Dick
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The link below leads you into and all around the interior of one of the theaters of my childhood. Check it out...it's a wonderful, interactive, panoramic tour of the in-progress restoration of what was a wonderful old neighborhood theater that first opened during the silent era. I moved to Maine in 1967, and can remember every single film I saw there before The Colonial was shuttered in 1969:
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
BARBARELLA
ROSEMARY'S BABY
BERSERK
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (RE-ISSUE?)
That's it!
The vast majority of movies I and my friends saw during these years were shown in nearby Waterville, where there was a then-revolutionary two-screen cinema. Nice theater, that, but having none of the atmosphere that the Colonial had. Most of us on this forum have in memory a special local theater like this.
The restoration of this theater has been going on for nearly a decade. It is dependent upon local donations, and I suspect a little from the Maine Historical Society. What you see in the linked tour is essentially representative of how the interior looks right now...today. Gonna be a while, but, hey, how many theaters of this type are being restored, as opposed to being leveled and replaced by supermarkets, bowling alleys and condominiums?
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
BARBARELLA
ROSEMARY'S BABY
BERSERK
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (RE-ISSUE?)
That's it!
The vast majority of movies I and my friends saw during these years were shown in nearby Waterville, where there was a then-revolutionary two-screen cinema. Nice theater, that, but having none of the atmosphere that the Colonial had. Most of us on this forum have in memory a special local theater like this.
The restoration of this theater has been going on for nearly a decade. It is dependent upon local donations, and I suspect a little from the Maine Historical Society. What you see in the linked tour is essentially representative of how the interior looks right now...today. Gonna be a while, but, hey, how many theaters of this type are being restored, as opposed to being leveled and replaced by supermarkets, bowling alleys and condominiums?
Augusta Colonial Theater
The mission of the Augusta Colonial Theater is to restore and operate the historic Colonial Theater in the Downtown of Augusta, Maine, as an arts and cultural center for the artistic, educational, and charitable benefit of the community
augustacolonialtheater.com
