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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 26, 2005 23:42:03 GMT -5
I thought I'd already begun a folder called the Crump, but I guess not. The Crump really deserves a folder all to itself, especially considering the conversations George and I have had in the past regarding the history of movie/opera halls that once were a part of Columbus, as well as all the memories those of us who grew up here have regarding this old landmark. The other reason I've created this new Thread (or Folder, as I call them) is because of a postcard that's up for auction on EBAY, as of today. Here's the link: cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20208&item=6174010662&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVWFor those of you who ate at the old Bob Evans restaurant, and took a fancy to the pictures of Columbus inside the dining area, if you paid attention to them, I'm sure you will recall seeing this same one that's up for auction: I've been searching for this postcard for going on 5 years now. Well, the search is over. It's finally popped up for sale on EBAY. Last year, a postcard of the old Belvedere Hotel appeared on EBAY, and it ended up going for close to $125. I have a feeling that this one will fetch a similar amount. As you can tell from the pic, the words in the three arches say Crump's New Theatre (yes, there is an "S" behind that telephone pole). Earlier, in another folder, I posted that this information wasn't correct. Sources from the old Evening Republican stated that the words were J. S. Crump's New Theatre, but if the J. S. is there, I sure can't make the letters out. This picture was taken sometime after 1893, as Crump's trolley car appears to be electrified. It was also taken early in the morning. The clock says 6:50. Judging by the shadow of the Crump on the building next to it, the sun is in the east. I wish I could make out what the billboards say in front of the theatre, but I can't. That would sure help to narrow down when it was taken. Anyway, I thought all of you might enjoy watching the bidding on this card. I know I'm curious to see what it will sell for. I also have a strong feeling as to who will win the bid on this card, but I'll keep that to myself at this point in time. Also, I do hope that you will share your memories of going to the Crump. Maybe you worked there. Maybe you took your first date there. Whatever memories the place holds for you, I'm most certain they're well worth reading!
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 28, 2005 0:05:22 GMT -5
Dear Dave,
My thanks for starting a folder on the Crump.
On my first trip to that marvelously decorated Theatre, in the very late 40's I can distinctly remember the ladies and the deer emblazoned on the sides of the walls. I was awestruck by them !!
Then I was able to go upstairs to the beautifully appointed ladies room. Oh, my !! My little heart turned over at all that splendor in a bathroom !! Besides it wa SO LARGE !! I was used to our small bathroom at home, that you could just barely turn around in. The ones at the Rio Theatre were very plain with no decorating at all. So, I was totally unprepared for my first visit to this room. I felt like a Movie Star would pop through the door at any time. She could have powdered her nose in the huge mirrors on the walls. She would have been right at home. As for me, I felt like an intruder,but was fascinated with that room !
If my memory serves me right , they had drinking fountains downstairs set back in a small alcove. They had some type of light beam on the wall that turned the water off and on, when you leaned over to get a drink. Your body interupted the beam, and water would then flow so you could get a drink. Another FASCINATION!!
Try as I might, I could never move quick enough to trick it into turning on the water when I wasn't bending over it. What a treat for a young girl!!
And the soft cushy seats !! They even slid forward when you sat down ! Wow !! Then there were also some double seats on the aisle that could seat two people!! WOW !! Another fascination.
I also remember they used to have "BANK ROLL NIGHT". I believe this happened in the middle of the week, to draw more people in. As you bought your ticket you were given a section, with numbers on each end. Inside the Theatre by the Refreshment stand, was a huge drum. Your tore your ticket apart, and placed one section in the Drum and kept the other section.
Then between the newsreel and the Movie, they brought out this drum on stage, and the lights came up. The drum turned on some sort of spindle. It was made out of wire mesh sides, with a little door that could be opened when you stopped the drum. From there a ticket was drawn and if the lucky winner was present, he won the cash prize for the night. If it went unclaimed, they raised the Cash Prize for the following week. You had to be present to win, and only adults could enter. My Father, Rex McCalip, was always so sure he would win, but alas we came away emptyhanded, each week that we could afford to go. Cannot remember the amount of the Prize but am hoping some one else does. Many, many wonderful memories of this fabulous place !! It was cetainly a big jump up from the Rio Theatre where we usually went on Sat. afternoon's. Dad knew the man at the Rio who took tickets, and we got by on Children's tickets for a very,very long time!!
I only hope I do not have the Crump mixed up with the Mode Theatre. Would someone please set me straight , if I have.
