Broadway Theatre

815 Broadway,
San Diego, CA 92101

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scrimbo
scrimbo on May 9, 2019 at 11:14 am

I worked there in the 70’s shortly…then at the Spreckles…in 75 it was running xxx..by 76 it was running regular movies…then changed to Spanish by the owner of the Bay Cinema in National City…

Gregory May
Gregory May on February 10, 2014 at 9:57 pm

That corner is unrecognizable, both parking lots now. I hate that.

rivest266
rivest266 on April 1, 2012 at 12:29 pm

This opened on August 3rd, 1914. Ad in photo section.

JayAllenSanford
JayAllenSanford on September 22, 2010 at 12:28 am

The Broadway Theater on 8th and Broadway downtown began showing Asian flicks around the same time as the State Theater on El Cajon Boulevard, in October 1980. From 1976 thru 1980, the Broadway had been showing Spanish films (and American movies dubbed or subtitled in Spanish), but the Broadway theater owner Jacqueline Littlefied – who also owned the Spreckels Theaters further down Broadway – terminated the Spanish operators' lease (alleging poor building upkeep) and gave operation of the Broadway to the same Asian owner who took over the State Theater, Thoat Tang Minh.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 22, 2009 at 7:33 pm

Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d6vgkd