I took a great trip to Palo Alto one time with Channing and two friends and we saw the Stanford. It truly is grand, and I think there is probably no place available to the public in the United States in which film posters are shown off to such advantage and in such truly wonderful surroundings. It's worth anyone's time to include this destination on a checklist of California stops. Palo Alto is, of course, in no shortage of California elan. I remember that I had at the BEST ice cream there I have ever had period. I asked the purveyor of this stellar cone who made the ice cream and he said it was delivered to them by The San Francisco Ice Cream Company. Anyone ever heard of it?
David Packard did a great thing in dedicating this space inside the Stanford for these classic posters. Incidentally, MovieArt also had a six sheet for ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS, which we sold in 1999. So there are two of these great six sheets at least. Currently we have a one sheet for this title on our website. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Apr 10, 2010, at 2:57 AM, Brude wrote: > I have to stop in and see this place. > Are there any other theaters like this anywhere else in the country? > Great photos, Steve. > Ted > > > > --- On Sat, 4/10/10, Steve E <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Steve E <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Stanford Theater in Palo Alto > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010, 2:06 AM > > 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. > > 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.