Margo McCalip Hughey, one of the 5th Street Bunch
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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 28, 2005 12:05:23 GMT -5
Margo, many thanks for sharing your memories regarding this wonderful place. If memories were ghosts, I do believe the Crump would be the most haunted building in Columbus.
I distinctly remember those water fountains of which you spoke. They continued to operate throughout the 1960's, as I stood in amazement each time I bent over to take a sip. My back probably got more exercise at the Crump than any other place in the city.
I'm glad you mentioned the murals inside the place. Another person, several years back, asked me if I recalled what was painted on the walls, but I don't remember. While your descriptions sound vaguely familiar, I couldn't swear that the interior looked the same in the 1960's. Maybe someone else can help here.
It took me the longest time to figure out what exactly the words "Leisure Loge" (if my spelling is correct at this date and age) was. I remember a sign sat on the floor, noting this place as being upstairs. It wasn't until I was a little older that I watched movies "from the balcony."
The Crump was always so clean throughout the 1960's. Even after a theatre full of popcorn eating, milk dud chewing, coke gulping kids invaded the premises on those wonderful Thursday mornings when the Junior Citizen's League hosted movies just for us. If I remember correctly, admission was 15 cents if you brought a milk cap from Thompson's Dairy, and 20 cents if you didn't. Somewhere during the show, the JCL gave away a Schwinn bicycle, and I, as your father had hoped each week, was most certain I was going to win (I never did).
The Crump was a great place to see scary movies when I was a kid. The atmosphere of the inside of the theatre itself made me feel as if I was in an old, old mansion of sorts. By this time, the box seats on either side of the interior were no longer used, but had art deco pieces hung in their places. To me, at age 9, the place was just downright spooky, especially while sitting and watching a movie like House On Haunted Hill. Sometimes that eerie mood was heightened by the bats that flew in the alcove way above our heads. And to add to all of this, sometimes the theatre owners did their own special effects to try and scare the daylights out of us kids (most of the time, they worked!). Plus, the newspaper ads that exploited certain movies (NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE THEATRE DURING THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE SHOW!), worked on my small imagination, BUT enticed me just that much more to go and have the crap scared out of me.
Those Thursday mornings at the Crump have left some the fondest memories of my childhood. To me, it was much more that just going to see a movie. There was a certain air of freedom, uncertainty, adventure, and excitement all rolled up into one in my small brain.
Getting to the Theatre was a treat all unto its own. This was a time when, if a family had ONE car, they were considered doing pretty good. I can't recall many moms driving their kids, and dropping them off at the Crump (I'm sure some did). But I sure do recall the pile of bicycles out front, and as in my case, invisible footprints that stretched from the beginning of the railroad tracks at the end of Center Street to those double doors of the Crump. It could be 95 degrees outside, but once you crossed that threshold and stepped through the second set of doors into the Theatre, it was like walking into a cave. It was always so cool. Almost downright chilly!
But, back to the railroad tracks. This was the route my friends and I took to get to the Crump. Those same railroad tracks also hold many nostalgic memories for me. Walking to the Crump along those tracks was always an adventure in and of itself, and today, it's impossible to think of the Crump without memories of those railroad tracks joining in.
If you wanted to "hear" what was playing at the Crump, you picked up the phone and dialed 2-3456. A man's voice told the movies and times that were playing, as well as upcoming feature attractions (and thinking about this a little deeper, I do believe that it was the same man's voice that made those special announcements at the Drive In). I dialed that number more than any other number during this time in my life.
More to follow!
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Apr 29, 2005 4:19:53 GMT -5
Does anyone know exactly what year the Crump took on its present day Art Deco front facade? I see years in different places ranging from 1931 to 1941. Did it go from the original arched top facade to the art deco look or were there several changes to the front?
