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For Benicians, Majestic still stirs memories

September 2, 2015 by Catharine Way 36 Comments

Longtime downtown staple to open doors to public again this weekend for city film festival IN THE 1950S, BEFORE THERE WAS A BRIDGE to Contra Costa County or an interstate to Vallejo and other points west, Benicia’s 5,000 isolated souls had just one entertainment option: going to the movies. Mothers took small children to The […]

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