Jimmy Stewart in Boise, Idaho
Yesterday on her blog, Patti shared some interesting history about Jimmy's time in Boise.
In 1943, Jimmy was an Army Air Corp instructor at Gowen Field in Boise. During his time there, he played the organ for the Egyptian Theater's silent film showings and - possibly - watched some movies.
Courtesy: http://boiseclassicmovies.com
Below is a photo of how the Egyptian originally looked when it opened in 1927.
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| courtesy: http://www.egyptiantheatre.net/about/ |
The theater had numerous names over the years such as The Fox theater and The Ada theater.
Here's how the theater looks today, sans the vertical sign.
courtesy: http://www.egyptiantheatre.net/about/
Patti noted that she will be attending a screening of Casablanca tonight (Nov 1) at the Egyptian.
Could she be sitting in the very seat that Jimmy Stewart once sat?
