LA Times today notes passing of Bob Mitchell, long time organist who played at this theater and Strand in Pasadena, the latter in the 1920s. He was also organist at Dodger Stadium when it opened in 1962.
This is from the Zanesville Times-Recorder in October 1973:
Dale Tysinger, manager of Zanesville’s downtown theaters since 1955, has resigned that position effective Sunday, Oct. 27. Tysinger will continue a part-time job in the weights and measures department of Muskingum County auditor’s office.
Tysinger became associated with theater work here in 1933 when he served as doorman and advertising manager for the Shea Theater Corp. The organization operated the old Weller Theater on Third street, the Liberty and old State Theater (now Cinema 1) both on Fifth street. In 1936, Tysinger was transferred to Bradford, Pa, and from there to McKees Rock, Pa. In 1942, he was assigned to Newark and in 1949 to Ashtabula.
On July 14, 1955, he returned to Zanesville as manager of its three theaters, and most recently of Liberty and Cinema 1 theaters, after the old Weller Theater was torn down. As of July 1, 1973, the Theater Management Service of Boston assumed operation of the two Zanesville downtown theaters.
Law enforcement officers began confiscating the Swedish sex film “I Am Curious (Yellow)” from Southland theaters yesterday on the authority of warrants alleging the movie is obscene. Lt. L.M. Dwyer of the Police Dept.’s administrative vice squad said the film had been seized from at least one Valley theater, the Fox West Coast Capri, 6258 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, yesterday. Another Valley theater, The Guild, 5161 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, was also showing the picture and was expected to be affected.
Warrants have been issued for eight Los Angeles County movie houses. The city and district attorneys' offices acted jointly in obtaining the Municipal Court warrants, which allege the film is in violation of state obscenity laws. The Cine Theater at 226 S. Market St., Inglewood, and the Hermosa Theater, 1300 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, were raided by sheriff’s deputies and police officers late yesterday afternoon.
Sidney A. Cherniss Jr., head of the district attorney’s special pornography section, said the warrants were obtained after law enforcement officers viewed the film last week and signed affidavits saying in their opinion it was obscene. The controversial movie, a 120-minute black and white production, features portrayals of the sex act. “I Am Curious (Yellow)“ began showing in Los Angeles last May 22 in an exclusive run at two theaters. The movie, rated "X,” was released countywide earlier this month.
Other theaters where the film has been showing are: State Theater, 703 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; Corbin Theater, 19620 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana; Picfair Theater, 5879 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles; Century Theater, 5115 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Dwyer said the film was seized at the Century Theater.
R.L. McConnell, manager of the Capri Theater, declined to talk about the controversy surrounding the film yesterday. He said his movie house was “closed down for a theater audit” and would open again depending on what the audit reveals. A spokesman for the Corbin Theater said she expected that movie house would reopen today with presentation of another film.
Here is a September 1948 item from the Herald-Post:
The new Valley Theater at 6345 Alameda Avenue, described by its builders as one of the finest and most modern suburban amusement houses in Texas, will have its formal opening at 7:30 p.m. Monday. “That’s My Man,” starring Don Ameche and Katherine McLeod, is the film scheduled for the opening.
The Valley was converted into a dinner theater in 1971, according to a 1975 article in the El Paso Herald-Post. That lasted two years before the theater re-opened as the Cine Azteca, showing Spanish films. That incarnation lasted until February 1975, when the theater closed. Cine Azteca should be another name for this theater.
Here is a photo taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/ndpg2z
Here is a photo taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/mk5sf7
Here is a photo taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/m9p3hl
Here are some 1986 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/mlkrv8
http://tinyurl.com/mdzjm3
LA Times today notes passing of Bob Mitchell, long time organist who played at this theater and Strand in Pasadena, the latter in the 1920s. He was also organist at Dodger Stadium when it opened in 1962.
It also says Fifth Street in the article about the theater manager.
