Granada Theatre
1044 Temple Street,
Los Angeles,
CA
1044 Temple Street,
Los Angeles,
CA
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The Granada Theatre was one of the many independent theatres that was part of Los Angeles.
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William Gabel
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Take a Letter Darling was released in May of 1942.
I have my doubts as to whether the building is still there. There’s not much left on that part of Temple Street, west of downtow. I will swing by and take a look the next time I’m down there.
The Granada’s building has been gone for quite a while. The site is now part of a parking lot for a blocky office building which I think was put up in the 1970s.
I would assume thats the reason why this theater is listed as Closed/Demolished.
I’ve come across several Cinema Treasures pages which erroneously listed theatres as closed/demolished when they were only closed. Now I always check the latest aerial photos from Google maps or TerraServer, and see if I can generate a report on the address from ZIMAS (if it’s in the City of Los Angeles) just to make sure.
Thats a good point Joe, but don’t rely too heavily on aerial photos. Some of those aerial photos are a few years old. If a building doesn’t show in one of those photos, it is most likely gone. But if you see the building in the photo, it doesn’t mean that its still standing. Anytime I add a theater and I’m not positive of its status, I just list it as closed.
That’s what’s especially useful about the ZIMAS reports from the city’s zoning department. They have the latest information from the County Assessor, plus they include the years of construction for any buildings on the property.
Too bad that only works for LA. It would be great if other cities had something like that.
The west is the best. Get here, and we’ll do the rest.
Until you fall into the Pacific.