tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6563044146669210685.post5584041767685840974..comments2023-11-16T00:34:54.252-08:00Comments on Sea Mist and Sunsets: Saturday Afternoons in the SummerSea Mist and Sunsetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11145552653267448443noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6563044146669210685.post-39925058199871189142009-12-17T11:08:29.576-08:002009-12-17T11:08:29.576-08:00Embarrassing addendum: Although I saw something at...<b>Embarrassing addendum:</b> Although I saw <i>something</i> at the Indian Hills, I saw <i>Shoes of the Fisherman</i> at the Cooper 70 in downtown Omaha. The Cooper 70 was owned by the Indian Hills people (Cooper, obviously) and was just as fancy, hence the mental lapse... jeez... :-)ProfGeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046750645086625075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6563044146669210685.post-24345621333758649122009-12-17T11:02:27.467-08:002009-12-17T11:02:27.467-08:00I have theater comments from two time zones! As a ...I have theater comments from two time zones! As a child in the Midwest, I recall each movie theater being unique-- no megamultidynaplexes then. They weren't all worth bragging about. Two in particular, though, were special. And because they were in "special" parts of town, I didn't go to either very often.<br /><br />The first was the <a href="http://streetview.merchantcircle.com/480X360/1/6/3/9/5031639.JPG" rel="nofollow">Dundee</a> on Dodge Street. It still exists and the last time I went was around 10 years ago, after its re-re-restoration. By the way it's one of those that looks much better on the inside. Here's a <a href="http://dundee.morancinemas.com/images/about/TheatreInterior_L.jpg" rel="nofollow">look at the interior</a>. The Dundee area was originally a suburb of Omaha and it kept some of that flavor through my childhood-- friendly enough in a Midwest way, but people knew you weren't, er, from there. Now it's truly in the middle of town.<br /><br />The other was the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/neatocoolville/91817548/" rel="nofollow">Indian Hills Cinerama</a>, where I recall seeing <i>Shoes of the Fisherman,</i> a quite scenic but not great movie with Anthony Quinn as the new Pope. I got dropped off and picked up by my parents, which tells you how far from a bus line it was. Unfortunately, the Indian Hills is lost forever, having been <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54063777@N00/3432618677" rel="nofollow">torn down in 2001</a>.<br /><br />In the CA time zone, in downtown Monterey we had the old State Theater, which is now the sumptuously restored <a href="http://www.goldenstatetheatre.com/" rel="nofollow">Golden State Theatre</a>. (More impressive by far than its photos!) The guy who restored it was running mostly classic movies with the occasional live performance and apparently wants to move on now, so it's getting some rental/church use. The last film we saw there was the 25th anniversary re-release of <i>Blade Runner</i> last year.ProfGeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046750645086625075noreply@blogger.com