City Buys Old Studio Theatre - Plans To Demolish

Mike

Upper90 wrote: popcornand Reece's cups go awesome together.

Truer words have never been spoken on this site!

Oops I did forget that in 1984 I saw one of the Amitville horror movies it wasn't a first run a year or two old at the time but it was just a fun time watching movies at that place.

Bocephus wrote: Upper90 wrote: Saw some great movies at the Studio in the 70's - Jaws (5 times), Smoky and the Bandit, King Kong, Jeremiah Johnson (significant as the first PG movie I saw) and tons of Disney and other cartoons. I loved how there was always a nice cartoon or something before the movie. I also remember a spooky little covered hallway you had to walk through to get to Central from the back parking lot. Sorg was also cool for movies. I don't understand why an Esquire type theatre would not work downtown. Hey we could have been sitting next to each other as I saw the same movies you have listed here,

Hey I think I saw you there, I remember seeing most of those movies there as well as animal house & tommy (kinda strange flick for A 8 year old)   I would love to see the inside of that place one last time before it`s gone.

middie85 wrote: Bocephus wrote: Upper90 wrote: Saw some great movies at the Studio in the 70's - Jaws (5 times), Smoky and the Bandit, King Kong, Jeremiah Johnson (significant as the first PG movie I saw) and tons of Disney and other cartoons. I loved how there was always a nice cartoon or something before the movie. I also remember a spooky little covered hallway you had to walk through to get to Central from the back parking lot. Sorg was also cool for movies. I don't understand why an Esquire type theatre would not work downtown. Hey we could have been sitting next to each other as I saw the same movies you have listed here, Hey I think I saw you there, I remember seeing most of those movies there as well as animal house & tommy (kinda strange flick for A 8 year old)   I would love to see the inside of that place one last time before it`s gone.

Yeap I did see Tommy as well I am a few years ahead of you I do believe I was in my early teens when I first saw Tommy,That place really brings back some memories that I had forgotten a long time ago.Kind of hate to see it go in a way back then it was an expirience in its self to see a movie there.My parents told me that in the past during the days of segregation that the balcony was reserved for Afircan Americans only does any one know this to be true for certain? I remember that the management allways had the stairs leading up to it roped off.

I can remember most of the theaters having the balconies roped off. People would have popcorn and candy thrown on them and drinks dumped on them from the kids sitting in those balconies.

I agree Spider- I thought the Paramount was a little better than the Strand or the Colonial also.

Demolishing the Studio will always be regretted. Hopefully the city wises up by the time they have money to do the Studio destruction next year.