David Packard is the son of the founder of HP. I don't think he was involved in the business very much.
I went to the theater with Jose Carpio soon after it was opened. Jose was close with Packard, and he gave us a private tour. Then he said, "Wait a minute" and vanished. A few minutes went by and then I said to Jose, "Now what" and he said "I don't know" and then we heard organ music, and the organ came rising up out of the floor, and David Packard was playing it (like Lon Chaney in Phantom of the Opera)! We had dinner together, and he was the nicest wealthy person I ever met, and he just loved old movies, and wanted to create a place where families could go with their kids and watch movies and not be embarrassed, and he sure did. I wish there were 100 more people like him. The world would be a far better place. Bruce On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Toochis Morin <[email protected]> wrote: > How awesome! Glad I own HP laptops and printers! > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Susan Heim <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thu, April 8, 2010 2:46:06 PM > > *Subject:* [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto > > Hello all, > > I have just returned from Palo Alto, California where I was touring > Stanford University with my younger daughter. The area is just beautiful > and, while driving around in the rain, I came across a movie theater called > The Stanford. The downtown area of Palo Alto is a very quaint little > village. As I was driving down University Avenue, I spotted a big window > with a 3 sheet of Bandwagon facing out and next to it a huge movie marquis > with neon lighting. I made a U-turn at the corner and came back, found a > parking place and went up to the theater door. It was mid-day on Sunday, > raining and the door was locked. The film on the marquis was Mr. Smith Goes > to Washington and Come Live with Me. Wow!! A double feature!!. This little > annex next to the theater where the Bandwagon 3 sheet was hanging in the > window was very intriguing, so I looked through the window and saw walls > filled with one sheets, foreign posters, all framed up and looking > wonderful. I went back to the front of the theater and saw a man going to > open a door I hadn't tried and went right in, so I followed. > > I wound up speaking to a couple of very nice people that explained that > they only show vintage films. The theater was restored several years ago and > a foundation pays for the theater to operate and they don't show any > "current" movies, only vintage films. The owner of the theater is David > Packard of Hewlett Packard Computers. In addition to the theater, they have > a gallery that had dozens of original movie posters framed up including > those Golddiggers of 1933 door posters that were sold at Heritage a couple > of years ago. They hang on either side of the entrance as you enter the > gallery. They are stunning in person. On one wall, the currently have all > the Fred/Ginger one sheets. As you walk down a ramp into the gallery, the > walls are lined with inserts of Shirley Temple's early films. They was a > Prisoner of Zenda on one wall. They were currently "swapping" out a > Breakfast at Tiffanys for some other poster of an upcoming film. > > They had a wooden display case filled with memorabilia and newspaper > articles about the theater. The theater was two story with a winding > staircase to the upper floor whose walls were also adorned with beautifully > framed movie posters. Needless to say, I was in heaven. I would move there > if I could one retire and two, had the money. We saw a little 3 bedroom, 2 > bath cottage just off the street where the theater was and it was on the > market for $2.4 million dollars. > > You can find out more info about the theater at > www.stanfordtheater.org. I'm just wondering if some of our members that > live in northern California know about this wonderful theater. I'm so glad > that there are still people out there that love old movies and have the > resources to keep something like this theater alive and functioning for the > rest of us. It is truly a gift, as you can imagine, they don't make money. > It's truly a labor of love. Thank you, Mr. Packard, wherever you are!! > > > Sue > www.hollywoodposterframes.com > > 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. > > 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. > > 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.
