# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1505
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30084 "2014-10-07T17:44:41Z")
Amusement parks that are now closed: 1. Opryland USA, Nashville 2. Riverside Amusement Park, Indianapolis 3. Palisades Amusement Park, Palisades, NJ 4. Freedomland, Bronx NY (torn down to build Co-Op City) 5. Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston TX 6. Jim Bakker’s Heritage USA 7. Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City, MD 8. Boblo Island, ON (Windsor/Detroit) 9. The World of Sid & Marty Krofft, Atlanta From what I’ve heard from people who were there it was visually breathtaking and ambitious with nods to all of their shows, but half the rides were always closed for repairs. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30085 "2014-10-07T18:11:51Z")
Amusement parks that are now closed: 1. Opryland USA, Nashville 2. Riverside Amusement Park, Indianapolis 3. Palisades Amusement Park, Palisades, NJ 4. Freedomland, Bronx NY (torn down to build Co-Op City) 5. Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston TX 6. Jim Bakker’s Heritage USA 7. Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City, MD 8. Boblo Island, ON (Windsor/Detroit) 9. The World of Sid & Marty Krofft Atlanta 10. Rockaway Playland, Rockaway NY ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30086 "2014-10-07T19:25:20Z")
Amusement parks that are now closed: 1. Opryland USA, Nashville 2. Riverside Amusement Park, Indianapolis 3. Palisades Amusement Park, Palisades, NJ 4. Freedomland, Bronx NY (torn down to build Co-Op City) 5. Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston TX 6. Jim Bakker’s Heritage USA 7. Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City, MD 8. Boblo Island, ON (Windsor/Detroit) 9. The World of Sid & Marty Krofft Atlanta 10. Rockaway Playland, Rockaway NY 11. Styx River Water World, Loxley, AL It was never very big, but you gotta grant that’s a great name. [Roadside America link](http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/7138) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30087 "2014-10-07T19:36:14Z")
Amusement parks that are now closed: 1. Opryland USA, Nashville 2. Riverside Amusement Park, Indianapolis 3. Palisades Amusement Park, Palisades, NJ 4. Freedomland, Bronx NY (torn down to build Co-Op City) 5. Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston TX 6. Jim Bakker’s Heritage USA 7. Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City, MD 8. Boblo Island, ON (Windsor/Detroit) 9. The World of Sid & Marty Krofft Atlanta 10. Rockaway Playland, Rockaway NY 11. Styx River Water World, Loxley, AL 12. Lakeside Amusement Park, Silent Hill From the game _Silent Hill 3_. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30088 "2014-10-07T21:21:34Z")
Amusement parks that are now closed: 1. Opryland USA, Nashville 2. Riverside Amusement Park, Indianapolis 3. Palisades Amusement Park, Palisades, NJ 4. Freedomland, Bronx NY (torn down to build Co-Op City) 5. Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston TX 6. Jim Bakker’s Heritage USA 7. Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City, MD 8. Boblo Island, ON (Windsor/Detroit) 9. The World of Sid & Marty Krofft Atlanta 10. Rockaway Playland, Rockaway NY 11. Styx River Water World, Loxley, AL 12. Lakeside Amusement Park, Silent Hill 13. Adventurers’ Inn, Flushing NY New topic: Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30089 "2014-10-07T22:00:46Z")
New topic: Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL Pekin was a conventional old movie theater, but do drive-ins count for this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30090 "2014-10-07T23:13:32Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN I’m gonna go with a Yes on the above question. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30091 "2014-10-07T23:23:45Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA I’m not sure they’ve actually been torn down _yet_, but they’re slated for demolition last I heard–at minimum they’re out of operation. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30092 "2014-10-08T00:31:42Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. Roof caved in under heavy show. Admission prices, sadly, were no longer a nickel, but not much more. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30093 "2014-10-08T02:13:28Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. One of the first to switch to radio frequencies instead of wired speakers in the 70s. It’s now a BJ’s and a 12-screen IMAX theatre with horribly inadequate parking. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30094 "2014-10-08T03:42:18Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. 7. [Dream Theater, Monterey, CA](http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/15053) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30095 "2014-10-08T11:24:04Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. 