Five Cent Movies - Interview with Akira Horii

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Title

Five Cent Movies - Interview with Akira Horii

Contributor(s)

Horii, Akira (Interviewee)

Project Title

Story City

Type of Resource

sound recording-nonmusical

Genre

oral histories (literary works)

Date Created

2017-04-29

Publisher

Vancouver Public Library

Place

St. Joseph the Worker Parish - 4451 Williams Road - Richmond

Language

English

Description

Akira remembers getting 10 cents from his mother as a child and how he'd buy a bag of peanuts for 5 cents and go to the Star Theatre on Main Street and watch a movie for 5 cents.

Form

unspecified

Extent

00:00:36

Digital Origin

Born digital

State of Original

Excerpt from a longer interview. Recorded in a public space in the Parish.

Subject(s)

Childhood
Motion picture theatres
Amusements

Location(s)

British Columbia - Vancouver - Strathcona
British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown
British Columbia - Vancouver - 330 Main Street

Time Period

1940s
1950s

Use and Reproduction

In copyright. For information about how you can use this item, see https://vpl.arcabc.ca/thisvancouver/use-reproduction

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