My favorite treats were Charms pops and Flicks chocolate candy. I missed the mention of crying rooms in theaters...and some the the theaters has palatial rest rooms with fainting couches. The fanciest one I ever saw was the 5th Avenue in Seattle...inlaid mother of pearl furniture in a Chinese style.
Nice video. One thing I recall that was not included - a small blue illuminated clock next to the screen. It dates to a time when movies were shown continuously all day and patrons could stay as long as they liked. The clock was so people did not miss appointments and kids knew when it was time to go home. The blue glow was for minimal distraction from the what was on the screen. Although I was born after continuous movies were no longer a thing, the local theater in my town still had its illuminated clock beside the screen when I was a kid.
One theater in my hometown had an orchestra pit and balconies a decorated lavishly in maroon velvet. Another was Art Deco. I miss the charm of these beautiful venues.
In Rockford Illinois the Coronado Theater has balconies and an orchestra pit with a pipe organ that would rise up out of the ground when it was being played. The theater was built during the silent film era. They still have it after it was restored. The theater is now a performing arts center.
Forgot all about the curtains that opened before the previews started. The sound of them sliding open or closed is an early memory. Right up there with movie theater only buttered popcorn.
I managed theaters in Ohio and Indiana in the '70's and 80's, niether state allowed smoking in the auditorium, both allowed it in the lobby, or other parts of the theater. Smokers could stand in the lobbys and watch the movie through windows. When I moved to Florida, smoking was allowed in the auditorium, so it varied from state to state.
I don’t remember ever going to an enclosed cinema (as opposed to a drive-in) that allowed smoking in Pennsylvania. I did see a few movies in New York theaters that had smoking sections. My guess is that banning smoking at the movies was more a matter of fire danger than of second-hand smoke.
I remember that for some reason in our cheaper movie theaters as a kid it was a practice to just leave your discarded cups and candy wrappers and boxes on the floor under your seats because a cleaning crew came along after the movie and swept it all up! As an adult I wouldn't think twice about doing something like that, even if it was a theater policy! I got a kick out of the no hats rule and it immediately reminded me of the Sanford and Son episode where they go to a concert and a woman sitting in front of Fred and Lamont is wearing a big, fruit covered turban she refuses to take off so they bribe the usher to move! On the way to the other seats he tells her he hopes she gets a fruit fly! Haha!
I think at about Christmas time the theater would have a cartoon show for us kids. The school would let us go and they paid the admission. And we would get a candy bar when the show was over. This was in the 1950s .
The Warren theater chain has an old school feel to it. Or at least it did a few years ago before it got bought out. There would be a valet in white gloves with a bowl of candy outside the theater when the movie was over. Really cool. The Alamo Drafthouse is also a great place. Phone out once and you're gone. Talk and you're gone. Food and beer served right to your seat. Really amazing experience. We really need ushers back, though. I've been in a theater where someone set themselves up a little buffet at their seat, with the phone propped up with the light on so they could see. Someone went and complained, but they didn't do a thing about it. Just staggering entitlement.
Or Gone With the Wind. That movie was 4 hours long. It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World or How The West Was One were both very long movies with intermission s
"Dish Night" was one of the sub-plots of "My Summer Story", the first sequel to "A Christmas Story". What happened was that the theater owner, instead of getting the complete sets he ordered, all he got were gravy boats.
The Carroll Theatre in Mount Carroll Illinois has been repurposed as a bowling alley. I remember the show would start with a newsreel and a cartoon and coming attractions.
What they do today in theaters today they didn’t do back when I went in the 70’s and 80’s is u can stay all day and either watch the same movie or sneak into another room to watch another movie and now today u see it from beginning to end then leave. Where u can come while the movie is playing and after stay to watch it from the beginning. Plus back then in the opening credits about no talking and today it say turn off cell phones. Wow how it changed much.
One picture of a theater, the way it was built, the auditorium, it looked ridiculous . The seats were not set directly to the screen on two side balconies.
God forbid if movie theaters brought back the Intermission, for I fear they'll play film commercials for prescription drugs like the ones thrust upon us on TV. 😩
Video ends by asking how many of us remember these things. I'm in my mid-50's and all these thing pre-date even me by a couple of decades. Don't think there's going to be hardly anyone watching this who was around when these things were a typical theater experience.
