My family moved to the Arvin area in mid-1948. I remember going to an old theater and seeing “Frankenstein”. The new theater, the Rancho (I don’t remember “El Rancho” being the name) opened shortly thereafter in 1949 or early 1950. It was a palace to us! My sisters and I went often. I think, but am not positive, that the old theater converted to showing Spanish language movies after the Rancho opened. I think that one of the shops in the street front stores was a toy store. They had a large fire ladder truck in the window which I wanted very badly.
My family moved to the Arvin area in mid-1948. I remember going to an old theater and seeing “Frankenstein”. The new theater, the Rancho (I don’t remember “El Rancho” being the name) opened shortly thereafter in 1949 or early 1950. It was a palace to us! My sisters and I went often. I think, but am not positive, that the old theater converted to showing Spanish language movies after the Rancho opened. I think that one of the shops in the street front stores was a toy store. They had a large fire ladder truck in the window which I wanted very badly.