Installation of steel structure for front blade sign is approximately 25% complete. Drywall installation throughout the facility is 80% complete. Installation of wall and floor tiles in the first and second floor bathrooms is approximately 95% complete. The stage walls and fly loft/ceiling grid is approximately 80% painted, including the grid iron and roof structure. The loading dock garage door has been installed. Electrical, mechanical, and security equipment is arriving/installed daily. The historic film projectors have been removed from the projection booth in preparation for a new high definition projector and new spotlights. The historic projectors will be on display for all patrons to
This week's snapshot comes from March 1965. "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" was a movie released in 1962 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Based on our records, it played in the Robinson Grand during the spring of 1965. A movie poster and invoice from MGM are included in this post. Do you have a photo, artifact, or story about the Robinson Grand or Rose Garden? We would love to see and hear it! Please share your information through the link below, and we will be sure to contact you. https://www.therobinsongrand.com/memories-upload
Here is a rare view of the front of the Robinson Grand. The exact date of this photo is unknown, but we estimate it to be around the mid-to-late 1960s. The Film "Stagecoach", staring Bing Crosby, which was highlighted on the marquee, was released in June 1966. Do you have a photo, artifact, or story about the Robinson Grand or Rose Garden? We would love to see and hear it! Please share your information through the link below, and we will be sure to contact you. https://www.therobinsongrand.com/memories-upload *Photo Credit: George Marx via Pinterest
