LUNCH THREAD- Broadmoor $1 movie nostalgia edition

$1 movie theaters were the red flags warning everybody that the neighborhoods surrounding the theater would be murder holes within a few years.

Broadmoor in Baton Rouge

Ellis Isle in Jackson

But I watched a few $1 movies at each before the declines.

Rode bikes to the Broadmoor theater and saw Austin Powers. Snuck in Junior Mints and a 2L from the Eckerds that was right across the parking lot.

Leftover chicken and rice soup.
Dill salad from Costco.
Diet DP.

Some stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon.

My mom still made us stop at 711 on the way to the movies and get candy to sneak in

I went on my first date alone with a girl there to see Arachnophobia.

Leftover gumbo

The floor was made of glue. At least that what it felt like.

I’m not sure if it would be classified as child abuse, but at 5 years old, I was given $1, a ziplock of peanut M&Ms, and told to sneak into different showings. Would watch 3 movies in a row and hope my mom would be there after the 3rd show.

At 9 I had a broken arm for 2 weeks before she took me to the doctor to prove it wasn’t broken and I should stop complaining.

Weird how she doesn’t recall any of it now that she’s a grandmother, and I must be misremembering.

#privilege