Today’s picture is of the concession stand at Newport Beach’s Lido Theatre, circa 1960.
Opened in October of 1939, the Lido has managed to stay in near continuous operation for seventy years (a near miracle in Orange County) and stands as one of the county’s only remaining “golden era” cinemas. Fortunately, the Lido has also held on to it’s original design and decor; avoiding the “plexing”, modernization, and reassignment which plagues it’s few existing peers. Walk in to the theatre today and you are likely to find a scene very similar to the one captured above.
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