Santa Maria Theatre

207 South Broadway,
Santa Maria, CA 93454

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 15, 2011 at 11:04 am

The April 23, 1927, issue of Building and Engineering News said that L. A. Smith had prepared plans for a 2-story and part 3-story theater to be built at S. Broadway and Church Street in Santa Maria for Principal Theatres Inc..

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 24, 2009 at 1:08 am

I hope you bought that one.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 24, 2009 at 1:05 am

Here is a postcard:
http://tinyurl.com/m9s47w

lostmemory
lostmemory on May 18, 2009 at 6:11 pm

Here are two 1983 photos:

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lostmemory
lostmemory on May 18, 2009 at 6:10 pm

Here are two 1983 photos:

Photo1

Photo2

bonnach
bonnach on September 15, 2008 at 3:42 am

I saw my first movie there. It was huge, and right in the middle of town. Santa Maria has very little sense of history unless there is money in it. I’m surprised the Santa Maria Inn hasn’t been turned into condos.

scottfavareille
scottfavareille on September 5, 2006 at 5:27 pm

This theater was once the jewel of Santa Maria. It was demolished for an extension of the Santa Maria Town Center Mall.

Manwithnoname
Manwithnoname on March 10, 2005 at 10:58 pm

Attended this theater several times, seeing films such as “Patton”, “MAS*H” and the first “Star Trek”.

KenRoe
KenRoe on March 10, 2005 at 9:47 am

Film Daily Yearbooks,1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,250. The F.D.Y. 1952 gives a seating capacity of 1,236.

btkrefft
btkrefft on March 10, 2005 at 3:47 am

An undated vintage postcard view of the Santa Maria can be seen here.