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Why Alfred Hitchcock Chose Scotts Valley
Good Times Santa Cruz ^ | OCTOBER 26, 2021 | Steve Palopoli

Posted on 11/01/2021 12:55:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 11/01/2021 12:55:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: martin_fierro; ProtectOurFreedom

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2 posted on 11/01/2021 12:57:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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i didnt know that Psycho is the reason we have movie start times. he mandated it


3 posted on 11/01/2021 1:22:03 PM PDT by RummyChick
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I lived in SV for 15 years. It used to be nicely insulated from the craziness of Santa Cruz.

Don’t know if that’s still the case. The people I know that still live there want to leave CA.


4 posted on 11/01/2021 1:24:02 PM PDT by DarrellZero
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I used to make an annual trek to Capitola during the summer, for a weekend beach outing with friends and a trip for dinner at Shadowbrook.

We found that the best hotel was the Scotts Valley Hilton. It was a full-service hotel hidden in the woods off of Hwy 17, was a 10-minute drive to Capitola, and was dog-friendly.

-PJ

5 posted on 11/01/2021 1:35:31 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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Just ran into a new nurse at my doctor’s office. She’s older and had just left California a month ago, getting an apartment.

Her husband and four grown children are also moving out over the next few months. One son is a policeman. They can’t put up with the craziness in California any longer.


6 posted on 11/01/2021 1:45:37 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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We lived about 1.5 miles from Hitch’s HOTM home in Scott’s Valley.

7 posted on 11/01/2021 1:53:17 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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“i didnt know that Psycho is the reason we have movie start times. he mandated it”

I don’t understand that.


8 posted on 11/01/2021 3:22:36 PM PDT by cymbeline
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Thanks. I had no idea that Hitchcock lived in Scotts Valley. Did you know that?

Where was his estate?

It must have been wonderful in the 40s. He moved there the year the “new” CA-17 opened, too. Made it a LOT easer to get to SV.


9 posted on 11/01/2021 3:56:09 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Everything Woke turns to shit.” ~ President Donald Trump)
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Rd later.


10 posted on 11/01/2021 4:19:11 PM PDT by NetAddicted ( Just looki)
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To: martin_fierro

Did not know this

Thnx


11 posted on 11/01/2021 4:39:27 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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easier to just look it up. there used to be no start times...that wouldnt work with psycho.


12 posted on 11/01/2021 5:21:53 PM PDT by RummyChick
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13 posted on 11/01/2021 6:44:00 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: nickcarraway

I just love articles like this- thanks for posting. Now I have to go find out more about The Birds and what the real story was. Off to the Rabbit Hole I go!


14 posted on 11/01/2021 6:53:59 PM PDT by SE Mom
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Thanks. I never heard of Armitage before. Their website says their tasting room is in Aptos, not SV.


15 posted on 11/01/2021 7:21:40 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Everything Woke turns to shit.” ~ President Donald Trump)
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To: Political Junkie Too
When our kids were little, we always skipped Santa Cruz and went straight to Capitola. The beaches there were smaller and a lot more comfortable, plus the wonderful little downtown is very walkable and has great ice cream.

If you want a really great place to stay, go to the Mission Ranch Hotel in Carmel. My son and I stayed there a few years back when we went to the Concours in Carmel.

16 posted on 11/01/2021 7:25:20 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Everything Woke turns to shit.” ~ President Donald Trump)
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To: RummyChick

“easier to just look it up. there used to be no start times ...”

Maybe I’m dense. Looking up the history of movie start times? I’ve never known of a movie house that didn’t give the start times.


17 posted on 11/02/2021 4:38:53 AM PDT by cymbeline
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then you havent looked

https://www.filmstories.co.uk/features/how-psycho-revolutionised-cinema-start-times/


18 posted on 11/02/2021 5:15:00 PM PDT by RummyChick
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“then you haven’t looked [into the movie start time history]”

You said “there used to be no start times”.

Fact is, Hitchcock, for Psycho, ruled that no one could come in after the film started.

Theaters have always announced the start times of their movies. Rummy would not look well upon your inaccuracy.


19 posted on 11/03/2021 4:41:08 AM PDT by cymbeline
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Did you not read that article....sheesh...

The movie industry changed after psycho..what part of that dont you get

Sure the movie houses closed..and there was **A** start time..but not start times like you see today

Not sure why you are denying hitchcock revolutionized how we see movies...but ...whatever


20 posted on 11/03/2021 5:01:02 AM PDT by RummyChick
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