In the 1912/13 city directory there’s a listing for The Vaudette, 6th (east side), corner of C.
In 1914 it’s still The Vaudette, “E.S. 6th bet C & D.” In 1919/20 it’s now the Chino Theatre, with the same address.
In the 23/24 book it’s the Chino at 328 6th. From 1926 through the 1951 directories it’s the Woods Theatre. In the 1951 directory we get the “S.” added to 6th St.
It looks like Main Street became Valley Blvd. in El Monte in the early 30s. In the 1925 Alhambra city directory the address for the Rialto is 326 W. Main — as it is through 1932.
Sometime before the 1935 directory it got changed to Valley Blvd.
Another note: In the 1923 directory there’s a listing for the El Monte Theatre, 331 W. Main, El Monte.
A mistake? Another building? Another name for this one?
A couple of shots from the 1959 Universal-International release “Too Soon To Love” mentioned above by vokoban and haineshisway in their 2007 posts. The film also shows the Galway.
We get Jennifer West and Richard Evans on Main Street. They’re driving by prior to taking a walk to look for an abortionist.
In the 1959 Universal-International release “Too Soon To Love” we get Jennifer West and Richard Evans on Main Street. They’re looking for an abortionist. Note the bottoms of the illuminated “Galway” letters above the “open all night” banner.
It appears that both the 502/504 Santa Monica Blvd. and 342 Santa Monica Blvd. addresses are for the same building. And it’s not in Santa Monica but in Sawtelle.
The Crown is listed in the 1919-20 Santa Monica city directory as being at 504 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle. In the 1923/24 Santa Monica directory the theatre is listed as at 342 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle.
A bit of renumbering. And it would get renumbered again in the mid 20s to the current addresses. The theatre was perhaps between the streets that are now known as Corinth and Perdue.
The Crown was in a building known variously as Masonic Hall, the Barker Building or Barker Block. In addition to the Masons, other tenants included the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Foresters and other similar organizations.
It’s a guess, but I think this postcard view on Art.com is our building. Note the posters on display in the arch on the left.
It appears that both the 502/504 Santa Monica Blvd. and 342 Santa Monica Blvd. addresses are for the same building. And it’s not in Santa Monica but in Sawtelle.
The Crown is listed in the 1919-20 Santa Monica city directory as being at 504 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle. In the 1923/24 Santa Monica directory the theatre is listed as at 342 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle.
A bit of renumbering. And it would get renumbered again in the mid 20s to the current addresses. The theatre was perhaps between the streets that are now known as Corinth and Perdue.
The Crown was in a building known variously as Masonic Hall, the Barker Building or Barker Block. In addition to the Masons, other tenants included the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Foresters and other similar organizations.
It’s a guess, but I think this postcard view on Art.com is our building. Note the posters on display in the arch on the left.
The CSUN photo linked by -DB in May 2010 as the Avenue Theatre “Northeast San Fernando Valley” is actually the Avenue Theatre in Cebu City, Phillipines.
Several Pomona theatres I don’t see listings for:
La Pictoria 478 W. 2nd St.
— in the 1912/13 and 1914 city directories
Lyric Theatre 366 W. 2nd St., Pomona
— in the 1912/13 through 1926 city directories
Fraternal Aid Opera House ne corner Gordon & 3rd, Pomona
— in the 1912/13 and 1914 city directories
I see Sammie Girl was asking about the Lyric in 2008.
I see a Paris Theatre listed with an address of Cucamonga, Rt 1 in the 1937/38 and 1940 Ontario area city directories.
One evidently not currently listed:
Iris Theatre, 442 6th, Chino
It’s in the 1928 and 1931 city directories.
The 1948 (and later) city directories give an address of 134 S. Central Ave.
In the 1912/13 city directory there’s a listing for The Vaudette, 6th (east side), corner of C.
In 1914 it’s still The Vaudette, “E.S. 6th bet C & D.” In 1919/20 it’s now the Chino Theatre, with the same address.
In the 23/24 book it’s the Chino at 328 6th. From 1926 through the 1951 directories it’s the Woods Theatre. In the 1951 directory we get the “S.” added to 6th St.
It looks like Main Street became Valley Blvd. in El Monte in the early 30s. In the 1925 Alhambra city directory the address for the Rialto is 326 W. Main — as it is through 1932.
Sometime before the 1935 directory it got changed to Valley Blvd.
Another note: In the 1923 directory there’s a listing for the El Monte Theatre, 331 W. Main, El Monte.
A mistake? Another building? Another name for this one?
