(Nov. 16, 1929)
An erroneous impression that the through highway which is being planned from the east side of the city to Santa Monica via Tenth street, Country Club Drive and Louisiana avenue will be forced to detour around the new Fox studio in Westwood was corrected by the City Engineer’s office yesterday. This highway which, upon completion, will be known as Olympic Boulevard, will cut right through the land used by the Fox studio, it is stated.
Where Country Club Drive still exists is where Olympic was called 10th street. They combined Country Club Drive and 10th and changed the course of the street a little to make Olympic. I have the Sanborn maps that show Olympic as Country Club Drive. I live at Olympic and La Jolla, and I always have to search for Country Club Drive when researching anything about my neighborhood before the mid-30’s.
I bought Caprice after reading Orlando’s comment above. Here’s a cropped screenshot I took of Doris' stunt double going over the edge of the balcony which shows the ceiling of the Carthay Circle:
Here’s a card catalog from LAPL. I’ll have to go downtown to look at the magazine.
THEATERS—LOS ANGELES—ARROW THEATRE.
“Architect John Kunst…is completing plans for a theater and store building to be erected at 251 South Main St for George Carpenter; it will have an auditorium to seat about 500 people and two stores; Reinforced concrete…” SOUTHWEST BUILDER & CONTRACTOR 9/19/24, P. 53,col. 2
see SOUTHWEST BUILDER & CONTRACTOR 10/17/1924, p. 52, col.1 (contracts listed)
I haven’t seen it in any directories or advertisements either. There must be some reason its listed here as a previous name and I also have it on my list from HTC for Main street theaters.
I don’t know but for some reason its on my list of names for this address. It’s really hard to search for the name Civic because the word is used along with theater for other reasons.
These ads go on and peter out in 1919. The search feature seems to be whacked out on CT right now but I don’t find any other Arrow theaters besides the Linda Lea. Here’s the last time this Arrow appears:
(July 17, 1919)
The local meeting will be held in Hamburger’s Arrow Theater. Rabbi Moses Rosenthal, of Temple Sinai, will be chairman at the Los Angeles services.
(Dec. 31, 1928)
Film Shows Boxing Oldest Of Sports
It shows the thrills, high spots and knockouts in fifteen world’s championships, including all the title battles of Jack Dempsey. The picture opens tomorrow at the Arrow Theater, Main street.
(Sept. 24, 1911)
LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE WEST OF CHICAGO
Hamburger's
GRACE MORENO TO SING IN OUR ARROW THEATRE
Her rendering of the latest catchy songs will be a delightful addition to the regular programme of high-class motion pictures. The pictures shown here you will not see elsewhere and they portray deep heart interest, patriotism and rollicking comedy in a way that is both thrilling and enjoyable.
General Admission…..5c
(Fifth Floor)
This is most likely a different theater if its on the 5th floor of Hamburger’s. I wonder if it’s still there?
(Nov. 26, 1910)
LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE WEST OF CHICAGO
Hamburger's
A programme of Especial Interest to Children In the Arrow Theater
When they have seen Santa and the Clown bring them to the fifth floor to the Arrow Theater. The programme Saturday will especially charm them. General admission 5c. box seats 10c.
Doesn’t this start overlapping in time with Talley’s?
(Jan. 18, 1910)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
LIVING DOLLS
We have in our Arrow Theater real, living, human dolls, as a special attraction for women and children. It’s a great act. “it is to laugh.” 5 cents.
I wonder if this Arrow Theater should have its own page or if its the same.
(Oct. 16, 1909)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
THE ARROW THEATER
“Always a good show,” but this week a little better show, than usual. Somehow the pictures seem to have been chosen with especial good fortune. See them. General, 5c; reserved, 10c.
(Sept. 20, 1909)
Dr. Edgar L. Hewitt of Washington D.C., director of the School of American Archaeology, will lecture before the Southwest Society tomorrow evening. The lecture will be delivered at the Arrow Theater, Hamburger building, entrance N. 820 West Eighth street.
(Feb. 22, 1909)
Prof. Edward Bull Clapp, head of the Greek department of the University of California, and, last year, professor in the Classical School in Athens, will give his very interesting illustrated lecture on “New Light on Greek Painting,” in the Arrow Theater, Hamburger building, at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening.