7. [Dream Theater, Monterey, CA](http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/15053) 8. [Capitol Theatre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Cinema_(Ottawa)), Ottawa, ON ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30096 "2014-10-08T12:42:24Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. 7. [Dream Theater, Monterey, CA](http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/15053) 8. [Capitol Theatre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Cinema_(Ottawa)), Ottawa, ON 9. [The Fox Theater, Market Street, San Francisco. Torn down in 1963.](http://www.spur.org/sites/default/files/migrated/images/AAA-8719.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30097 "2014-10-08T14:24:26Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. 7. [Dream Theater, Monterey, CA](http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/15053) 8. [Capitol Theatre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Cinema_(Ottawa)), Ottawa, ON 9. [The Fox Theater, Market Street, San Francisco. Torn down in 1963.](http://www.spur.org/sites/default/files/migrated/images/AAA-8719.jpg) 10. The Alabama Drive In, Prattville, AL Survived into the '90s and used to be fun; saw the low budget serial killer thriller _The Town That Dreaded Sundown_ there. Went back a few years later and was far more terrified of the crowd (drugged up kids). Closed and abandoned and the remains of the screen became a major target for shooters and vandals. The asphalt is all that remains and is now a mobile home sales lot. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30098 "2014-10-08T17:34:49Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. 7. Dream Theater, Monterey, CA 8. Capitol Theatre, Ottawa, ON 9. The Fox Theater, Market Street, San Francisco. Torn down in 1963. 10. The Alabama Drive In, Prattville, AL 11. The Olympia, on Steinway Street, Astoria NY Just moving things along since the subject seems to be dragging. I never went inside the Olympia- it was a porn theater in my neighborhood that closed down while I was still a teenager. But they had “The Devil in Miss Jones” on the marquee for what seemed like 10 years! Every time we drove past that theater, my younger brother would put on his most soulful deep voice and sing Billy Paul’s “Meeeeeeee aaaaaaand… Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jooooones… we got a thaaaaaang going ooooonnn…” ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30099 "2014-10-08T17:39:55Z")
Join Date: Aug 2002 Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. 7. Dream Theater, Monterey, CA 8. Capitol Theatre, Ottawa, ON 9. The Fox Theater, Market Street, San Francisco. Torn down in 1963. 10. The Alabama Drive In, Prattville, AL 11. The Olympia, on Steinway Street, Astoria NY 12. Classic, Waupun, WI Grew up there, kids tickets were 14c. Changed the bill 3 times a week, I probably saw nearly every movie over five years, which would be about a thousand including double features. Now there is a Subway there. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30100 "2014-10-08T17:53:04Z")
Favorite Movie Theaters That Have Been Torn Down 1. Loew’s Triboro, in Astoria NY 2. Pekin Theater, in Montgomery, AL 3. Ski-Hi Drive In, in Muncie, IN 4. Century 21 and 22, San Jose, CA 5. Nickel Theatre, St. John’s Newfoiundland. 6. The Westbury Drive-In, Westbury, NY. 7. Dream Theater, Monterey, CA 8. Capitol Theatre, Ottawa, ON 9. The Fox Theater, Market Street, San Francisco. Torn down in 1963. 10. The Alabama Drive In, Prattville, AL 11. The Olympia, on Steinway Street, Astoria NY 12. Classic, Waupun, WI 13. The Melba Theater, Birmingham, AL Fannie Flagg’s father was the manager and her mother was an organist there and it is fictionalized in much of her writing. Torn down when the neighborhood declined. Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older 1. Frank McCourt Author of _Angela’s Ashes_ (not the team owner)- became famous in his 60s. Use your own judgment as to what constitutes middle aged or older. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30101 "2014-10-08T17:53:45Z")
Rats, ninja’ed! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30102 "2014-10-08T17:56:39Z")
Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older 1. Frank McCourt 2. Grandma Moses ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30103 "2014-10-08T17:58:58Z")
Professional Late Bloomers: Famous People Who Did Not Become Successful/Famous in their Field Until They Were Middle Aged or Older 1. Frank McCourt 2. Grandma Moses 3. Diana Nyad U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad was 64 when she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1504) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1506)