Local man recalls the magic of the motion picture business

At the age of 87, Bill Bartlett knows everything there is to know about movie theaters. It’s how he, his father Ray and grandfather C.W. Bartlett made a living.Today, there is one walk-in theater, the Mall Cinema, with three movie screens and one drive-in, Fiesta, with three movie screens in Carlsbad. Although not all operating at the same time, there have in the past been an additional six walk-in theaters and two drive-ins in Carlsbad.