Capitol Theatre
139 S. Brand Blvd.,
Glendale,
CA
139 S. Brand Blvd.,
Glendale,
CA
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The Capitol was a district 2 Fox house.
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William Gabel
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This is a July 1957 ad.
If they went to the effort to change the marquee to Young’s Capitol Theater, as shown by the photos above, that should probably be an AKA.
You posted those photos and you only noticed that now? LOL
Short term memory loss.
A week might be short term memory loss but a year? ginkgo biloba. :)
While I never went to the Capitol myself, only having just move to Glendale at the time, I remember it was sitting vacant before the Northridge quake. After the quake, there was extensive damage to the theater’s south wall, and it was demolished shortly afterwards. You could see that the old brick walls had never been retrofitted, which was the probable reason for the partial collapse. That was also probably why it was closed, as by that time retrofitting was mandatory, but I guess they didn’t want to put in any money to keep it open and standing.
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://snipurl.com/gk7tm
1982 Photo
Can’t remember if this was already posted, but here’s a Glendale Public Library photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glendalepubliclibrary/3116589786/sizes/l/in/photostream/
In drb’s shot, you can see the Glendale Theatre’s marquee and vertical sign just down the street on the right side of the frame.