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Post by nanc on Apr 29, 2005 9:45:39 GMT -5
Good morning to all, and think this would be the best place to add "picture show" memories. Yes, "picture shows," and I had quite a culture shock when my family came to California and the kids out here spoke of "going to the movies!" New vocabulary for this mid-western kid! Am thinking that the "picture show" schedule changed on Wednesdays, as I recall that Tuesday was "ironing day" for my mom and IF she got her ironing done, and I got my homework done (and man, I hated with a passion when I had a page of long division problems to do) we "could, perhaps, just maybe" convince my dad to take us to the picture show that night before "it moved on." In my head, I have the three theaters in "categories." The Rio had the westerns, and the on-going Western serials. We always parked behind the jewelry store. Many was the time that after the picture show my folks would stand and visit with others. The one "tale" that I recall----the man who owned the building where J. W. O'Bryan jewelry store was located actually lived on the premises. IF you came in the back door, you went through the store room, and then this man's quarters (which were later remodeled into the watch and clock repair dept.) and then into the store proper. Seems this gentleman (whose name escapes me) was most often seated in his chair reading the newspaper and grumbled a "hello" to all that passed through, never once looking up. Ghost tale, ghost tale, at some point someone realized that the gentleman had not spoken to them-----oops---he was dead!!!! And date of his demise was determined by the date on the newspaper in hand!!!!!!!!!! And apparently some period of time had passed before anyone noticed!!!! No picture show I ever saw scared me as much as that tale, always told out back in the parking lot in the dark!!!! The Mode there on Washington was much smaller in size, and I always remember the long lines and the crowded lobby. Mrs. O'Neill, Danny's mom, (think that family was mentioned in another post) sold tickets. It was here that you saw the "big time movies" as I recall, the ones of Academy Award quality. Can't vouch for this being "accurate," but was always told that these top rated films were shown there because the cost to secure the films was based on seating capacity, thus being cheaper to rent for a smaller theater. And the Crump was where all the other films were shown. Just my perception of it all. Think others have done a great job describing The Crump. It does seem to me that "the loge" was a small area on either side that hung out over the lower level with a wrought iron railing. For some reason I recall there being garden chairs to sit in up there. The metal chairs with the tubing arms and legs, and often rocked. Do know these are popular retro items now, and my mom still has one that we hauled from Indiana. In my head lies the question----where were the Disney films shown? I can't believe it was at the Mode, altho' that might be-----Recall having been to see Snow White, perhaps as a re-release as it was a 1937 film, sitting on my mom's lap in the car (what a no-no today!) and my dad having to abruptly stop for the theater crowds and hitting my head on the windshield and I know we were not over by the Crump when this happened, more like 5th and Washington near the bus stop there. Is there anything happening toward restoring the Crump? Know that was an issue some time back. A very similar, same era theater here locally (Fullerton, CA) has just recently secured enough donations and funding to begin restoration. I always compared the Crump and the Fox in my head. Nanc
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Post by David Sechrest on Apr 29, 2005 10:46:33 GMT -5
On April 29, Ricky Berkey wrote: "Does anyone know exactly what year the Crump took on its present day Art Deco front facade?"
So many discrepancies regarding the Crump have been recorded in both the Evening Republican and The Republic over the years that it's almost impossible in this day and age to figure it all out. It's going to take several trips to the library to piece it all together.
If you refer to the Republic, dated Sunday, March 5, 1995, in an article providing a timeline of the Crump Theatre, the article states: "Jan 28, 1929--John S. Crump dies at age 76." John Crump died January 28, 1920. . .
Crump's To Be Enlarged--When the work on the theatre is completed, the theatre will have a seating capacity of 2,000 with not a post in the building. The present seating capacity is but 900. The auditorium, balcony, and galleries will be enlarged and a third gallery will be added. (Evening Republican, February 3, 1920). Side note: this renovation is not mentioned in the Crump timeline published in the Republic, March 5, 1995.
The Crump Theatre on Third Street will be taken over Monday by Frank Rembusch, who owns the American Theatre on Fifth Street." (Evening Republican, March ?, 1923)
"The Crumps sold the theater to the Rembush family in 1935" (More magazine, Republic insert, date unknown)
BUT, "February 7, 1934--Syndicated Theatres, owned by Trueman Rembusch, signs a 10 year lease to operate the theatre" (Republic, March 5, 1995)
In 1934, the Rembusch Theatre Syndicate owned by Trueman Rembusch of Franklin began to lease the Crump (Evening Republican, date unknown).
July 12, 1934--Interior remodeling complete. Includes installation of box-spring seats, upholstered in red leather, with each seat using an aisle light. Orchestra pit removed to increase number of seats on lower floor to 700. (Republic, March 5, 1995)
November 6, 1934: Announcement is made regarding a contest to rename the Crump. (Evening Republican, Nov. 6, 1934).