(Jan 5, 1909)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
Don’t Miss the Arrow Theater
A delightful place to spend and hour or two
Only Costs 5c
Is this a previous theater or the same theater? It predates:
(Nov. 1, 1908)
The Royal Arcanum Minstrels gave an entertainment last night in Hamburger’s Arrow Theater, under the auspices of the Hamburger Employees' Benefit Society.
(Dec. 19, 1908)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
Come early-stay all day-lunch here-go to the Arrow Theater. 800 feet of gift suggestions in our show windows.
Is this the theater that was Talley’s Broadway next to Hamburger’s?
(Nov. 1, 1908)
The Royal Arcanum Minstrels gave an entertainment last night in Hamburger’s Arrow Theater, under the auspices of the Hamburger Employees' Benefit Society.
(October 19, 1924)
A.A. Laisy & Co., have the contract for a one-story theater and office building to be erected at 251 South Main street. It will have a seating capacity of 500 people and two stores.
I wish telephone numbers still had only two digits….
(July 8, 1895)
Fuller & Lewis.
All other furniture, carpets, drapery, etc. new and nice, at one-half the prevailing prices. A carload of brand new stoves, tinware and crockery just received from Chicago. Brace yourselves before asking prices on any of these goods. They are so low they will certainly take your breath. See our solid oak suits at $15.
Fuller & Lewis, 251 South Main street, Telephone 57.
Flowers, Feathers, Bars…
(Jan. 5, 1895)
The saloon at No. 251 South Main street was also entered in the same manner, by removing a pane of glass from a rear door. In this case the burglars got about $50 from the bar till. The police think the same men did all three robberies.
(Nov. 16, 1929)
An erroneous impression that the through highway which is being planned from the east side of the city to Santa Monica via Tenth street, Country Club Drive and Louisiana avenue will be forced to detour around the new Fox studio in Westwood was corrected by the City Engineer’s office yesterday. This highway which, upon completion, will be known as Olympic Boulevard, will cut right through the land used by the Fox studio, it is stated.
Where Country Club Drive still exists is where Olympic was called 10th street. They combined Country Club Drive and 10th and changed the course of the street a little to make Olympic. I have the Sanborn maps that show Olympic as Country Club Drive. I live at Olympic and La Jolla, and I always have to search for Country Club Drive when researching anything about my neighborhood before the mid-30’s.
I meant Country Club Drive, not blvd above….
I knew that Olympic was Country Club Blvd. at that time but I didn’t realize that this stretch of San Vicente was called Eulalia Blvd. then.
Here is a 1927 Sanborn map overlayed on a 2007 satellite map showing the exact location of the theater (in yellow).
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I bought Caprice after reading Orlando’s comment above. Here’s a cropped screenshot I took of Doris' stunt double going over the edge of the balcony which shows the ceiling of the Carthay Circle:
View link
I think Tom Gilmore owns it or at least has the lease on it.
I don’t think this has been posted yet…there’s a nice photo of the Linda Lea before the demolition.
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Here’s a card catalog from LAPL. I’ll have to go downtown to look at the magazine.
THEATERS—LOS ANGELES—ARROW THEATRE.
“Architect John Kunst…is completing plans for a theater and store building to be erected at 251 South Main St for George Carpenter; it will have an auditorium to seat about 500 people and two stores; Reinforced concrete…” SOUTHWEST BUILDER & CONTRACTOR 9/19/24, P. 53,col. 2
see SOUTHWEST BUILDER & CONTRACTOR 10/17/1924, p. 52, col.1 (contracts listed)
I haven’t seen it in any directories or advertisements either. There must be some reason its listed here as a previous name and I also have it on my list from HTC for Main street theaters.
I don’t know but for some reason its on my list of names for this address. It’s really hard to search for the name Civic because the word is used along with theater for other reasons.
These ads go on and peter out in 1919. The search feature seems to be whacked out on CT right now but I don’t find any other Arrow theaters besides the Linda Lea. Here’s the last time this Arrow appears:
(July 17, 1919)
The local meeting will be held in Hamburger’s Arrow Theater. Rabbi Moses Rosenthal, of Temple Sinai, will be chairman at the Los Angeles services.
