tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post3539865244840611937..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: Cinematic ChurchPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-18963003896931440832010-04-17T19:38:12.556-07:002010-04-17T19:38:12.556-07:00Not this time, Cafe. But hopefully one of these Su...Not this time, Cafe. But hopefully one of these Sundays.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-35451384171534849412010-04-17T13:55:15.703-07:002010-04-17T13:55:15.703-07:00Tomorrow is Sunday, so I expect PDP will bring us ...Tomorrow is Sunday, so I expect PDP will bring us fotos from inside the sanctuary!!Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-10130250131716724272010-04-17T09:29:32.648-07:002010-04-17T09:29:32.648-07:00Oh! I hadn't realized while standing in front ...Oh! I hadn't realized while standing in front of it, but is this the building with the big, round "lumps" on top? I'll have to happen by someday when the doors are open and ask for a glimpse inside.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-34391885113410258852010-04-17T09:21:37.859-07:002010-04-17T09:21:37.859-07:00I saw "Do the Right Thing" at this theat...I saw "Do the Right Thing" at this theater (and many other flicks, if memory serves correctly) and then led the worship band at this church for a few years. They are great people, and did a wonderful job restoring/re-purposing a dilapidated building. Still miss the theater, though -- I have good memories from there.<br /><br />Petrea, when you get a chance, go inside the old theater -- now the "sanctuary," if you can call it that. One thing that the theater didn't have is the exposed concave ceiling that you can see from outside (It was covered by insulation and false walls, I think). Now it is exposed, all natural wood, and is a beauty to behold.HearkenCreativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604029922961251965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-16091233738896132932010-04-17T07:43:34.559-07:002010-04-17T07:43:34.559-07:00Yes, but fun.Yes, but fun.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-72716275186352134142010-04-17T07:01:41.268-07:002010-04-17T07:01:41.268-07:00Actually, my rhetoric was questionable.Actually, my rhetoric was questionable.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-25891963710766274032010-04-16T21:24:38.565-07:002010-04-16T21:24:38.565-07:00I agree with P+J: "Who needs show business wh...I agree with P+J: "Who needs show business when you have religion!"Cafe Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115520512264907360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-80238322818616040932010-04-16T21:17:38.452-07:002010-04-16T21:17:38.452-07:00Hee hee, Mark.
Katie, Ben's not doing a talk,...Hee hee, Mark.<br /><br />Katie, Ben's not doing a talk, but rather a series of blog posts. Check 'em out!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-72324622655303254072010-04-16T20:29:04.087-07:002010-04-16T20:29:04.087-07:00Cool photo- I love all the swirleys. Let me know w...Cool photo- I love all the swirleys. Let me know when J+P sets up the movie theater church with the costumes and Cecile De Mille and such; I'd go! Especially if there's popcorn and Dots during the sermon (great idea Mark!). Bummer I can't make Ben's talk about the mosaic signs. Where's that high speed CA train?!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-45050300998799597122010-04-16T19:38:44.773-07:002010-04-16T19:38:44.773-07:00I wonder if you can get hot, buttered popcorn and ...I wonder if you can get hot, buttered popcorn and a pack of Dots during the sermon?marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-60500951598758263072010-04-16T18:39:28.877-07:002010-04-16T18:39:28.877-07:00I love old theaters, Kat. Roses, no less.