In the 1925 and 1927 Monrovia/Arcadia city directories there’s a listing for the Liberty Theatre, 42 ½ E. Huntington Dr., but no Arcadia.
The Arcadia has a listing at 44 E. Huntington Dr. in the 1930, 31/32, 35, 37 and 39 city directories.
It’s listed in the 1948 and 1950 city directories as the Santa Anita at 131 W. Huntington Dr.
The 1911, 23, 24, 25 and 1927 directories list the address as 127 E. Olive.
A couple of shots from the 1959 Universal-International release “Too Soon To Love” mentioned above by vokoban and haineshisway in their 2007 posts. The film also shows the Galway.
We get Jennifer West and Richard Evans on Main Street. They’re driving by prior to taking a walk to look for an abortionist.
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In the 1959 Universal-International release “Too Soon To Love” we get Jennifer West and Richard Evans on Main Street. They’re looking for an abortionist. Note the bottoms of the illuminated “Galway” letters above the “open all night” banner.
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The shots from the great 1958 Allied Artists epic “Unwed Mother” that vokoban and haineshisway mention in their 2007 posts:
Here we get Robert Vaughn crossing the street to the Oriental for a holdup:
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Leaving afterward:
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We see the cashier hitting the button on the floor of the boxoffice to summon the police. It doesn’t go well. The car won’t start and he gets caught.
It appears that both the 502/504 Santa Monica Blvd. and 342 Santa Monica Blvd. addresses are for the same building. And it’s not in Santa Monica but in Sawtelle.
The Crown is listed in the 1919-20 Santa Monica city directory as being at 504 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle. In the 1923/24 Santa Monica directory the theatre is listed as at 342 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle.
A bit of renumbering. And it would get renumbered again in the mid 20s to the current addresses. The theatre was perhaps between the streets that are now known as Corinth and Perdue.
The Crown was in a building known variously as Masonic Hall, the Barker Building or Barker Block. In addition to the Masons, other tenants included the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Foresters and other similar organizations.
It’s a guess, but I think this postcard view on Art.com is our building. Note the posters on display in the arch on the left.
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It appears that both the 502/504 Santa Monica Blvd. and 342 Santa Monica Blvd. addresses are for the same building. And it’s not in Santa Monica but in Sawtelle.
The Crown is listed in the 1919-20 Santa Monica city directory as being at 504 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle. In the 1923/24 Santa Monica directory the theatre is listed as at 342 Santa Monica Blvd., Sawtelle.
A bit of renumbering. And it would get renumbered again in the mid 20s to the current addresses. The theatre was perhaps between the streets that are now known as Corinth and Perdue.
The Crown was in a building known variously as Masonic Hall, the Barker Building or Barker Block. In addition to the Masons, other tenants included the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Foresters and other similar organizations.
It’s a guess, but I think this postcard view on Art.com is our building. Note the posters on display in the arch on the left.
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This is for Pamela, who posted in 2008:
If you have any research to share that didn’t get posted, I would like to hear from you. I’m also starting to dig into San Pedro theatre history.
My San Pedro Theatres page:
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The CSUN photo linked by -DB in May 2010 as the Avenue Theatre “Northeast San Fernando Valley” is actually the Avenue Theatre in Cebu City, Phillipines.
The CSUN photo:
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A blog post featuring a Cebu City souvenir booklet:
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The booklet photo showing the Avenue:
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Some nice Cebu City Theatre facades (including the Vision) appear in the souvenir booklet that’s featured in this blog post:
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Some nice Cebu City Theatre facades (including the Eden) appear in the souvenir booklet that’s featured in this blog post:
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Some nice Cebu City Theatre facades appear in the souvenir booklet that’s featured in this blog post:
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A great 30s view with the Roxie marquee still using milk glass letters:
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It’s in post #9 on a Jalopy Journal Forum:
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Anyone have any idea what archive this photo comes from? I can’t make out the title on the marquee but it appears it’s something with Kay Francis.
Perhaps that “1945” opening date at the top should be revised. It’s in the 1939 Glendale city directory.
The earliest Glendale city directory listing I can find for the Temple Theatre is 1940.
An interior view on Flickr by Gamma-Infinity:
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And the theatre space that was the Temple is definitely on the main floor
The Alhambra was at 515 S. Beacon St. in San Pedro. It’s in the 1914 and 1915 Los Angeles City directories.
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More on the Musart:
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Let me know if you unearth anything else on it!
I see the 1923 city directory has a listing for a Unique Theatre at 4007 ½ E. 1st. Does anyone know anything about this other address?
Also I see that this 3645 location shows up in the 1929 city directory. Perhaps the “mid 30s” description at the top needs an update.