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Many of the movies reflected seismic shifts in the Left Coast. But no one could have foreseen the revolution that was coming. Often in something called VistaVision. For lovers of movies and because Canoe Place has often hosted some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest names, this is a night not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>A book signing will follow the presentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6900,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[9,11],"class_list":["post-6899","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-experiences","tribe_events_cat-front-row-events","cat_experiences","cat_front-row-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>They Don\u2019t Make \u2018Em Like This Anymore - Canoe Place Inn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join author Foster Hirsch at Canoe Place for They Don\u2019t Make \u2018Em Like This Anymore. 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