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DISNEY STAR TOMMY KIRK IS DEAD AT 79

Walt Disney treated him like a bad bag of garbage. R.I.P. Tommy Kirk 

THE ROLE THAT MADE HER AN ICON

RAQUEL IN KANSAS CITY BOMBER ( EXPO CENTER )

REMEMBER HER IN THE FILM “IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLDS FAIR” ?

Vicki Tiu had a very cute role in the Elvis movie filmed in Seattle. Vicki Was the First Lady of Hawaii and currently running for Governor in her state.

WHEN JIMMY STEWART APPEARED IN STUMPTOWN

LIBERTY & UNITED ARTISTS THEATERS WENT DOWN IN 1959

Demolished to build a skyscraper with zero character. The Liberty opened as The Empress in 1914. Two years later it was renamed The Liberty. In 1918, six trucks arrived from New York installing a $50,000 Wurlitzer organ ( sold for peanuts to The Organ Grinder in Denver) ….Rewind to 1952  when the theater had a total remodel with Deborah Kerr and other stars showing up for 1,000 movie fans in the streets. That was short lived, in 1959 the block was demolished and it included The United Artist Theater on Broadway & Washington. Ruckner’s Coffee shop was very busy and popular. It sat on Broadway & Stark next to The Liberty. Here’s the pics to go with story:

LIBERTY DEMOLISHED 

TODAY. ANOTHER TALL BUILDING WITH ZERO CHARACTER 

 

FACELESS CHAIN CINEMAS DEMISE

First off, I admire and highly respect all independent theater owners. Most take the high risk for the love of movies and keeping a neighborhood theater from the wrecking ball. That said, it’s really not COVID that took down so many chain operated theaters nationwide, it was the crappy experience, standing in lines for a cold bag of popcorn marked up 50x, sound issues in many that had no maintenance or upgrades through the years and more. Audience counts were way off before the virus. Regal, Edwards Theaters and others dug their holes on a crappy experience. Too late now.

PORTLAND GIRL JANE POWELL IS DEAD AT AGE 92