Thanks from me too Kirby. I was born in Columbus on High Street not far from the theater they mention in the piece. Many of these theaters, that are sadly now closed down, were the darkened rooms that started my love of films. I have such fond memories of being really little and walking briskly down the street to the theater barely able to hold onto my Dad's hand and keep up with him. We walked everywhere in those days. We lived for about a year and a half in a little town close to Columbus called Washington Court House, I was about 7-8. My friends and I would go to the theater when it opened on Saturday morning and stay there all day long and watch the movies over and over for a quarter admission. It was a one theater town in those day in the late 50's and early 60's. It was at these theaters that I use to stare at the posters in the window never even imagining I could have for my own. We use to go to the drive in in Columbus, which are now gone. We moved to Californiia when I was almost 10. We never went to walk ins anymore as a family, just drive ins. So my memories of those wonderful theaters are still very strong in my mind and I often remember them as I look at the old posters on my walls. Thanks for sharing.
Sue Heim
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Columbus Ohio: only slightly OFF TOPIC video from the NYT
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:30:21 -0400
Thanks Kirby for passing this on.The theater on North High St. the Clintonville theater, where the dance studio was is a stone throw away for my house. My mom use to take my brother and myself to it at least once a month until it closed down. I remember we also tried to sit in the front row in the balcony, always watching B&W three headed dragon type movies.The reason the dance studio left. was a developer was buying the whole block and was going to tear it down to build something...I can't remember now, but backed out after everyone move out.There also was the Beechwold theater a mile north of the Clintonville theater on High st. The people who owned the Drexel also own it, then sold it to CVS. CVS did try to keep the look from the street, but you still knew it was a damn CVS. They were there about two to three years, then sold it to an exercise club. In the mornings, you can see people peddling away at there exercise bikes.There is another success in Columbus and that is Studio 35. It is on Indianola Ave., about a mile east of the Clintonville theater. I believe the theater is from the 30's. A couple of guys bought it, fixed it up, and are now a full running movie theater. There also is a neighborhood bar inside where you can have a couple cold ones and watch the movie. They use allow smoking...I remember back in my high school days, smoking a cigarette, drinking a cold one (fake ID of course) and watching movies like, Andy Warhol's Frankenstein or Last Tango in Paris....OH! those were the good old days!Studio 35 also showed summer movies in the afternoon last summer....showing new & older classics for the buck! I believe it gave allot of the kids something to do and was a success for the theater.Rich and all who go to Cinevent...Studio 35 is only 2 1/2 miles from the hotel...very easy to get to, if you want to try something else when in town...worth the experience!Thanks for the memory'sDoug----- Original Message -----From: Kirby McDanielSent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 12:11 PMSubject: [MOPO] Columbus Ohio: only slightly OFF TOPIC video from the NYTVisit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
