The Asian man said the old seats are located underneath the current floor and the screen is located behind the wall. You can hear the hollow sound of the floor as you walk. He said the balcony is now his office and the original roof and chandelier are located above the current roof (hidden). He asked us if we knew the original owner and my Dad said that two brothers who were really nice guys owned it. The man said that one day an old woman came in and started crying and when he asked her what was the matter, she said her husband (the owner) had died upstairs. My Dad is 87 and his memory is slipping but it’s awesome that he remembers this place.
Fast forward to this afternoon: My Dad took my to his old neighborhood and we walked into the Unique theater so he could see what it looks like. He first pointed out that the little brown store to the right of it (you can see it in pictures) was a malt shop and a lot people used to hang out there before and after a movie. When we walked into the lobby, you can immediately see the old wooden panels carved along the entrance and the stairwell leading to the balcony. I introduced myself to an Asian man working behind the counter and he told him that my Dad used to go to the movies there as a kid. He said he owned the building now. an
My Dad grew up on 1st street in the late 1920s and went to several movies there throughout the 1930s. He told me that he used to sell newspapers as a kid on the corner of 1st and Rowen. On November 16, 1936, Edward VIII (the Price of Whales) announced his intention to marry Wallis Simpson and it made headlines in the newspaper. To make a long story short: after my Dad sold 15 newspapers for 3 cents each, he bought 5 cents worth of candy next to the Unique Theater and spent 10 cents for admission and saw the movie “Things to Come” by H.G. Wells. He said that many times he and his friends would sneak into the back door and didn’t pay to see movies.
The Asian man said the old seats are located underneath the current floor and the screen is located behind the wall. You can hear the hollow sound of the floor as you walk. He said the balcony is now his office and the original roof and chandelier are located above the current roof (hidden). He asked us if we knew the original owner and my Dad said that two brothers who were really nice guys owned it. The man said that one day an old woman came in and started crying and when he asked her what was the matter, she said her husband (the owner) had died upstairs. My Dad is 87 and his memory is slipping but it’s awesome that he remembers this place.
Fast forward to this afternoon: My Dad took my to his old neighborhood and we walked into the Unique theater so he could see what it looks like. He first pointed out that the little brown store to the right of it (you can see it in pictures) was a malt shop and a lot people used to hang out there before and after a movie. When we walked into the lobby, you can immediately see the old wooden panels carved along the entrance and the stairwell leading to the balcony. I introduced myself to an Asian man working behind the counter and he told him that my Dad used to go to the movies there as a kid. He said he owned the building now. an
My Dad grew up on 1st street in the late 1920s and went to several movies there throughout the 1930s. He told me that he used to sell newspapers as a kid on the corner of 1st and Rowen. On November 16, 1936, Edward VIII (the Price of Whales) announced his intention to marry Wallis Simpson and it made headlines in the newspaper. To make a long story short: after my Dad sold 15 newspapers for 3 cents each, he bought 5 cents worth of candy next to the Unique Theater and spent 10 cents for admission and saw the movie “Things to Come” by H.G. Wells. He said that many times he and his friends would sneak into the back door and didn’t pay to see movies.