I’m GenX too. We still had the pre-movie curtains open where I lived when I was young. If you stayed to the end of the credits, you could see the curtains close, too. Everything else was before my time, too.
If you're sick of getting ripped off by movie theater concession stand prices. For a few dollars online and in certain catalogs like Harriet Carter. you can buy a diabetic bracelet. Then you can bring a whole turkey dinner in with you if you like😂 it's funny as hell and I've seen people do it😂😂😂😂
The Arabic community throwing water on the smoker. (Don’t blame them I would too) I flew with Olympic Airways when I was young and remember seeing a man dressed in Arabic attire smoking two cigarettes- one in each hand. To be fair he also wore a watch on each wrist! He carried two suitcases too. One place above him in hand luggage and one beside him. I had discovered at this time I was deathly afraid of flying! I’m not sure what scared me more - the Arab guy smoking two cigarettes at a time or me nearly starting an onboard fire as a result of smoking. The guy in the seat behind whispered into my ear, in a posh English accent, “I’m glad you put that fire out, blowing up the plane at 30,000 feet would make you most unpopular” We all had a sense of humour back then….
Many memories thanks
I miss old theaters SO MUCH!!!! If someone would bring these back (along with drive-ins) they'd make a KILLING!!!
My favorite treats were Charms pops and Flicks chocolate candy. I missed the mention of crying rooms in theaters...and some the the theaters has palatial rest rooms with fainting couches. The fanciest one I ever saw was the 5th Avenue in Seattle...inlaid mother of pearl furniture in a Chinese style.
I love the creative writing of the narration in these videos, and the voice is great too!
Nice video. One thing I recall that was not included - a small blue illuminated clock next to the screen. It dates to a time when movies were shown continuously all day and patrons could stay as long as they liked. The clock was so people did not miss appointments and kids knew when it was time to go home. The blue glow was for minimal distraction from the what was on the screen. Although I was born after continuous movies were no longer a thing, the local theater in my town still had its illuminated clock beside the screen when I was a kid.
When I was a kid in the early '80s , I remember the movie theaters would show a couple cartoons before the feature presentations!
The good old days, I miss them very much. I was born in 1961.
I remember the velvet drapes before the movies began!
One theater in my hometown had an orchestra pit and balconies a decorated lavishly in maroon velvet. Another was Art Deco. I miss the charm of these beautiful venues.
In Rockford Illinois the Coronado Theater has balconies and an orchestra pit with a pipe organ that would rise up out of the ground when it was being played. The theater was built during the silent film era. They still have it after it was restored. The theater is now a performing arts center.
Forgot all about the curtains that opened before the previews started. The sound of them sliding open or closed is an early memory. Right up there with movie theater only buttered popcorn.
Cup holders and armrests are in large churches. Along with refreshments stands
I managed theaters in Ohio and Indiana in the '70's and 80's, niether state allowed smoking in the auditorium, both allowed it in the lobby, or other parts of the theater. Smokers could stand in the lobbys and watch the movie through windows. When I moved to Florida, smoking was allowed in the auditorium, so it varied from state to state.
I don’t remember ever going to an enclosed cinema (as opposed to a drive-in) that allowed smoking in Pennsylvania. I did see a few movies in New York theaters that had smoking sections. My guess is that banning smoking at the movies was more a matter of fire danger than of second-hand smoke.
I remember that for some reason in our cheaper movie theaters as a kid it was a practice to just leave your discarded cups and candy wrappers and boxes on the floor under your seats because a cleaning crew came along after the movie and swept it all up! As an adult I wouldn't think twice about doing something like that, even if it was a theater policy! I got a kick out of the no hats rule and it immediately reminded me of the Sanford and Son episode where they go to a concert and a woman sitting in front of Fred and Lamont is wearing a big, fruit covered turban she refuses to take off so they bribe the usher to move! On the way to the other seats he tells her he hopes she gets a fruit fly! Haha!
Probably the last film with an Overture was Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979. The overture played over a moving star field on the screen.
