The Chief Theatre was owned by the Blank Family in Omaha. They also owned the Admiral & Sky View Drive In theatres which also were torn down after the Chief was torn down. They also owned the Jet-O-Space gas station right below the Sky View Drive In on 72nd & Hartman St. When I was in Jr. High at Bancroft Jr. High I was a ticket taker at the Chief & when I was in high school at South High, I was a projectionist at the Chief & Admirel theatres. When the Chief was first built, it was considered very high tech for it’s time as the projection equipment was state of the art for it’s time. Also it was a beautiful theatre with it’s wall murals in the theatre. Years ago they even used to perform weddings on the stage of the theatre. Up on the second floor where the ladies rest room was, they even had a glass enclosed room which was called the “cry room” for people with noisy or crying kids. I have a lot of great memories from those days. Alan
The Chief Theatre was owned by the Blank Family in Omaha. They also owned the Admiral & Sky View Drive In theatres which also were torn down after the Chief was torn down. They also owned the Jet-O-Space gas station right below the Sky View Drive In on 72nd & Hartman St. When I was in Jr. High at Bancroft Jr. High I was a ticket taker at the Chief & when I was in high school at South High, I was a projectionist at the Chief & Admirel theatres. When the Chief was first built, it was considered very high tech for it’s time as the projection equipment was state of the art for it’s time. Also it was a beautiful theatre with it’s wall murals in the theatre. Years ago they even used to perform weddings on the stage of the theatre. Up on the second floor where the ladies rest room was, they even had a glass enclosed room which was called the “cry room” for people with noisy or crying kids. I have a lot of great memories from those days. Alan