Thanks JR for posting these links. There are some great photos here of
the theater.
Sue
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Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 02:35:50 -0400
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto (amended)
To: [email protected]
Hmmm... that link seems to take me to not to a site about the Stanford
Theater, but simply a directory of movie-related links going by the
name "Standford Theater". However, a quick search turned up a couple
of sites with to a nice selection of pictures of the inside and
outside of the restored building:
http://www.terragalleria.com/photos/?q=stanford+theater&submit.x=35&submit.y=6
<http://www.terragalleria.com/photos/?q=stanford+theater&submit.x=35&submit.y=6>
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/k2of2CivBOyrru-T6NfrUg?select=OXS6Wy9QsxZSaqy9Iw7Qug
-- JR
Susan Heim wrote:
Actually Freeman just pointed out to me the link is
www.stanfordtheater.org/stf/ <http://www.stanfordtheater.org/stf/>.
Sue
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Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:50:36 -0400
From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto
To: [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 <http://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
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