The first film I ever saw there was Beetlejuice. Back when The Arboretum was brand spanking new back in the mid-80s my buddy and and I would get dropped off down there to watch movies, gorge ourselves on ice cream and goof off down in the park. Its hard to imagine that the Arbor is closing, since for the longest time is was the best theatre in Austin (technically speaking) and even after became a marvel of an upscale arthouse.

Chalk up another point for corporate monoculture.