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Also known as Merryland Theatre, Columbia Theatre

Dorkel Theatre

Los Angeles, CA
1013 E. Seventh Street
, Los Angeles, CA 90021 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 400
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Dorkel Theatre was one of many small independent theatres that once stood along the streets of Los Angeles. It remained open until at least the early 1950's.
Contributed by William Gabel


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The Dorkel has been replaced by low income housing.
posted by ken mc on Jun 23, 2007 at 10:23am
The Merryland Theater was advertised in the LA Times on 9/2/23 at 1015 E. 7th Street. This is probably an aka for the Dorkel.
posted by ken mc on Jul 9, 2007 at 8:44pm
Listed in the 1942 city directory:
http://tinyurl.com/2p2vzo
posted by ken mc on Aug 11, 2007 at 11:30pm
Listed as the Columbia at 1013 E. 7th in the 1939 directory, so that's another aka.
posted by ken mc on Aug 14, 2007 at 9:12pm
Operated as the Columbia through 1945 at least.
posted by MagicLantern on Aug 14, 2007 at 9:43pm
There's another reference to the Merryland in 1930, per the LA Times, so it was probably the Merryland first, then changed to Columbia sometime in the thirties, and then lastly the unfortunately named Dorkel Theater, probably in the early forties.
posted by ken mc on Aug 17, 2007 at 8:35pm
Here is the 1930 LA Times ad:
http://tinyurl.com/2erxqx
posted by ken mc on Nov 29, 2007 at 7:10am
Hard to imagine a movie theater in this depressing part of downtown. Things must have been very different back then.
posted by ken mc on Apr 11, 2008 at 8:28pm
Breaking news from Boxoffice magazine, January 1938:

Min Orthel is Columbia's new cashier, replacing M.J. Dodge, who resigned last week to start a chicken ranch in Arcadia.
posted by ken mc on Dec 16, 2008 at 3:34pm
Anything more trivial in Boxoffice?

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 16, 2008 at 3:49pm
No, that's probably the winner. I hope the ranch was a success.
posted by ken mc on Dec 16, 2008 at 3:56pm
A Merryland Theatre is listed at 1015 E. Seventh Street in the 1915 L.A. City Directory.
posted by Joe Vogel on Feb 4, 2009 at 10:11pm
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