November 9, 1934--Elsie Harris wins contest to rename theater proposing "Von Ritz" for new marquee. Name is never adopted. (Evening Republican, March 5, 1995)
BUT, November 16, 1934-- Von Ritz is selected for the "new" name for the Crump. (Evening Republican, November 17, 1934)
1935: "The stained glass that is above the marquee was added that year, and the orchestra pit and other "live" necessities were removed." (More Magazine, Republic insert, date unknown)
April 26, 1935: Marquee remodeling begins. (Republic, dated March 5, 1995)
October 13, 1941--Work begins on face lift. Plans call for glass front from sidewalk to roof. Lobby to be enlarged and front exits removed. Restrooms moved from main floor to mezzanine and circular stairway replaces existing stairs. New marquee to use 45-foot high sign with 5-foot high letters. (Republic, March 5, 1995)
A $45,000 remodeling job began in 1941 to enlarge the lobby, remove the front exits, and replace the old stairway with a circular staircase (Evening Republican, date unknown).
One newspaper account reported that the marquee of 1935 was composed of three signs: One for the name of the Theatre, one for the movie title, and one for the star of the movie.
Personally, I feel that there were two marquees. The one in 1935, and then a newer one in 1941 when they totally redid the front of the Crump.
I'm not sure if this post helped to answer your question, or just confused you even more!
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Apr 29, 2005 13:31:00 GMT -5
Sounds like 1941 when it actually took on its current exterior look. Hopefully some pictures will surface of some of the in-between "looks". The Crump was such an everyday taken for granted place that it was apparently never photograhed much.
Harry McCawley's column on April 26th mentions a letter he recieved from Mike Rembusch (son of Trueman Rembusch) who owned the syndicate that operated the Crump. the Mode, the Rio and the Drive-in. He was talking about the recently deceased Herschel Crippen and his wife and two brothers who also worked for the local theatre chain.
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 30, 2005 12:31:07 GMT -5
Nanc..In regards to your question about restoring the Crump. My friend, Rovene Quigley, is the head of a Restoration Committee. They have done a lot of hard work restoring it , and the restoration is a "Work in Progress".
It is currently being used for Band concerts only.
I will contact Rovene to see if I can gain entrance, and see how much has been renovated. ( Dave Sechrest, would you be interested in going also, if so, please contact me)
You have stirred my curiousity as I thought the Rocking Chair Lounge was at the Mode. Will have to verify this to make sure.
Thanks for all the Comments...Margo CHS Class of '55.
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Post by nanc on Apr 30, 2005 16:24:38 GMT -5
Hi Margo, and I do think that you are 100% correct about that "rocking chair" balcony being at the Mode. I would almost bet you are right, as the Mode didn't have a "real" balcony, just that area, huh??? Have a great day. Nanc
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 30, 2005 17:32:42 GMT -5
Thanks, Nanc, For the verification on the "Rocking Chairs" . Will contact Rovene after the first of the week, to get her remarks. Maybe she can fill us in with some information on the Lady and the Deer murals! I always thought they were so awesome!!
If you live in Columbus , or visiting , and do not have a Church home ...may I invite you to First Baptist Church 3300 Fairlawn Drive..Worship is at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings.
Blessings, Margo CHS Class of '55
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Apr 30, 2005 18:19:24 GMT -5
Rovene Quigley has done a wonderful job with very limited funds on getting the Crump cleaned up and trying to get the community back inside. The city goverment and the arts organizations have mostly ignored her. There is such a limited amount of funds available and everyone has their own causes to support but the Crump is a very important part of local history and needs more support from everyone. We need to start writing letters to the editor of the Republic, we need to bug the mayor and the arts council and especially need to support the Crump in any way we can.
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Apr 30, 2005 20:56:56 GMT -5
Thank you, Ricky,
I certainly have to agree with you !!
Rovene has worked extremely hard to get this restoration started. She has a marvelous group of Volunteers that help her. I'm anxious to see what she has to say on Monday. I have not heard of any Band Concerts coming up, but will check with her for sure. Blessings, Margo CHS Class of '55.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2005 23:05:59 GMT -5
Hi Margo, I think that you will find that the rocking chair balcony was located in the Crump. There was a very small balcony in the Mode, you went up the stairs on the left or alley side as you entered the Mode. I also went to the Crump in the early 40's , it was almost unbelievable, you described it well. George
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on May 1, 2005 14:17:21 GMT -5
Thank you, Ricky,
I certainly have to agree with you !!
