U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > San Antonio
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 03-01-2008, 09:48 PM
 
Location: Universal City, Texas
3,109 posts, read 9,493,912 times
Reputation: 1817

Advertisements

Here is what a crying room looks like, Palace Theatre, Seguin, TX, built in 1947, still operational:

http://

Smoking room:

http://

Looking at back of theatre from stage:

http://

Exterior photos:

http://

http://

stage:

http://

Ladies room:

http://

Stairwell:

http://

Concession stand:

http://

Ticket booth:

http://
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 03-01-2008, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Universal City, Texas
3,109 posts, read 9,493,912 times
Reputation: 1817
When I was about 7 or 8 I went to this theatre. My sister is 6 years younger, so we needed to use the crying room. It wasn't bad. I can still remember those commercial for the snake bar. That was a long time ago. Dare say before most of you were even a twinkle...
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-03-2008, 09:53 AM
 
37 posts, read 126,860 times
Reputation: 19
GY2020 - THANKS for the pics

Thanks to everyone for the input. I guess I'll just have to win the lotto and set one up Or start a consortium called Moviegoing Parents and start our own thing up.

As to why would I want to take a baby to the movies, I don't. It IS disruptive and impolite to the other viewers if your child starts wailing just as the hero turns and whispers "......", (nope, didnt catch it either... Dang babies) the villain's eyes roll back and you have to wait until the DVD comes out . Hence, the Babies Crying room. You head straight to it with your child at the begining of the movies, as was correctly explained in an earlier posting, and sit there with your child and all the others wailing their hearts out and no one who isn't sitting in the room gets disturbed. THe entrance is usually outside of the main theater area so that even if the door is frequently opened the other movie goers dont get disturbed AND the really smart ones have headsets built in to the chairs so that you can listen to the movie without disturbing the kids and no matter how loud they get...

Why would you go with a baby to a movie? I dont know in most cases but here's why I was asking, one of my daughters turned 14 this weekend, decided she wanted the WHOLE family to go to dinner and the movies and I was trying to comply. We ended up doing dinner and then coming home and watching a couple of On Demand HD movies since she was mature enough to understand that we really didnt want to do that to the baby or anyone else and you know what? We still had a blast, the baby enjoyed himself and the popcorn and pop were a heckofa lot cheaper
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-03-2008, 10:07 AM
 
Location: Lexington, South Carolina
732 posts, read 3,479,406 times
Reputation: 312
The Alamo Drafthouse on Loop 410 West has baby day every Tuesday (1st showing of the day). They keep the lights up and volume down a bit - PLUS you can order food and enjoy a movie! Just call them for details.

Perfect for Mamas who feel a little stir crazy. The person who asked why you'd want to take a baby to a movie has obviously never been a stay at home parent......haha.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-03-2008, 03:44 PM
 
472 posts, read 1,722,779 times
Reputation: 270
What about being pro active and giving your child Benadryl before you go to the movies?
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-03-2008, 03:49 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
2,397 posts, read 6,237,234 times
Reputation: 644
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dube665 View Post
What about being pro active and giving your child Benadryl before you go to the movies?
Oh, yeah...there ya go! Drug the baby up, so you can have a good time! You should only give babies medication when they're sick, not for your own convenience.

Last edited by SanAntoQT; 03-03-2008 at 04:31 PM..
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-03-2008, 03:51 PM
 
Location: The #1 sunshine state, Arizona.
12,168 posts, read 17,032,498 times
Reputation: 64091
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dube665 View Post
What about being pro active and giving your child Benadryl before you go to the movies?
You can take a "doped up" child just about anywhere.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-03-2008, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Here
11,554 posts, read 13,384,053 times
Reputation: 6916
Quote:
Originally Posted by SanAntoQT View Post
Oh, yeah...there ya go! Drug the baby up, so you can have a good time! You should only give babies medication when they're sick, not for your own convenience.
I give my kid smack just for sheer entertainment.
Rate this post positively Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas > San Antonio
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2023, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top