Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: The Roxy is 80 years old today (Sept. 6)

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-07-2010, 12:56 AM:

That's right, our little old movie theatre is celebrating its 80th birthday today.

It opened September 6, 1930 showing the movie "The Bad One" with Dolores Del Rio.

It's only had 4 owners (or sets of owners) since it opened; I started out as a projectionist in 1976 and purchased it with my brother-in-law in 1979. I bought him out in 1992.

I would have to say that buying the theatre is one of the best decisions I ever made.

Posted by Kurt Zupin (Member # 2751) on 09-07-2010, 01:43 AM:

Congrats Mike! Heres to another 80 years! [beer]

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 09-07-2010, 02:51 AM:

Definitely "Major Congratulations!!" - And how do you like the Digital Cinema world by now? (and I do like working with GDC servers!)

-Monte

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-07-2010, 10:29 AM:

Monte - after a couple of minor glitches, everything's good. What's weird is, I can't stop myself from going upstairs "to thread" when I first get to the theatre. [Big Grin]

Posted by Demetris Thoupis (Member # 833) on 09-07-2010, 11:14 AM:

[thumbsup]

Mike
I always enjoy the way you portray the history of the Roxy in your website. I bet your shows are as spectacular and as artistic as the way your site is constructed. Looking forward to more of your renovation sections and a kudos and [thumbsup]

to another 80 years and more.
Demetris

Posted by Sam Graham (Member # 2889) on 09-07-2010, 12:02 PM:

Congratulations. And lovely picture.

Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 09-07-2010, 12:37 PM:

Yes, most definitely congratulations are in order!

Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 09-08-2010, 06:14 PM:

Mike,

Heartfelt congratulations for owning a successful movie theatre that has now existed for eighty years. May there be many more years and I bray that they will be happy and profitable ones.

-Claude

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 09-08-2010, 06:47 PM:

Conglaturation. A winner is you!

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-08-2010, 10:22 PM:

Joe: Thnaks.

Posted by Mark Lensenmayer (Member # 134) on 09-09-2010, 08:16 PM:

Congratulations, Mike, for keeping the neighborhood theatre alive. I wish you many more successful seasons.

Posted by Martin McCaffery (Member # 37) on 09-09-2010, 08:22 PM:

Congrats and good job.

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 09-09-2010, 09:39 PM:

Kudos from Brooklyn, Mike! Love the marquee and the beautiful neon! You have done what many of us only fantasize in our dreams. May it give you and your patrons many more years of great satifaction.

Posted by John Eickhof (Member # 323) on 09-09-2010, 10:57 PM:

Congratulations!! Eighty years and going strong! Glad all is well and best wishes in the future!! I am curious as to what you equipped with for D cinema? Give me a call or email sometime! I am considering installing 3D cinema to accompany the museum I am building in my old #1 house, I need something for my Daughters to do!!! Thanks, John