{"id":1077,"date":"2012-03-08T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2012-03-08T16:11:02","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T21:11:02","slug":"lets-go-to-the-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyesofsilverblue.com\/?p=1077","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Go To The Movies!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember when going to the cinema didn’t mean having to take out a second mortgage on your house, when you could get popcorn and a drink (and some candy) for less than $5, and how you could just “escape” into another world for a short while.<\/p>\n

Most of the smaller theaters these days have closed, having been consumed by the conglomerate megaplex chains of Regal, AMC, and the like.\u00a0 Still, I recall when, in Newport News (or was that section Hampton? It’s RIGHT on the dividing line), in Newmarket South, there were the Newmarket Cinemas (1 & 2). They did so well that they expanded to\u00a0 3 & 4, also known as the Rocking Chair Cinemas because in 3 & 4, the chairs literally were like gliders.<\/p>\n

Times change, however. Nothing stays the same. I wanted to capture these memories before they were torn down in the name of “progress”.<\/p>\n

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Cinemas 1 & 2, boarded up and in a serious state of decay. These cinemas were in long halls, as if someone had backed up a tractor trailer and you watched inside.<\/p>\n

A gentler memory came out of the conversion to black and white:<\/p>\n

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Then, there were theaters 3 and 4, built next door. Different format, with the rocking chairs and the theaters being put in round buildings:<\/p>\n

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Now home to the Antioch Christian Center (and Daycare), I recall seeing “First Wives’ Club” in the theater on the left.<\/p>\n

Of course, the buildings were not egg yolk yellow then, but an off white. I’m hedging my bets that these (which were the newer of the screens) buildings long outlast the original.<\/p>\n

Silver Blue, who wishes I’d gotten into photography, oh… about 30 years ago in order to save history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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