What a great time.