Mae West: Palmed Off

The Palm Theatre in San Mateo, California once boasted of coming attractions such as MAE WEST's film "My Little Chickadee" with W.C. Fields. InsideBayArea's reporter Aaron Kinney looks back on a playhouse that hit hard times.
• • • • From porno to condo: X-rated theater's legacy:
• • • • Once-typical movie house that became seedy cinema makes way for townhomes
• • SAN MATEO — Not much remains of the Palm Theatre. There's a dozen panes of etched glass, two framed prints — one depicting W.C. Fields and Mae West — and a couple of placards that read, in part: "Now showing X-rated film — If you are easily offended, please do not attend!"
• • These mementos document the Palm's transformation in the 1970s from a place for local residents to see Hollywood movies to a seedy venue for pornographic films.
• • In 2005, a second transformation took place, beginning with a wrecking ball. Two years later, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on 19 luxury townhomes. ...
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• • Byline: Aaron Kinney, Staff Writer
• • Publication: InsideBayArea.com
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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