Peeking...I love old theaters, Kat. Roses, no less.<br /><br />Peeking out from the undersides tomorrow, Margaret.<br /><br />Anon, I don't think so. The theater had over 700 seats. I haven't been inside, but the website gives the impression of a congregation meeting in the theater space.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-60749344000603179822010-04-16T15:28:02.549-07:002010-04-16T15:28:02.549-07:00Maybe I’m off here, but are we talking about a cha...Maybe I’m off here, but are we talking about a chapel on screen?<br /> <br />My advice: use your apple or PC, or just pas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-68437843876977427542010-04-16T13:28:57.232-07:002010-04-16T13:28:57.232-07:00Ah...a world where people thought about what the u...Ah...a world where people thought about what the undersides of awnings would look like.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-32503003509864823282010-04-16T09:47:46.871-07:002010-04-16T09:47:46.871-07:00I once worked at the Colorado Theatre back when is...I once worked at the Colorado Theatre back when is was a Laemmle. That fancy facade did not exist then... I think the church added it. Inside, however, buried by years over over building, there used to be neon surrounding the screen and big roses painted on the inside of the theatre. We once found some old pictures stored somewhere around there that showed what the place was like in it's heyday-- and it was lovely.Kathttp://Www.klikkonthis.WordPress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-88814227247183836622010-04-16T09:11:13.187-07:002010-04-16T09:11:13.187-07:00Ted Neeley, Ted Neeley!
As to the closing, Hiker,...<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=l1T&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&ei=hovIS7SqIIHasQPWu531BA&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CAcQBSgA&q=ted+neeley&spell=1" rel="nofollow">Ted Neeley, Ted Neeley!</a><br /><br />As to the closing, Hiker, there are a few clues in the comments on the Cinema Treasures entry.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-41934204564523142842010-04-16T09:06:11.695-07:002010-04-16T09:06:11.695-07:00This was a great theater back in the 90's. You...This was a great theater back in the 90's. You could catch independent and foreign films. Off the beaten track, there was rarely a line. Guess that's why it closed. Think they tried to go main stream for awhile before giving up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-19097549958241489222010-04-16T09:05:14.816-07:002010-04-16T09:05:14.816-07:00Okay, Okay, I have it! get this—a church, see, but...Okay, Okay, I have it! get this—a church, see, but it’s in a movie theater. A <i>movie theater</i>, get it? So, like, what you have, in you have raked seating, just like in the Crystal Cathedral, but a robed character from <i>The Robe</i> sits in the box-office. <br /><br />And inside, <i>inside!</i>, oh, you're gonna love this. You got your Phaoronic decorations, your dancing goyls … and your <i>collections</i> are taken in the aisles by ushers <i>dressed like Egyptian slaves.</i> <br /><br />Can you see it? Can you? And so when the lights go down and the curtains part, the service is officiated not by a pastor, but by the projected image of Charlton Heston as <i>Mo-ses</i>. I kid not, it’s gonna be a blockbuster, buster!<br /><br />And you could have Cecile De Mille show up at the right moment, as the <i>Pope</i>! Am I on to something here, or what? Am I? Am I? And you could have <a href="http://classicfilms.suite101.com/article.cfm/five_actors_in_films_about_christ" rel="nofollow">Jeffrey Hunter</a> as … you know Whom. <br /><br />(Remember William Goldman's advice: if you bring a Saviour on in Book XII, Ch. 3, he's gotta go off in Book XIVX.)<br /><br />Hell, it’d suck them in by the millions! Who needs show biz when you have religion?John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-69973632013131461982010-04-16T07:36:51.317-07:002010-04-16T07:36:51.317-07:00A new route this year, then, PJ? If you see me out...A new route this year, then, PJ? If you see me out there snapping pictures, say hi.<br /><br />I've heard the title but never read the story, V. <br /><br />Ben's doing a series on Pasadena's city parks and their mosaic signs. I've never taken a close look at the signs, never realized how different they are. His shots give you a chance to examine them.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-54426462610198831472010-04-16T07:12:47.378-07:002010-04-16T07:12:47.378-07:00Whenever I see churches housed in places lilke thi...Whenever I see churches housed in places lilke this, I always laugh thinking about one of my favorite kid books, "Because of Winn-Dixie". Remind me to tell you about it. I love the way you captured the swirly ceiling. Very cool place.<br /><br />I'm headed to Ben's place now.<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-6582635206078976502010-04-16T00:26:12.947-07:002010-04-16T00:26:12.947-07:00I Do (Dah) believe a certain Parade will pass by t...I Do (Dah) believe a certain Parade will pass by this theater church soon.Pascal Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136769961112420031noreply@blogger.com