Tower Theater
605 W. Broadway,
San Diego,
CA
92101
605 W. Broadway,
San Diego,
CA
92101
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The New Tower Theatre opened on November 1, 1941 with “Her Enlisted Man” starring Barbara Stanwyck (a re-issue of the 1935 movie “Red Salute) and Bruce Bennett in "The Phantom Submarine”.
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Ken McIntyre
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The Tower is visible on the right in this photo, circa 1940:
http://tinyurl.com/2g75hg
The Tower was across the street from the Armed Forces YMCA and served mostly military men on shore leave. In the 60s they ran mostly soft core.
P.S. to my above comment. The company that ran the theater in the 60s also ran the Spreckles and the Broadway.
The architect was S. Charles Lee, who also did (the much more spectacular) Tower Bowl complex directly across the street.
This is a 1981 photo. I remember when “Thunderbuns” was playing at the adult theaters in Philly around that time, my frat brothers and I got a kick out of the name.
http://tinyurl.com/dmuh6p
Here is another 1980s photo:
http://tinyurl.com/nhkux2
November 1st, 1941 grand opening ad has been posted here.
If anyone has any stories about going to/ working at this threatre in its adult days, I would love to hear them. I am chronicling the histories of adult theatres in the US. Please contact me at Thanks!