Thank you Steve for sending the links. They all worked for me. The amazing thing is that all of the posters that were on display the day I was there were unbelievable. They swap out posters as the lady was changing out a Breakfast at Tiffanys the day I was there and some of the pictures you provided here show posters that weren't on the walls the day I was there. That Sullivan's Travels was beautiful. I wish I lived closer and I would be there all the time.
Sue > Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 06:06:01 +0000 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto > To: [email protected] > > Thanks for sharing Susan. > > I found some photos of posters at the Stanford Theatre: > (the 6 sheet Evan mentioned): > http://www.flickr.com/photos/34636...@n08/3221539058/ > > Others: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlin45d/1306264075/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlin45d/1307124068/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlin45d/1307129448/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlin45d/1306255717/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/34636...@n08/3220690453/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bwchicago/2771064423/ > > Steve E (50s) > > > > > --- On Fri, 9/4/10, Evan Zweifel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Evan Zweifel <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, 9 April, 2010, 0:39 > > Terrific story. Whenever I am > > in the area, I always try to see a show there. I was > > in town (amazingly to tour Stanford with MY daughter) > > recently and they were in the middle of a 6 week Kurosawa > > festival. I took in "Throne of Blood". We sat in > > the balcony and watched the organist play the wurlitzer > > between shows. Truly amazing place. It really > > feels like you are experiencing movies as they were > > experienced back in the day. > > > > My favorite poster there is the 6-sheet to "Only Angels > > Have Wings" -- but the rest of collection is worth the > > trip. > > > > If you do go, be sure to see a double feature! > > > > Evan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susan Heim" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2010 3:46:06 PM GMT -07:00 > > US/Canada Mountain > > 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. 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