From an interview of Tim Meyers, a retired cinema worker, conducted by Sebastian Becerra for the first issue of the zine Cashiers du Cinéma in August 2023.

sebastian becerra: When did you start working at movie theaters, Tim?

tim meyers: July 1971. Hillside Theater, in Hillside, Illinois. It was my neighborhood theater. One big screen. 1,437 seats.

becerra: How did your impression of the theater change while you worked there?

meyers: The theater that I worked at was the new one, the flagship one.…