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mdunn18947 commented about Music Box Theatre on Aug 3, 2005 at 11:41 am

In the mid 1980s, I would regularly trek up to the Music Box for their classic double features – everything from The Thin Man series to Mad Max. The theater’s architectural detail was amazing as was the popcorn with real Land O' Lakes butter!

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mdunn18947 commented about Grande Theatre on Aug 3, 2005 at 11:25 am

I think the Grande showed a few English movies dubbed in Spanish during the 70s. I’m pretty sure that’s where I saw “The Shining”. But most of the movies I saw were at the nondescript Cinema I & II on 77/Sunshine Strip – Star Wars, Jaws, all the hits. Wonder what ever happened to it.

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mdunn18947 commented about Naper Theater on Aug 3, 2005 at 11:00 am

I know the Naper Theater was open through at least the 60s, because I saw many Saturday movies there as a kid, including Disney films, Willie Wonka, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more. Admission was 50 cents for kids. Strangely, they had a “no drinks in the auditorium” policy. There was a very small balcony next to the projection booth, supposedly the “crying room” for patrons with babies.