In the Almonte Shopping
Center at SW 59th & May, the Almonte Theatre 6 opened in 1982.
Raiders of the Lost Ark ran there
for years. During the entire run, there
was a cardboard standup for the film that was about ten feet tall and eight
feet wide. As I remember, it looked like
this.
Among the myriad films seen there were Jaws
3-D, Star Trek III, Silver Bullet, Red Dawn, An American Werewolf in London, and many more.
Of especial note is Return of the Jedi. It opened on May 25, 1983. A few days later, I stood in line at the
Almonte 6 with my one-month-old son in a baby carrier, keeping him as comfy as
possible. This film was his first movie
experience, not that he remembers (I hope – It was dark and loud!).
When I stopped by the barber shop in
the Almonte Center on October 19, 2016, there was a lot of activity
going on in the location. Guys were
dragging out sections of chairs.
A couple of fellows were loading a
section or two into their pickup truck.
Evidently they were up for grabs, because there was a dumpster in front,
filled with chairs!
I sure wish I had me a pick-em-up truck. If I did, then some of them chairs would be
in my yard, you betcha!
As of December 2016, the location is still vacant.
See you on Thursday, fellow memory sharers!
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