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Alhambra Theater: 1956 World Series

Admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:00 +0000

by Gene Taylor

I remember (1956) the World Series being shown, inning-by-inning, at the Alhambra. Was on 16 mm film.

I was very bored as a 9 year-old but my father and brother got to see Don Larsen’s perfect game.

Very small American community at that time and the Air Force pilots were always [...]

Do You Remember Saturday At The Movies

Admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:40:51 +0000

I’m sure we all recall, from the days of our youth, spending Saturday afternoons at the movies when we were younger. As we moved into our teens – Saturday nights at the movie theater was a place we could meet up with our friends (and, hopefully our latest *crush*). Ahh … those sweet memories [...]

Golden Gate Quartet: 1958 Performance at Saigon Alhambra Theater

Admin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:21:28 +0000

During Tet 1958 the Golden Gate Quartet was in Saigon for a cultural exchange performance at the Alhambra Theater. Here is a news clip of their visit to Saigon.

Orlandus Wilson (Bass) Clyde Wright (Tenor) Clyde Riddick (Tenor) J. Caleb Ginyard (Baritone) Glenn Emell Burgess (Piano)

I had not arrived in Saigon yet, [...]