One of the things I miss about going to the movies are the theater palaces I went to. Places like the Loews Valencia in Queens and the Loews King in Brooklyn were magnificent spaces to watch a film. The atmosphere they brought made going to the movies a very special event.
From the smell of popcorn as soon as you walked into a great hall, to the ushers who showed you to your seat using a flashlight, and to the dramatic design on the walls and stage. Wow!
Those places are mostly gone now. Many of them have become churches and are touching lives in a different way.
What we’re left with (see below) are sterile multiplex theaters with absolutely no personality other than feeling like you’re sitting in a giant shoe box.
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I always thought the Boulevard Theatre was one of the classiest places in Salisbury, when I was growing up in the 50's.
ReplyDeleteWaaaay too much money for 'their' concession items!
ReplyDeleteWaaaay too much money for the ticket prices.
Waaaay too many uncivil people on their phones and talking too loud.
But NOTHING compensates for a really bad movie.
ReplyDeleteDrive ins.
ReplyDeleteThey are saying that this was a bad summer for movies (money-wise). It's because no one can afford to go anymore.
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