tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post5600522006628701788..comments2024-03-28T01:44:14.671-04:00Comments on Greenlee Gazette: Blast from the Past: Cinema East, Columbus OhioJames Greenleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-2043551687724844842009-10-27T13:07:44.099-04:002009-10-27T13:07:44.099-04:00I do remember the earthquake! I was at my grandmot...I do remember the earthquake! I was at my grandmother's in Greenfield (south about 45 miles), and the house shook, but if you went outside, you couldn't feel anything. Lasted for a good long while.<br /><br />We had one here in Las Vegas several years ago. Single-story home dwellers didn't feel a thing. Two-story owners and people with pools got rattled out of bed.James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-36855527284652892702009-10-27T12:57:52.268-04:002009-10-27T12:57:52.268-04:00Remember the Columbus Earthquake of '80 or ...Remember the Columbus Earthquake of '80 or '81? It was a very small tremor that struck Central Ohio. I was in the front of the line with Mike Loveless at Cinema East waiting to see Empire Strikes Back. We never felt it. We sat in the front center of the balcony. I had my usual movie snacks: Coke and M&M's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-84426416792161840172008-03-08T00:41:00.000-05:002008-03-08T00:41:00.000-05:00You know, I rememberd seeing Star Wars there, and ...You know, I rememberd seeing Star Wars there, and I remembered an ad in the Columbus Dispatch with a 1 year birthday cake for the movie, and I guess I just conflated the two. Thanks for the correction!<BR/><BR/>And yes, the concession stand was very small. By the time the movies were playing out though, it didn't really matter.<BR/><BR/>One more rememberence: I once mixed up the "buttery flavored oil" with the cooking oil. . . So one whole showing of the film got vegetable oil on their popcorn!James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-18184575620496232712008-03-06T18:05:00.000-05:002008-03-06T18:05:00.000-05:00I also have many fond memories of Cinema East. I ...I also have many fond memories of Cinema East. I visited the theatre many times and I always asked Jeff if I could go up and see those beautiful Norelco projectors. I saw that engagement of AROUND THE WORLD, and both Jeff and I were disappointed it was not a 30-fps print. You should have seen OKLAHOMA there at 30-frames per second.<BR/><BR/>Cinema East had one of the smallest concession stands I have ever seen. Somehow, it served all the customers. <BR/><BR/>You are right...it just couldn't be twinned due to its nature. I was there one time at the end of the run for GREASE and was the only one there...that was very strange in such a big room.<BR/><BR/>I didn't see TEMPLE OF DOOM there, as I saw it at the beautiful Chakeres DAYTON MALL I. I'm sure we crossed paths at some point, though.<BR/><BR/>Mark Lensenmayer<BR/>Columbus, OHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1553151743745860119.post-16586159905561829662008-03-06T17:36:00.000-05:002008-03-06T17:36:00.000-05:00Nice reminiscence on "Indiana Jones" and working a...Nice reminiscence on "Indiana Jones" and working at CINEMA EAST!<BR/><BR/>One correction: "Star Wars" (the 1977 original) did not play at CINEMA EAST for over one year. It ran there for 26 weeks, exactly one half year. (It was at RAINTREE where it played for over a year; 53 weeks to be exact.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com