by Julia Schrenkler
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August 31, 2005

Photo by Julia Schrenkler

December 08, 2006 09:54 AM UTC (Updated: August 19, 2010 04:54 PM UTC)
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from the album: The Har Mar Movie Theater
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This image was taken the last night the Har-Mar Movie Theater was open to the public.

For the backstory on the closing, see Hail and farewell to Har-Mar on Minnesota Public Radio's Movie Natters blog.

More images of the theater.

Comments: 6

Julia Schrenkler Dec 8, 2006, 4:57pm UTC
shhh don't tell anyone, juni but i also took a short video clip of it. 8 seconds of the twinkle!
Auntie Smedley Dec 11, 2006, 12:50am UTC
I can't believe it's closed. It's the end of an era, I suppose.

I was slightly surprised that someone was building a new movie theater attached to Rosedale. I was thinking "Ya mean there aren't enough movie screens in Roseville?"
Julia Schrenkler Dec 11, 2006, 9:33am UTC
Ya, auntie, I know. Thing is, AMC (who owns or owned Har-Mar) is the one building the monsterplex attached to Rosedale.

I'm sorry, but I can't imagine suffering Rosedale's parking for a movie unless it was something supa-important to me.
Auntie Smedley Dec 12, 2006, 3:00pm UTC
Meh. We almost never suffer the monsterplexes. The last time I went to Har Mar (to see one of the Harry Potter movies, I think) we paid a ridiculous ticket price, only to watch 25 minutes of commercials before the film. Heck, if I wanted to watch commercials I would have stayed at home!

We normally just wait for the movie to come to the Riverview. They get everything eventually. $3 ticket, cool, retro-50s ambiance, big screen, auditorium seating, comfy chairs, popcorn with real butter. Who cares if you don't see a movie the second it comes out?
Tracy B. Jan 29, 2007, 12:13am UTC
Well, that was just a crappy way to find out Har Mar was closing. When I was 10 my parents took me to a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror picture show. The dude at the counter look at me...looked at my dad...then said, "You sure you really want to do this?" My dad asked why not. Counter guy then explained the throwing of the toilet paper and the ring around the virgin. No movie for us that night.
Julia Schrenkler Feb 2, 2007, 9:31am UTC
What an AWESOME story, Tracy.

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