Great post! I don’t remember any matrons policing kids but I do remember the fireman in his funeral going dark uniform keeping his eye on preteens engaging in “making out” as it was called then! We called him “Donald Duck”

Ed I too had my first passionate kiss at the Castle Theatre! But it wasn’t on a date!

A crowd of very pretty girls used to sit on the left side under the balcony. I sat next to the last pretty unknown girl on my left and with two buddies next to me on my right. We never had talked to each other but had sort of flirted by holding our gazes for more than just a glance. I had no idea of her name or where she lived!

I bit the bullet by putting my arm on the back of her theater seat and then she just suddenly turned her face to mine with her eyes closed and gave me a big beautiful never to be forgotten passionate kiss! I fell in love with her that moment!

Whenever I went to the Castle Theatre after that I would always look for her but I never saw her again.