When I was growing up, going to the movies was a luxury. The fact that the nearest movie house was 50 miles away didn't help. But even when we did go, the expense of a movie ticket kept those visits to once or twice a year. That was not the case in Forest City, Iowa. Whenever we went to visit the branch of the family that lived there, a trip to the Forest Theatre was always on the to do list, time permitting.

As I searched through my memory, I only visited 3 times to that movie house, but each trip was memorable. Gandhi was the first movie I can remember, mostly because it was so long! My brother's and I saw the Outsiders. That was a powerful movie as well.  And Schindler's List was the last movie I saw back in 1994. I remember having to pay $1 for popcorn and $2 for an adult ticket. I often wondered how they stayed in business. With this current push to save the movie house I can see that they couldn't. That s one reason I'd lie to see the place for myself this summer. I'd like to see what is changing and what stays the same. Until then, I'm going to keep my remarks about the theatre to a minimum, since nobody seems to care anyway! God be with you and do the best you can!