Rovene has worked extremely hard to get this restoration started. She has a marvelous group of Volunteers that help her. I'm anxious to see what she has to say on Monday. I have not heard of any Band Concerts coming up, but will check with her for sure. Blessings, Margo CHS Class of '55.
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Update on Sunday...
The Lord works in mysterious ways, sometime....
When I attended Church this morning, I learned the CRUMP Theatre will be open this coming Thursday, May 5th at noon for the National Day of Prayer Service. This is the first time it has been used this way. This event is FREE and open to anyone. So, if you care to revive old memories, please join me there that day at NOON.
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The next Concert will be on Mother's Day , May 8th at 2:00 p.m. COST IS $5.00 . Music provided by Gary Pugh, and friends..including Dale Sechrest, Terry and Danny Clark. Classic Country, Blues, and Rock Music will be played. ( To Benefit the Crump Theatre.) What a gift for MOM who probably spent her childhood attending the Crump. Dave, Is Dale one of your relatives??? Surely must be, not a common name.
I urge anyone that's interested to attend either or both events !! Will find out more from Rovene Monday. If you are coming let me know, and I will try to chat with you before or after. I'll be at both events as far as I know now. Definitely the National Day of Prayer Service , to pray for our Active Duty Military . Come and join me. Margo CHS Class of '55
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Post by David Sechrest on May 1, 2005 23:19:57 GMT -5
Margo, thanks for posting the announcement regarding the Mother's Days Music at the Crump next Sunday. My brother, Dale Sechrest, will be one of the people providing the day's entertainment. I'm sure it will be a great show. When I finally quit working on the road doing hotel renovation in 2001, I interviewed for a position as "Project Manager" for the Crump. As far as I know, I had one other "competitor" who was also interested in the position. My interview didn't go too well. I guess I didn't answer their questions very good. It seems they were looking for someone who was good at delegating the workload, whereas I took the approach of getting the job done, even if I had to do the work myself. The other gentleman got the job. Not more than a week after they announced he was going to be the Project Manager, he quit. That's when Rovene stepped in. I can't remember what the salary for this position was, but they got Rovene for free, which I think is a crying shame. Rovene has poured her heart and soul into the Crump. She has truly performed miracles with what she has been given (which isn't very much at all). One of the coolest things she did was use the guys incarcerated at the jail to help clean the place up. I'm sure this saved some money somewhere along the line. Back during the interview process for the Project Manager position, I was told there wasn't enough "community support or interest" to totally renovate the Crump. Community involvement here doesn't mean you and me. It means the corporate world. And, considering it would take somewhere between $1 and $2 million dollars to pull off a major renovation, corporate help is a definite need here. I asked how much of a budget they were working with. Answer: $50,000. When you're talking about work on the scale of this, $50,000 is a drop in the bucket. Also, it was unclear as to how the Crump would be renovated. All I was told is they wanted to bring it back to the way it looked in the 1950's and 1960's. This is not a direct quote, but my interpretation of what I was told. Upon my last meetings regarding the Crump, there were no goals, and no interest in trying to get the support that's truly needed to fix up this grand old place (I guess there's no interest because no interest has been expressed by the corporate community). Rovene is working with nothing, and I'm truly amazed at what's she gotten accomplished with nothing. I don't think she gets the support she needs, but still, somehow, she has performed miracles. My hat goes off to her. She's a great lady. There was once a group that was formed called "Friends Of The Crump." I don't know if this group is still in existence or not. BUT, the Crump needs alot more than just people willing to devote a few hours on Saturday to do some touchup painting and cleaning up. What will it take to get the corporate community involved? Well, for one thing, I don't think it would hurt to write a few letters to those who can provide the backing the place needs. But, there again, it's hard to determine how much money is needed when there's no plan of what they want to do with the place. It also wouldn't hurt to write a letter to Sherry Stark at the Heritage Fund, as well as Hutch Schumaker at Coke. A letter to Fred Armstrong wouldn't hurt either. In July, 2002, I held a fund-raiser for the Crump out of the old Cummins Bookstore. The idea of the fundraiser was based on the old Dee-Jay stunts in the 1950's and 1960's where dee-jays would see how many hours they could stay awake. I called it the "No-Doze Music Flows" marathon. Since I'm an avid collector of music from the 50's and 60's, I arranged my entire collection chronologically, and began playing music from the year 1955. The point was to see how many