AMONG THE COUPLA' HUNDRED BRONX MOVIE HOUSES CIRCA 1930s; 1940s.
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| AND THESE ARE ONLY THE As |
i salute the many-many great, creative, and hard working movie theater managers and their staffs thruout the bronx who provided me with great entertainment during my childhood. they operated on the smallest of margins bringing us bingo night, free dishes, vaudeville, comic books, triple features, free candy, beauty pageants, dog races w/free prizes, outdoor hot summer night exhibitions. how did they do it? many had 11 cent admissions on saturday mornings. kids would bring lunch and stay all day. moms loved it. AND MOVIES TOO.
i think these managers and their minions were truly great, hardworking people dedicated to their craft. you just can't get any good (great) help like that today.
(to be continued)
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among memorable movie events are ones that i attended in the late '40s and early '50s. i can still recall going to the third run theaters during the week when there were few people in the theater and experiencing the darkness, vastness, and big screen experience inserting me into a fantasy world all alone. as close to a spiritual experience (whatever that is) as i can get.
a great experience especially for less than 20 cents.
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FOR LOVERS OF THE BRONX MOVIE HOUSES - AND THERE WERE ALWAYS MANY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF YOUR HOME:
http://www.pelparktimes.org/html/movies_-_a-b.html
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