The Paradise had plusher seats than the Loyola, up the street on Sepulveda, and charged higher admission prices. There was a hall on the right, as we went in, with the auditorium entrances on the left.
I remember driving past the theater with my father, and seeing Ernest Hemingway’s name on the marquee, above the title of the film, “The Old Man and the Sea.”
I asked, “Who’s Ernest Hemingway?”
“He wrote the book.”
“Is he in the movie?”
“No.”
“Then why is is name up there?”
We bought candy bars, three for a quarter, at the Savon Drugstore, across Sepulveda Boulevard, and then went to see the movies at the Loyola Theater. On Saturday mornings we could see free children’s matinees. The Paradise, south on Sepulveda, had higher-priced tickets and we didn’t go there as often. I could see the swan from the laundry room in the back of our house on West 85th Place. For us, Sepulveda as just “the Boulevard” and the Loyola was the place to see movies.
The Paradise had plusher seats than the Loyola, up the street on Sepulveda, and charged higher admission prices. There was a hall on the right, as we went in, with the auditorium entrances on the left. I remember driving past the theater with my father, and seeing Ernest Hemingway’s name on the marquee, above the title of the film, “The Old Man and the Sea.” I asked, “Who’s Ernest Hemingway?” “He wrote the book.” “Is he in the movie?” “No.” “Then why is is name up there?”
We bought candy bars, three for a quarter, at the Savon Drugstore, across Sepulveda Boulevard, and then went to see the movies at the Loyola Theater. On Saturday mornings we could see free children’s matinees. The Paradise, south on Sepulveda, had higher-priced tickets and we didn’t go there as often. I could see the swan from the laundry room in the back of our house on West 85th Place. For us, Sepulveda as just “the Boulevard” and the Loyola was the place to see movies.