The Year Was 1938 – July 3
News Around Hollywood The Biz of the Business Walt Disney departs New York for the West Coast. He had been in New York to negotiate new terms for his feature…
THE RENTON CINEMAS OPEN
The New Cinema As I stated previously, having my father on site was a real boon for his company, General Cinema Corporation. He kept an eye on things (like wrestling…
The Year Was 1938 – July 2
BORN ON THIS DATE NEWS AROUND HOLLYWOOD OUTSIDE HOLLYWOOD ITEMS OF INTEREST
Living Under Runway 2
Temporary Housing A lot of homes in the immediate vicinity of SeaTac airport had been bought up by and were now available for rent from the Port of Seattle, one…
Munitions in the Woods
When we rolled into Seattle that summer of 1968, my dad had a place to work, but no place for us to live. There was a bit of a housing…
The Evil and Salted Slugs
The evil are blind They see not But their own desire They see not The consuming fire They will grind their teeth And like freshly salted slugs Simply melt away.…
Seeing the (Upper) USA in a Chevrolet
PUBLIC RELATIONS – CINEMA STYLE It was early in 1968. We were still running the Sound of Music in Cinema 2 and my father was called to the box office…
The Year Was 1938 – June 29
NEWS AROUND HOLLYWOOD OUTSIDE HOLLYWOOD ON THE MOVE PER ED SULLIVAN BORN ON THIS DAY