Gorgeous! Thanks for posting about this place, Sue. I wish they had other images up, though.
Nathalie On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Susan Heim <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually Freeman just pointed out to me the link is > www.stanfordtheater.org/stf/. > > Sue > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:50:36 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto > To: [email protected] > > That’s about the coolest thing I’ve ever heard. > > > > *Peter Contarino* > > > > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Susan > Heim > *Sent:* Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:46 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *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. > > 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.
