Nearest city for me is the city of perpignan , the oldest movie theater there still operating is the castillet , build in 1911 by Font who started with a movie theater in Barcelona in 1906
Back when i was young living in belgium there was a small movie theater not far from my village that was build in 1924 and is still running , back in the 1920s several theaters in our area were build by a rich industrial , most were closed down during the early 80s , the one in the village of lichtervelde never closed and was run by the daughter , last time i saw her a couple of years ago she was in her nineties and still very passionate by the cinema , i once spend an afternoon there talking about the history of her movie theater , proud to run the oldest theater in belgium , she was well respected , sometimes getting the same deals from the major companies that the multicomplexes get . Sadly she passed away but her family decided to continue her lifelong work ( the theater was not run for the money so it's really great to see family members continuing her dream , please note the theater is a one screen venue , when it's your birthday you still get in for free ) filip > Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:41:50 +0000 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: old theater still in operation > To: [email protected] > > > > >wow that was great I joined the facebook page,,, I love those old > theatres also.!!!! they used BRENKERTS 35mm projectors that where > built in Detroit... My city made the strong lamphouses... so we made > lots of the gear right here,, kneisly lamphouses and also Eprad made > the speakers for drive ins and also the sound gear and also the > stuff that moved the film like the MUTTS and more,,,, The blown arc > projection lamp that took over for carbonarc...made in Toledo... > actually harry strongmade the carbon feeding mechanisim// > > The thetares are just so cool as the places had such a great feel and > the over the top adversising and promotions arewhatmade itso cool... > I still remember the smell of projection booths with the oild and arc > smells... it was a honor to be able to look inside... > > man.....I got the bug bad back in te 60s...I remember my mom took me > to see bambi and other disneys lke Pinnochio and seeing that in > TECHNicolor on a big screen was awesome. the color just poured out > like light gel density and rich,,, the voice of the thetater sound > cabs with horns and tube amps have never been matched.. they where > Bog foled horn systems.. ...I think the popcorn was even better...:) > > > > > >---- Original Message ---- > >From: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: old theater still in operation > >Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:20:14 -0500 > > > >>I love old theatres and have nothing but admiration for the people > >who keep > >>them going. And Gem is a good name for this one, given it is an Art > >Deco > >>jewel. > >> > >> > >> > >>Found their website: http://www.gem-theatre.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >>And, of course, they have a Facebook page: > >>http://www.facebook.com/gemtheatre > >> > >> > >> > >>Thanks for posting. > >> > >> > >> > >>Dave > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _____ > >> > >>From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > >allen day > >>Sent: February-14-13 6:07 PM > >>To: [email protected] > >>Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: old theater still in operation > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>Howdy y'all, > >> > >> > >> > >>I saw this somewheres on the internet, link below: > >> > >> > >> > >>http://triad.news14.com/content/top_stories/687903/gem-theatre-survi > >ves-in-t > >>he-age-of-the-multiplex > >> > >> > >> > >>If the link does not work, please copy and paste. > >> > >> > >> > >>Kannapolis is right up the road from where I used to live ... > >Charlotte. > >> > >> > >> > >>ad > >> > >>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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