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red dog 1

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2. Yeah, I was sad when they tore down the Fox Theater too

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 23, 2019, 05:58 PM

Feb 2019

I remember going there when I was very young one night with my aunt & uncle to see the new "colorized" version of "Gone With the Wind" in the 1950s.

It was the only time I ever got to see the upstairs balconies, and I actually got to ride on the elevator they had.

The place was packed!

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Any old time San Franciscans out there who had a favorite Market Street theater, or 2, or 3? [View all] red dog 1 Feb 2019 OP

Oh, memories! leftieNanner Feb 2019 #1

Yeah, I was sad when they tore down the Fox Theater too red dog 1 Feb 2019 #2

Back in the day leftieNanner Feb 2019 #3

Did you ever go to the Emporium around Christmas when they had the rides on the roof? red dog 1 Feb 2019 #4

Oh, I do remember the rides on the roof of the Emporium! leftieNanner Feb 2019 #5

I. Magnin's had the best toy department around Christmas time. red dog 1 Feb 2019 #6