The Arden Theater was my very first job. The salary was $1.30 per hour. I had to usher and change the marquee on Tuesday nights after the last film started. Because the marquee had two sides, I normally worked until after midnight, finishing up. The manager wanted the Stars of the picture, besides just the Pictures name. Extra work. Sometimes in the rain! I was just a senior in High School.
When we lived on Butler Street in Compton in the mid 1960s we used to take a bus down Compton Blvd, to the Compton Theater and see films on a Saturday afternoon. Compton was a safe, wonderful community at that time. I remember the JC Penny store was very close.
Compton in the early and mid 1960’s was a safe and wonderful place to live. The Tower Theater was the home of several top films, including BULLIT, OLD YELLER and HOW THE WEST WAS WON. There was a city bus that ran down Compton Blvd, and another bus that ran down Long Beach Blvd. I have many fond memories of Compton.
The Arden Theater was my very first job. The salary was $1.30 per hour. I had to usher and change the marquee on Tuesday nights after the last film started. Because the marquee had two sides, I normally worked until after midnight, finishing up. The manager wanted the Stars of the picture, besides just the Pictures name. Extra work. Sometimes in the rain! I was just a senior in High School.
When we lived on Butler Street in Compton in the mid 1960s we used to take a bus down Compton Blvd, to the Compton Theater and see films on a Saturday afternoon. Compton was a safe, wonderful community at that time. I remember the JC Penny store was very close.
Compton in the early and mid 1960’s was a safe and wonderful place to live. The Tower Theater was the home of several top films, including BULLIT, OLD YELLER and HOW THE WEST WAS WON. There was a city bus that ran down Compton Blvd, and another bus that ran down Long Beach Blvd. I have many fond memories of Compton.