Saturday matinee for $.25 and popcorn and a soda for $.25 at the State theater. Sitting in the balcony was a bonus
I think at about Christmas time the theater would have a cartoon show for us kids. The school would let us go and they paid the admission. And we would get a candy bar when the show was over. This was in the 1950s .
The Warren theater chain has an old school feel to it. Or at least it did a few years ago before it got bought out. There would be a valet in white gloves with a bowl of candy outside the theater when the movie was over. Really cool. The Alamo Drafthouse is also a great place. Phone out once and you're gone. Talk and you're gone. Food and beer served right to your seat. Really amazing experience. We really need ushers back, though. I've been in a theater where someone set themselves up a little buffet at their seat, with the phone propped up with the light on so they could see. Someone went and complained, but they didn't do a thing about it. Just staggering entitlement.
Now its turn off your phones. Which some people don't do
When I w as kid longer movies such as My Fair Lady had intermissioins.
Or Gone With the Wind. That movie was 4 hours long. It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World or How The West Was One were both very long movies with intermission s
Lawrence of Arabia
Doctor Zhivago
"Dish Night" was one of the sub-plots of "My Summer Story", the first sequel to "A Christmas Story". What happened was that the theater owner, instead of getting the complete sets he ordered, all he got were gravy boats.
Oh yes! The Gravy Boat Riot! 😂
When I was a kid before anti-smoking I don't remember any seats having an ashtray.
I remember when we could smoke in the supermarket while shopping lol and smoking on planes…in cars, trains, lifts, etc funny really and also awful.
Now usher is more like a security guard.
The Carroll Theatre in Mount Carroll Illinois has been repurposed as a bowling alley. I remember the show would start with a newsreel and a cartoon and coming attractions.
What they do today in theaters today they didn’t do back when I went in the 70’s and 80’s is u can stay all day and either watch the same movie or sneak into another room to watch another movie and now today u see it from beginning to end then leave. Where u can come while the movie is playing and after stay to watch it from the beginning. Plus back then in the opening credits about no talking and today it say turn off cell phones. Wow how it changed much.
One picture of a theater, the way it was built, the auditorium, it looked ridiculous . The seats were not set directly to the screen on two side balconies.
Good movies!
Who remembers when a cartoon or two would be showed before the movie or when you could see discount movies for a dollar?
Some of those quote unquote free plates at the movie theater now with a whole lot of money
Now people will go out in jams even shopping or flying. No one dresses up these days.
God forbid if movie theaters brought back the Intermission, for I fear they'll play film commercials for prescription drugs like the ones thrust upon us on TV. 😩
You forgot to mention newsreels!
And cartoons
The projectors were above the audience in their own room and were very large and hot.
Video ends by asking how many of us remember these things. I'm in my mid-50's and all these thing pre-date even me by a couple of decades. Don't think there's going to be hardly anyone watching this who was around when these things were a typical theater experience.
I’m GenX too. We still had the pre-movie curtains open where I lived when I was young. If you stayed to the end of the credits, you could see the curtains close, too. Everything else was before my time, too.
The biggest insult to movie theaters was that in some cases they were repurposed into tv studios. 😮
I can top that... some dumbass converted the multi-screen theater up the street into a friggin' church. 😒
Where are the Jaffa’s down the aisle??
People would even dress up to go to a ball game.
If you're sick of getting ripped off by movie theater concession stand prices. For a few dollars online and in certain catalogs like Harriet Carter. you can buy a diabetic bracelet. Then you can bring a whole turkey dinner in with you if you like😂 it's funny as hell and I've seen people do it😂😂😂😂
The Arabic community throwing water on the smoker. (Don’t blame them I would too)
I flew with Olympic Airways when I was young and remember seeing a man dressed in Arabic attire smoking two cigarettes- one in each hand. To be fair he also wore a watch on each wrist!
He carried two suitcases too. One place above him in hand luggage and one beside him.
I had discovered at this time I was deathly afraid of flying!
I’m not sure what scared me more - the Arab guy smoking two cigarettes at a time or me nearly starting an onboard fire as a result of smoking.
The guy in the seat behind whispered into my ear, in a posh English accent, “I’m glad you put that fire out, blowing up the plane at 30,000 feet would make you most unpopular”
We all had a sense of humour back then….
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