(Dec. 31, 1928)
Film Shows Boxing Oldest Of Sports
It shows the thrills, high spots and knockouts in fifteen world’s championships, including all the title battles of Jack Dempsey. The picture opens tomorrow at the Arrow Theater, Main street.
(Sept. 24, 1911)
LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE WEST OF CHICAGO
Hamburger's
GRACE MORENO TO SING IN OUR ARROW THEATRE
Her rendering of the latest catchy songs will be a delightful addition to the regular programme of high-class motion pictures. The pictures shown here you will not see elsewhere and they portray deep heart interest, patriotism and rollicking comedy in a way that is both thrilling and enjoyable.
General Admission…..5c
(Fifth Floor)
This is most likely a different theater if its on the 5th floor of Hamburger’s. I wonder if it’s still there?
(Nov. 26, 1910)
LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE WEST OF CHICAGO
Hamburger's
A programme of Especial Interest to Children In the Arrow Theater
When they have seen Santa and the Clown bring them to the fifth floor to the Arrow Theater. The programme Saturday will especially charm them. General admission 5c. box seats 10c.
Doesn’t this start overlapping in time with Talley’s?
(Jan. 18, 1910)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
LIVING DOLLS
We have in our Arrow Theater real, living, human dolls, as a special attraction for women and children. It’s a great act. “it is to laugh.” 5 cents.
I wonder if this Arrow Theater should have its own page or if its the same.
(Oct. 16, 1909)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
THE ARROW THEATER
“Always a good show,” but this week a little better show, than usual. Somehow the pictures seem to have been chosen with especial good fortune. See them. General, 5c; reserved, 10c.
(Sept. 20, 1909)
Dr. Edgar L. Hewitt of Washington D.C., director of the School of American Archaeology, will lecture before the Southwest Society tomorrow evening. The lecture will be delivered at the Arrow Theater, Hamburger building, entrance N. 820 West Eighth street.
Don’t say ‘Bull Clapp’ too quickly….
(Feb. 22, 1909)
Prof. Edward Bull Clapp, head of the Greek department of the University of California, and, last year, professor in the Classical School in Athens, will give his very interesting illustrated lecture on “New Light on Greek Painting,” in the Arrow Theater, Hamburger building, at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening.
(Jan 5, 1909)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
Don’t Miss the Arrow Theater
A delightful place to spend and hour or two
Only Costs 5c
Is this a previous theater or the same theater? It predates:
(Nov. 1, 1908)
The Royal Arcanum Minstrels gave an entertainment last night in Hamburger’s Arrow Theater, under the auspices of the Hamburger Employees' Benefit Society.
(Dec. 19, 1908)
Hamburger’s-Safest Place To Trade-Broadway, Eighth and Hill Streets
Come early-stay all day-lunch here-go to the Arrow Theater. 800 feet of gift suggestions in our show windows.
Is this the theater that was Talley’s Broadway next to Hamburger’s?
(Nov. 1, 1908)
The Royal Arcanum Minstrels gave an entertainment last night in Hamburger’s Arrow Theater, under the auspices of the Hamburger Employees' Benefit Society.
(October 19, 1924)
A.A. Laisy & Co., have the contract for a one-story theater and office building to be erected at 251 South Main street. It will have a seating capacity of 500 people and two stores.
I wish telephone numbers still had only two digits….
(July 8, 1895)
Fuller & Lewis.
All other furniture, carpets, drapery, etc. new and nice, at one-half the prevailing prices. A carload of brand new stoves, tinware and crockery just received from Chicago. Brace yourselves before asking prices on any of these goods. They are so low they will certainly take your breath. See our solid oak suits at $15.
Fuller & Lewis, 251 South Main street, Telephone 57.
Flowers, Feathers, Bars…
(Jan. 5, 1895)
The saloon at No. 251 South Main street was also entered in the same manner, by removing a pane of glass from a rear door. In this case the burglars got about $50 from the bar till. The police think the same men did all three robberies.