I happen to drive by the old Roth’s just a few weeks ago and it certainly brings back memories. It’s quite interesting to see the original building intact.
I grew up around and frequently saw movies at Roth’s Parkway throughout my teens. After I left for college in 1988, the theater, as well as the a few of the places at the shopping center, were a few venues to hangout and catch up with friends during the summers. Compared to other theaters at the time, even in the late 80s and early 90s, the theater felt pretty dated but given that is was a five minute walk from my parent’s house, I couldn’t complain.
To my recollection, the theater closed sometime in 1992, the same year I graduated from college – I just remember walking to the theater one day only to find it was no longer operating. I didn’t frequent the shopping center too often afterwards (since my parents moved out of the neighborhood) but from seldom visits in the following years I recall the building sat vacant before a discount store took over the space in the mid-to-late 1990s.
I happen to drive by the old Roth’s just a few weeks ago and it certainly brings back memories. It’s quite interesting to see the original building intact.
I grew up around and frequently saw movies at Roth’s Parkway throughout my teens. After I left for college in 1988, the theater, as well as the a few of the places at the shopping center, were a few venues to hangout and catch up with friends during the summers. Compared to other theaters at the time, even in the late 80s and early 90s, the theater felt pretty dated but given that is was a five minute walk from my parent’s house, I couldn’t complain.
To my recollection, the theater closed sometime in 1992, the same year I graduated from college – I just remember walking to the theater one day only to find it was no longer operating. I didn’t frequent the shopping center too often afterwards (since my parents moved out of the neighborhood) but from seldom visits in the following years I recall the building sat vacant before a discount store took over the space in the mid-to-late 1990s.