Here is another 2005 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mhz5y2
Here are some abandoned drive-in photos:
http://www.cosmicool.com/driveins/paris.html
Here is a 2005 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mqccxp
This is from the Zanesville Times-Recorder in October 1973:
Dale Tysinger, manager of Zanesville’s downtown theaters since 1955, has resigned that position effective Sunday, Oct. 27. Tysinger will continue a part-time job in the weights and measures department of Muskingum County auditor’s office.
Tysinger became associated with theater work here in 1933 when he served as doorman and advertising manager for the Shea Theater Corp. The organization operated the old Weller Theater on Third street, the Liberty and old State Theater (now Cinema 1) both on Fifth street. In 1936, Tysinger was transferred to Bradford, Pa, and from there to McKees Rock, Pa. In 1942, he was assigned to Newark and in 1949 to Ashtabula.
On July 14, 1955, he returned to Zanesville as manager of its three theaters, and most recently of Liberty and Cinema 1 theaters, after the old Weller Theater was torn down. As of July 1, 1973, the Theater Management Service of Boston assumed operation of the two Zanesville downtown theaters.
Isn’t it open for services on Sunday mornings? I assume you can just walk right in at that time. Eleven a.m., I think.
Here is a 1978 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/ldpetr
Here is a May 1984 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/mty7fn
Here is a September 1951 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/nzyv6z
Here is an ad circa 1979:
http://tinyurl.com/m76eb5
This is from the Valley News in December 1969:
Law enforcement officers began confiscating the Swedish sex film “I Am Curious (Yellow)” from Southland theaters yesterday on the authority of warrants alleging the movie is obscene. Lt. L.M. Dwyer of the Police Dept.’s administrative vice squad said the film had been seized from at least one Valley theater, the Fox West Coast Capri, 6258 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, yesterday. Another Valley theater, The Guild, 5161 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, was also showing the picture and was expected to be affected.
Warrants have been issued for eight Los Angeles County movie houses. The city and district attorneys' offices acted jointly in obtaining the Municipal Court warrants, which allege the film is in violation of state obscenity laws. The Cine Theater at 226 S. Market St., Inglewood, and the Hermosa Theater, 1300 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, were raided by sheriff’s deputies and police officers late yesterday afternoon.
Sidney A. Cherniss Jr., head of the district attorney’s special pornography section, said the warrants were obtained after law enforcement officers viewed the film last week and signed affidavits saying in their opinion it was obscene. The controversial movie, a 120-minute black and white production, features portrayals of the sex act. “I Am Curious (Yellow)“ began showing in Los Angeles last May 22 in an exclusive run at two theaters. The movie, rated "X,” was released countywide earlier this month.
Other theaters where the film has been showing are: State Theater, 703 S. Broadway, Los Angeles; Corbin Theater, 19620 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana; Picfair Theater, 5879 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles; Century Theater, 5115 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. Dwyer said the film was seized at the Century Theater.
R.L. McConnell, manager of the Capri Theater, declined to talk about the controversy surrounding the film yesterday. He said his movie house was “closed down for a theater audit” and would open again depending on what the audit reveals. A spokesman for the Corbin Theater said she expected that movie house would reopen today with presentation of another film.
Here is a September 1948 item from the Herald-Post:
The new Valley Theater at 6345 Alameda Avenue, described by its builders as one of the finest and most modern suburban amusement houses in Texas, will have its formal opening at 7:30 p.m. Monday. “That’s My Man,” starring Don Ameche and Katherine McLeod, is the film scheduled for the opening.
The Valley was converted into a dinner theater in 1971, according to a 1975 article in the El Paso Herald-Post. That lasted two years before the theater re-opened as the Cine Azteca, showing Spanish films. That incarnation lasted until February 1975, when the theater closed. Cine Azteca should be another name for this theater.
The Telenews can be seen in this 1948 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mj2o7n
This is circa 1940s, I think:
http://tinyurl.com/knhlpn
The current building resembles the one seen in the 11/29/08 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/md92mt
This photo is circa 1934:
http://tinyurl.com/m7em7p
Here is a November 1959 poster:
http://tinyurl.com/m8zg3u
Here is a September 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/n9foj7
No, that was in January 1959 but on a different week. The Rivoli ad for Lianne was much larger.