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Wow, 50 years ago! Was heading out to one of our local theaters that has 10-11 theaters in it, and got to wondering about what kind of technology they use now days to project the movie. That reminded me of the Lyric, and Charlie and Lila Gibson, and all the great fun we had as kids going to the Saturday night movies. Wondered when the last picture show was at the Lyric, and so Googled "Sutton's Lyric theater," and presto, there was the article. Guess you can find anything on the Internet these days.
I remember the large cans containing the movies, Charlie must have lugged upstairs, and threaded into the projectors, and how Lila was always in the ticket booth, with a mirror propped up so she could see who was coming down the street behind her. And there was "the white line," about half way down the aisle, separating the hard seats from the cushioned. Little kids had to sit pas the white line in the cheap seats. I think tickets were 15 cents; and popcorn a dime. Article says who bought the last tickets, but I wonder what the last picture show was.
Wow, 50 years ago! Was heading out to one of our local theaters that has 10-11 theaters in it, and got to wondering about what kind of technology they use now days to project the movie. That reminded me of the Lyric, and Charlie and Lila Gibson, and all the great fun we had as kids going to the Saturday night movies. Wondered when the last picture show was at the Lyric, and so Googled "Sutton's Lyric theater," and presto, there was the article. Guess you can find anything on the Internet these days.
ReplyDeleteI remember the large cans containing the movies, Charlie must have lugged upstairs, and threaded into the projectors, and how Lila was always in the ticket booth, with a mirror propped up so she could see who was coming down the street behind her. And there was "the white line," about half way down the aisle, separating the hard seats from the cushioned. Little kids had to sit pas the white line in the cheap seats. I think tickets were 15 cents; and popcorn a dime. Article says who bought the last tickets, but I wonder what the last picture show was.
Richard Yost