William Wilson
El Paso, TX |
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| World War I was devastating Europe and parts of Asia in early 1940. My dad was stationed at Fort Bliss with the 9th Cav when his unit was sent to New Guinea to fight the Japanese. This was around '42 or '43. He survived the war and returned home in 1945. I have few memories of that era. One fond memory is seeing "Gone with the Wind" with my mom sometime prior to 1945. We sat in the balcony by the front brass railing with the maroon curtains. This was probably my first time at the Plaza. I was fascinated by all the neat objects that would interest a pre-schooler. The floating clouds, the twinkling lights and the shrubbery along the sides of the theater. I wanted to play by the shrubs but was not allowed by my mother. In later years my wife and I enjoyed many first-run movies. Our kids never experienced the Plaza since they came after its closing in the early 70's. |
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