I was so saddened to learn about the death of Boyd Moseley, the manager of the Red Rock. It had to be one of the first multiplexes in America, yes? This Quora page addresses the growth of the multiplex, but neglects to mention the Red Rock 11: I could name just about every movie theater in Las Vegas back in the 70s. But it still holds a special place in my heart. I stayed here (San Diego) after college and remain here to this day, and after my dad died I really didn’t have much reason to go back to Vegas.

It wasn’t a great movie by any stretch, but it was filmed in California and it got me and my buddies even more excited about going to California to attend college. Didn’t each movie theater in that area actually have its own marquee and its own name? My dad even let me see a few R-rated movies at the Red Rock when I was a teen, including cult films like “Harold and Maude” and Oscar-winners like “The Last Picture Show.” The last movie I remember seeing at the Red Rock before was an entertaining stinker called “Moment by Moment” with John Travolta and Lily Tomlin. The town square section in the back was amazing. The theater really was so “Vegas.” So over the top. We got to know Boyd, the manager, pretty well. My dad and I and my friends spent lot of time seeing movies at the Red Rock in the 70s, from classics to obscure movies that most people probably don’t remember. My dad, who some of you may remember if you lived in Vegas in the 70s and 80s, was Walt Reno, the TV and radio personality. Our family moved to Las Vegas from the Midwest when I was in junior high school. Very cool to discover this conversation about the Red Rock 11 Theaters in Las Vegas.

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