tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post6098368536965740470..comments2024-02-28T06:45:05.691-08:00Comments on West of the 5th : Camrose: Now & ThenJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-30657683276932844032018-01-20T08:58:55.969-08:002018-01-20T08:58:55.969-08:00Thanks Tim, we will have to check it out another t...Thanks Tim, we will have to check it out another time! Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-44460033955263610062018-01-19T21:14:30.664-08:002018-01-19T21:14:30.664-08:00The Bailey isn't really used much for movies a...The Bailey isn't really used much for movies anymore. A lot of live performers and plays. I remember going to movies there in the '80s and thinking it was such a cool theatre because it had a balcony. <br /><br />Had we had a little more time Jenn, we could have just went up the street a little ways and seen some cool old buildings at the Camrose Centennial Museum. Also some old barracks buildings left over from WW2 when Camrose was a large training base for soldiers. Just to the south of Rosehaven, it was all just fields and the army used the area for giving new recruits their basic training. My grandpa received his basic training in Camrose when he joined the army in the early 1940s. vile8rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924885226885381719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-6522974321646902962018-01-19T09:13:55.314-08:002018-01-19T09:13:55.314-08:00Thanks Danielle! I always heard the term 'norm...Thanks Danielle! I always heard the term 'normal school' when researching schools but I hadn't really looked up the meaning until now. <br /><br />I believe the Bailey is used more as a venue for live shows and events now. Old movie night would be fun though!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-40377540531567147962018-01-19T09:10:19.263-08:002018-01-19T09:10:19.263-08:00Thanks Frank! I enjoy the looking for old photos a...Thanks Frank! I enjoy the looking for old photos as much as taking new photos!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-68619135485201517322018-01-19T07:18:19.758-08:002018-01-19T07:18:19.758-08:00I'm glad you explained the "Normal" ...I'm glad you explained the "Normal" school. I was really wondering about that. <br /><br />So do they still show movies at that theater? It would be neat to see an old black and white movie there, something that would have shown there when it was in its prime. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-83458478625159925672018-01-18T22:26:43.019-08:002018-01-18T22:26:43.019-08:00Nice report :-) Nice report :-) Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357198048874636791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-79155922908193912372018-01-18T11:16:46.812-08:002018-01-18T11:16:46.812-08:00Thanks!! I'll go with you, can we dress up? He...Thanks!! I'll go with you, can we dress up? HehehJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-21437771249591769672018-01-18T10:22:42.915-08:002018-01-18T10:22:42.915-08:00I'm totally going to have to see a movie in th...I'm totally going to have to see a movie in that theatre. Any movie. I love your blog even though I don't always comment!Mr. Sablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585037858348087339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-16325466349077532882018-01-18T09:29:09.864-08:002018-01-18T09:29:09.864-08:00Thanks Michael, thank you! It is! My photo really ...Thanks Michael, thank you! It is! My photo really does not do it justice. It's vaguely fortress-like!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-77334789471564468662018-01-18T09:23:52.509-08:002018-01-18T09:23:52.509-08:00Hey Debra! I think it would be worth a trip back, ...Hey Debra! I think it would be worth a trip back, the downtown street with the theatre and hotel had neat shops and restaurants...they've done a great job of keeping it up!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-90327324651204480462018-01-18T09:22:08.645-08:002018-01-18T09:22:08.645-08:00Thanks Bill! I would love to work at an archive! I...Thanks Bill! I would love to work at an archive! I would also get lost looking at old photos. There is small archives office in my town, when they're open, they always have coffee on and there is usually some older folks sitting around chat with! It's great!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-17409104127637955812018-01-18T09:17:48.531-08:002018-01-18T09:17:48.531-08:00Thanks William, so much character in these old bui...Thanks William, so much character in these old buildings. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-81965172838817140422018-01-18T09:13:34.990-08:002018-01-18T09:13:34.990-08:00Hi Rain! LOL what's normal nowadays anyway?! W...Hi Rain! LOL what's normal nowadays anyway?! Wouldn't it be cool to go back in time to when this theatre was new? My son and I love old silent movies, especially Buster Keaton!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-72533111267132511552018-01-18T09:11:49.912-08:002018-01-18T09:11:49.912-08:00Thanks Adam, it's nice to be able to find so m...Thanks Adam, it's nice to be able to find so many historic photos online!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-54198211464553179442018-01-18T08:48:42.911-08:002018-01-18T08:48:42.911-08:00Thanks Marie! I guess they have the original drop ...Thanks Marie! I guess they have the original drop curtain which would be worth another trip to see just that!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-78604589287825484162018-01-17T20:38:26.307-08:002018-01-17T20:38:26.307-08:00Great post, Jenn. That school building is stunnin...Great post, Jenn. That school building is stunning!Michael Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490660648096085115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-62360549056008284632018-01-17T16:08:46.926-08:002018-01-17T16:08:46.926-08:00Great post! I've only been in Camrose once and...Great post! I've only been in Camrose once and a big show 'n shine happened to be on in the downtown area so it wasn't a good time to look around. But Camrose struck me as a place worth exploring some more. And now your post has reinforced that for me. Hmmmm, maybe a little weekend road trip is in order this spring or summer?Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-50945919633663986152018-01-17T15:11:02.890-08:002018-01-17T15:11:02.890-08:00Another wonderful post Jenn. I love seeing the ol...Another wonderful post Jenn. I love seeing the old photos of how those buildings looked back in the day. In the 90s, I worked in the archives of the University of Alaska Fairbanks digitizing photos and videos. I used to get lost looking at all the photos and film. Everyday people just doing their thing, I absolutely loved it.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-57464513402626326062018-01-17T14:25:31.826-08:002018-01-17T14:25:31.826-08:00Lovely architecture!Lovely architecture!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-42594760567649496002018-01-17T14:06:02.725-08:002018-01-17T14:06:02.725-08:00That's interesting about "les normes"...That's interesting about "les normes"...if it were me, I'd think I wouldn't qualify for ANY normal school lol...I love the photos of the Bailey! And wow, such great history! I'm a fan of everything pre-1960...I love the Vaudeville shows and the old movies...I wonder if the Marx brothers, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns or the Three Stooges ever played there? Great post! :)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-57969201635788966232018-01-17T13:58:17.036-08:002018-01-17T13:58:17.036-08:00cool before and afterscool before and aftersAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-86742372770886702912018-01-17T13:57:57.175-08:002018-01-17T13:57:57.175-08:00You’ll have to see the inside of the theatre next ...You’ll have to see the inside of the theatre next time, Jenn. Great post!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-28934200240711853552018-01-17T12:48:25.360-08:002018-01-17T12:48:25.360-08:00Thanks Chris! LOL maybe I did too, that would expl...Thanks Chris! LOL maybe I did too, that would explain all of our awesomeness. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-23123986711358681262018-01-17T12:44:45.858-08:002018-01-17T12:44:45.858-08:00I agree Gorges! Some communities have embraced the...I agree Gorges! Some communities have embraced their historic buildings while other go towards new and shiny I guess. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-38126855919775864112018-01-17T12:43:01.429-08:002018-01-17T12:43:01.429-08:00Love that theatre! Wow, nice pics. I'm going t...Love that theatre! Wow, nice pics. I'm going to have to check these out when I'm up that way. I went to an Abnormal School, which explains a lot.Chris BIGDoer Doeringhttp://www.bigdoer.comnoreply@blogger.com