Sunshine Brooks Theater

217 North Coast Highway,
Oceanside, CA 92054

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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 23, 2009 at 9:40 am

Here are photos from 1981 and 1983:
http://tinyurl.com/dhfbkn
http://tinyurl.com/czvhot

kma87
kma87 on June 12, 2008 at 7:59 pm

Upon doing some research at the Carlsbad Library, I found a book on Oceanside which mentions the Margo (Or Sunshine Brooks Theater). It says that it was originally named for Rancho Santa Margarita but that name was far too long for a marquee so they shortened it to The Margo Theatre. In the 1950’s the name was changed to The Towne Theatre.

lostmemory
lostmemory on March 22, 2008 at 12:00 pm

This is another photo of the Sunshine Brooks Theater.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 28, 2007 at 2:57 pm

Here is a July 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2dljzt

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 23, 2007 at 11:46 am

Advertised as the Towne at 217 N. Hill in September 1979.

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 5, 2006 at 1:53 pm

Here is a recent photo of the Sunshine Brooks Theater.

hownowbrownpaul
hownowbrownpaul on April 1, 2006 at 10:49 pm

There are a few recent photos of the Sunshine Brooks here:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/16646.html

lostmemory
lostmemory on September 15, 2005 at 11:35 am

This theater is now home to the New Vision Theatre Company. Their website is
here.

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on September 15, 2005 at 11:12 am

Color photo of the Sunshire Brooks Theatre.
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KenRoe
KenRoe on December 9, 2004 at 2:57 am

Joe:

You are correct regarding street name changes in Oceanside. What is now North Coast Highway was North Hill Street back in the 1930’s and up to the 1950’s at least.

The Film Daily Yearbook 1952 lists an 640 seat Palomar Theatre, located at 314 N. Hill Street. While in Oceanside earlier this year I went looking for the Palomar, but it has been demolished.

The other building you mention being remodeled at Hill and Third Streets is the Margo Theatre (now the Sunshine Brooks Theater). So the architects can now be confirmed as Balch & Stanbery.
Thanks.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 8, 2004 at 9:26 pm

Street names appear to have changed in Oceanside since the 1930s, but there were two theaters planned for that city in 1936. One, for a company called Palomar Operating Company, was to be located on Hill Street between Temple and Michigan.

The other, to be built for Inter-Counties Investment Company, of Anaheim, was in a remodeled building at Hill and Third Streets.

Both theaters were to be designed by Clifford A. Balch, with engineer Floyd E. Stanbery.