MordecaiWatts

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Graffiti in North Park by Invisible Children Supporters?

Trees were spray-painted in with KONY 2012 logos in other parts of town. Think globally, crap where you live.
— May 17, 2012 4:55 p.m.

San Diego's 10 Best Movie Theaters

Extra kudos for recognizing Jennifer Deering, who knows a thing or two about the cinemah.
— May 17, 2012 12:01 a.m.

San Diego's 10 Best Movie Theaters

Can't wait to see them.
— May 16, 2012 11:40 p.m.

San Diego's 10 Best Movie Theaters

Thanks, Scott. I called the Ken after my initial comment and learned about the info at the SDHS from the manager (hence my second comment). When I worked at the Ken in the '80s it seemed accepted wisdom that the theater had only been in operation since the late '40s, so I look forward to learning more about its "lost years" when you blog about it. Hope there will be pictures. This means that the Ken actually predates the Hillcrest (later known as the Guild) by an entire year.
— May 16, 2012 11:29 p.m.

San Diego's 10 Best Movie Theaters

monagan -- the theater on Garnet was indeed the Fine Arts, where I first encountered Werner Herzog through "Aguirre" and later saw Kurosawa's "Ran" ten times. Of all the movie house I once worked at, only two are still standing, and only the Ken is an operational theater.
— May 16, 2012 11:06 p.m.

San Diego's 10 Best Movie Theaters

Scott -- looks like you're right about the 1912 date. So... never mind!
— May 16, 2012 10:32 p.m.

San Diego's 10 Best Movie Theaters

Here's a friendly challenge for you, Jay: find a photo of that crazy mural that used to adorn the Ken's foyer back in the '70s, the one with Marilyn Monroe and Frank Zappa. I thought the Internet would find it for me in a flash, but no such luck.
— May 16, 2012 10:10 p.m.

San Diego's 10 Best Movie Theaters

Always nice to see the Ken Cinema get some love. But where do you get the notion it was built in 1912? By all accounts it was built in 1946. Are you conflating it with the late, lamented Guild, which was built in 1913? If you have first-hand research to back this new date for the Ken's birth, do share, por favor.
— May 16, 2012 8:13 p.m.