Old Movie Theater

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Dan

             Yep that what I said .  She going to re-do them & set them by her small pond . I just deliver .

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Projector Part?

[Creighton]

Hello Leonard,
Darn on the fixtures. Too bad they trashed the stamped ceiling metal. That's cool stuff as well.

Can't tell from that pic but send anything you have to :
cjsmith1@ix.netcom.com and I'll try and sort it out. Don't worry about the file size.
Thanks!!
Creighton

[Pat Pixley]

Well this is a darn shame to see a movie theater shut down for good
A long long long long time ago I worked at M-78 Drive In in East lansing and
had some good time there , and I got to work every were when I was there
 from the snackbar,ticket booth,  helping up in the projectio Booth & patroling
fields at night for people slip in and cleaning the field in the morning.

  When it closed I did slip back in in and help myself to two pairs of speakers
 and a few other little items  . 

 They did build a a super 8  in front  of the drive in  ( the drive in still stands)
 then that shut down 8 yrs after it was built.
So I'm waiting when they get ready to tear that down so I can get in there
for some theater seats 

[Pat Pixley]

Those are some photo's of M-78 Drive In Theater
you can see more at www.michigandriveins.com
It's a cool site  if you  get a chance check it out.

I just hate to see Drive In's and old indoor theaters
 die like this.

[collecture]

ALL this for FREE!!!
Man - I wish my lunch hours were as personally productive!

[MoonDawg]

      Not only is it sad to see the old drive-in's and theaters close,
it is a shame when these cool old buildings get torn down and
replaced with huge glass boxes.
      Is this a demolition or a re-model?

[Ltransam]

  I for one HATE change ! It used to be a simpleler life & slower now I can't slow down or Ill get bowled over .

Glen there turning it in to of all things an Art store! So they guted all the art Dumb :censored:S

Heres a closer picture of the seats my buddys Daughter is getting .


                                                             Leonard

[Pat Pixley]

Leonard,  those are some very cool seats   

Pat

[Ken Layton]

That 'projector part?' appears to be a "Super Simplex" projector head. This is the unit that actually projects the picture. It normally sits atop a soundhead (which reproduces the optical soundtrack) and the soundhead with projector head are bolted to a heavy pedestal base. That Super Simplex glass goes in the operator's side door of the projector head.

Super Simplex projectors were in production from 1928 through 1940. They are a great projector! Many of them are still in use in theaters around the world and parts are readily available.

I just happen to install, repair, and operate theater equipment too. Here's a website with the manual for the Super Simplex projector:
http://www.darrell.org/SSCoverF.html

Click on the front cover to take you to the rest of the manual.

As to those theater seats those are very old. I would estimate they were manufactured around 1920. Fear not though, parts are still available for most brands of theater seats going back to 1900. Contact Cy Young Industries (www.cyyoungind.com). They make seat cushions, seat fabrics (flameproofed by law!), seat back pads, arm rests, and they even manufacture a full line of retrofit cupholder armests (some models simply drop over existing armrests and attach with a screw).