C.M. Brown,
A heart felt thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the Elm Theater. As a resident of West Hartford from 1957 to 1970, the Elm held many warm memories for me. I regret that I was unable to visit my home town before I got a chance to see the Elm one more time.
Sometimes, moving forward isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.
The Allyn used to feature closed cicuit fights. Clay/Liston, for one. They would also feature closed circuit concerts. I remember seeing The Beatles Washington DC concert and the T.A.M.I show with Beach Boys, James Brown,The Rolling Stones etc. Ron Landry, a local disk jockey once prommoted a “live” concert with The Ronnettes, The Tokens and Canible and The Headhunters Plus a movie for a whopping $3.50!
The Elm was my neighborhood theater. They showed some of the biggest movies of the 1960’s for extended runs.
Some of the biggies were, “The Longest Day” “The Sound of Music” “Lawrence of Arabia”. I remember when “Gigot”, The Jackie Gleason movie played there, The theater loby was decorated as a french caffe and a Reneault car was on display. In the late ‘50’s early sixties they had Saturday afternoon matines with flicks like"The Three Stooges go to Mars" “The Spider” After the movie let out the kids would stand in line to use the theater phone booth to call parents to pick them up. Great childhood memories.
C.M. Brown,
A heart felt thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the Elm Theater. As a resident of West Hartford from 1957 to 1970, the Elm held many warm memories for me. I regret that I was unable to visit my home town before I got a chance to see the Elm one more time.
Sometimes, moving forward isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.
Paul Michaud
It’s a done deal. The restaurant is now open, as of 7/11/04.
Paul Michaud
The Allyn used to feature closed cicuit fights. Clay/Liston, for one. They would also feature closed circuit concerts. I remember seeing The Beatles Washington DC concert and the T.A.M.I show with Beach Boys, James Brown,The Rolling Stones etc. Ron Landry, a local disk jockey once prommoted a “live” concert with The Ronnettes, The Tokens and Canible and The Headhunters Plus a movie for a whopping $3.50!
The Elm was my neighborhood theater. They showed some of the biggest movies of the 1960’s for extended runs.
Some of the biggies were, “The Longest Day” “The Sound of Music” “Lawrence of Arabia”. I remember when “Gigot”, The Jackie Gleason movie played there, The theater loby was decorated as a french caffe and a Reneault car was on display. In the late ‘50’s early sixties they had Saturday afternoon matines with flicks like"The Three Stooges go to Mars" “The Spider” After the movie let out the kids would stand in line to use the theater phone booth to call parents to pick them up. Great childhood memories.
Paul Michaud