songs I could play without sleeping (at that time, I had 2005 songs from 1955 to 1970). I wrote to Ray Charles' manager inquiring about the possibility of getting Ray to come to Columbus. If I would have had $10,000, I could have got him here. I also located where the old Columbus Zephyr is. For those of you who aren't familiar with the name, the Columbus Zephyr is the train that used to be at the Drive In. When I tracked it down, it turned out that the train was located in the same town where my sister and brother-in-law lived. My brother-in-law contacted the owner, and initially, things looked great for getting the train back to Columbus. I'd already contacted the city people and Mayor Fred about setting it up in front of the Bookstore. I thought it would be a tremendous draw. Fred and others wrote letters to help my cause, and I sent all the info to the owner. After speaking with him on the phone, I could tell he wasn't too keen about actually doing it. It would take a crane and flat-bed truck to load the thing, and moving it from Wabash to Columbus wasn't something he was very thrilled about us doing. Needless to say, the plans fell through. My hopes were crushed. I went ahead with the fundraiser. I wound up staying awake for 39 hours and played 705 songs without stopping. I could have gone longer, but when I hit the 36th hour of no sleep, my mind started doing funny things. I didn't have anyone to stay with me that coming night, and considering the shape my mind was in, I really didn't feel comfortable staying in the bookstore all by myself. So, I quit. It was alot of fun. I didn't raise as much money as I'd hoped, but I learned quite a bit about the amount of time and dedication that goes into fundraising. The Crump truly needs help from the Corporate world. If and when that help comes still remains an enigma. . . . Nanc--thanks for the memories regarding the Mode. I'm uncertain what year the Mode closed up, but I sure don't remember it when I was a kid in the 1960's. Also, Margo and Nanc--thanks for the memories of the Rio. My aunt told me one time that Grandma wouldn't allow any of her kids to go to the Rio. She said it was a dirty and unkept. My aunt would sneak off and go to movies at the Rio on occasion. Until she got caught
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Post by nanc on May 2, 2005 9:04:23 GMT -5
Hi to all, and David, I surely agree that the volunteer efforts to save the Crump must be overwhelming, and a huge hats off, to those who make such great efforts. Out here, in my CA hometown, Fullerton, efforts to save our downtown theater (which always so much reminded me of the Crump) have been extensive. The actual property had to be purchased!!!! And that took huge sums of money to save it from the wrecking ball. And awesome amounts of work by volunteers, but early this year that goal was reached. There is still a long road ahead to attain the goal of restoration----money and volunteer work, as well. Am hoping it is okay to include in this thread, the CA website for our theater restoration, as it might be interesting to those working on the Crump. Check it out. www.foxfullerton.orgHopefully, that will get you to the home page. David, loved your account of your music efforts to raise money for the Crump. Don't know how you managed to do 36 hours!!!! Hats off to you! And on the Rio, I really don't think I was ever allowed to go there on my own, always with my folks, and know that was so we could see the "horsey Western stuff." And then the next week's play with my friends was reenacting the Western rustler/outlaw stuff I saw!!!! And trying to perfect all the things the cowboys managed to do with their horses!!!! ;D And I could never train my horse to respond to my whistle and come save me from harm!!!!! Nanc
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Post by David Sechrest on May 2, 2005 10:01:42 GMT -5
Nanc, thanks for providing the link to the Fox Fullerton restoration. Those that are in charge here should read the efforts your city is taking, and the vision, dedication and determination it's going to take to get the job done!
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Post by David Sechrest on May 2, 2005 22:27:15 GMT -5
Well, the EBAY auction is over for that Crump/Trolley postcard I posted a pic of when I created this folder last week. I've never seen a single postcard (especially considering it's Columbus Indiana!) go for the amount this one sold for: ahem. . . . $281.76 I'm still in shock at the going price! W O W
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on May 2, 2005 22:42:50 GMT -5
Wow !! and Double Wow !! I checked it's price earlier today and it was around $ 75 +. Somebody was very, very happy from that sale!!
I have bought a few, but my budget is under $7.00. Not many at that price. Margo
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Post by nanc on May 3, 2005 10:06:22 GMT -5
Hi to all, and I must not be very ebay literate, but that is an awesome amount for a postcard!!!!! Makes one want to search the "attic" for the postcard collection of many moons past, huh? Sure wish I knew where my collection is!!!! ;D Could almost envision selling things like that as a way to fund some special project dear to your heart!!!! That has to be a project on the list for another day, I guess. Nanc
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