Movie theaters with balconies.
It's 2025. What things do you miss now that we used to have?
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I can't remember the last time I've ever been in a movie theatre with balconies, to be honest. These days everything seems to be designed to the same floor plans and specifications. Even restauraunt chains look so similar from one another and don't do much to set themselves apart anymore. One I miss in particular is the Mothers Pizzeria chain, which had lots of personality for its day, where they had TVs showing old Laurel & Hardy movies while you waited for your food.
The irony about chains is that they're supposed to create familiarity for travelers, but in doing so, I feel they strip away what's particularly unique and worth visiting, without taking into account a city's own unique history. And it gets traded away for sameness. I've always hated that aspect of big box stores popping up all over the place.
The irony about chains is that they're supposed to create familiarity for travelers, but in doing so, I feel they strip away what's particularly unique and worth visiting, without taking into account a city's own unique history. And it gets traded away for sameness. I've always hated that aspect of big box stores popping up all over the place.
I can remember two - there was the John Danz in downtown Bellevue and a theater in the Northgate Mall.
The John Danz closed in 1990 and they gutted the interior to make it an office building; although it still retains the name.
The theater at Northgate closed about the same time and it was gutted to make way for a Barne and Noble. They left the escalators and elevator, so, there's still a piece of it standing.
The Puget Sound used to have a pizza chain called 'Pizza and Pipes'.
Watch an old silent movie accompanied by a live organ while eating pizza/spaghetti.
Office buildings are the new parking lots, it seems. A huge swath of our downtown area is currently being leveled. Our city bought several blocks and kicked out its tenants in order to build a new arena.
Okay. I don’t miss that sound.
Or the fact that sometimes when I downloaded a game from a bit torrent would take 24 hours.
I prefer fiber-op.
I remember when having “company” come over was a big deal. Food was prepared, good dishes were brought out, and everyone was expected to be on their best behavior.
Or the fact that sometimes when I downloaded a game from a bit torrent would take 24 hours.
I prefer fiber-op.
I remember when having “company” come over was a big deal. Food was prepared, good dishes were brought out, and everyone was expected to be on their best behavior.
Depends on who was sitting in them. - If they were concentrating on the film as I was the once or twice I got that seating, fine. - If they spent their time aiming popcorn at other movie goers, not so much
That reminds me. Houses with personalities.
What I mean is, after World War II and the baby boom and the exodus to the suburbs, throughout the 50-70s, it was the same development with the same cookie cutter houses one right after the other.
It seems to me the only time houses started to look unique was in the 80s-00s.
Now, we're back to cramming as many houses as they can on the same tiny postage stamp sized lot with tiny yards.
The house I grew up in the 80s was on four acres and was 3600 sq ft.
Do you know how many houses they would try and squeeze on that four acres today?
Probably 20-30.
Sounds like it depends on the neighbourhood and country in question. Newer developments will always take into account newer development trends and follow the current building codes. Nowadays, I see the trend in newer neighbourhood is for massive houses that just weren't a thing roughly 30 years ago. And speaking of unique, there's a subdvision in my city where all the street names are named after astronomical objects in a subdivision called Moonglow. And it's a direct reference to the area having been used as a training grounds for Apollo astronauts.
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