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It's late Saturday afternoon, May 31, 1958, and the class of '58 is celebrating the past week's graduation by "dragging" the College and 11th Street traffic circle one more time, probably a favorite activity of the era at all such intersections in Texas. The girl in the Impala has been keeping track of the revolutions on a chalk board. Photographic print of original acrylic painting.
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The "Organ Club" was organized in 1928, one year after the opening of the Jefferson Theatre. Each Saturday morning kids were treated to cartoons, serials and special features including Al Sacker at the might Morton organ. Photographic print of original acrylic painting.
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Some folks remember it as the First Baptist Church of Beaumont, but most recall climbing the spiral staircase up to the children's room of the Tyrrell Public Library. Before there was a T.V. in every home, this place was truly a "Castle of Imagination" to a youngster as the worlds of Gulivar and Oz were opened to him. Photographic print of original acrylic painting.
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Shelton's Diner was the place to be. In this scene a new bride is showing off her ring while young "hopefuls" look on. The other couple just entering the restaurant obviously have been married for a while!
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(Shelton's Diner #2) By the mid-sixties, the Beatles were all over the charts as the "British Invasion" was in full swing. The "Times they were a changing" Mini-skirts, twiggy and bee-hive hair styles were in. Manard G. Crebbs was being replaced by flower children and hippies in old Volkswagon busses! Photographic print of original acrylic painting.
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In the fifties, downtown Beaumont still buzzed with activity on a Friday night, and the center of attraction was the movies palace of the area, the Jefferson Theatre. Photographic print of original acrylic painting.
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The opening night program at the Gaylynn Theatre, Friday, November 18, 1949, boasted of everything from a "colorful and sparkling refreshment center" to a revolutionary "eye-level balcony". The Gaylynn Theatre started with one large screen. In its latter years, the owners added a second small screen where the balcony once was. Unfortunately, the theater could not compete with modern, multiplex cinemas and has been out of use for many years. It was demolished in August of 2002. Remember this theater in all its splendor. Photographic print of original acrylic painting.