Comments from kencmcintyre

Here is part of a 1932 Michigan suit involving the Dexter Theater:

The officer testified that he went to the Dexter Theatre to serve the process, found the office on the second floor closed, and went to the box office where tickets were sold, and asked the cashier if there was anybody in charge of the office that could receive process, and the cashier asked, “What have you got?” and he said “I have a garnishee summons,” and was informed that “Mr. Miller is here and he is the manager — he may accept service,” and the cashier sent a man to find Mr. Miller, and when Mr. Miller came the officer asked him if he was manager, and received the reply that he was, and then stated to Mr. Miller, “I have a garnishee to serve upon the corporation,” and handed him the paper and gave him 50 cents; that Mr. Miller read the paper, did not like it, and started to call the officer names and said he did not want it, and the witness just left it with him and walked away.

Plaintiff claims that Miller was in charge of the ushers and was not manager. John L. Brown, vice-president of the corporation, testified that Mr. Miller was in the employ of the company as head usher, and was asked: “In case anything came up, your father or brother wasn’t there, would he be the person in charge at that time?” and answered, “Well, if neither of them were there I would assume so.”

Whether Harry Brown, general manager of the company, was at the place of business at the time of the service of the process is not made certain by plaintiff’s evidence. It is unnecessary to review the testimony at length. It is sufficient to say that, under the testimony, the service was upon a proper person.

Plaintiff also contends that the service was bad because the fee tendered was insufficient. Having made no objection to the mileage fee at the time of service, defendant (plaintiff herein) may not, after judgment, urge the point. The decree is affirmed, with costs to defendant.

Advertised as the Realart Theater in a 1923 Paramount ad, so that should be another AKA.

I think the Gaiety is the theater farthest north on Main in this 1930s photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/d6c6uo

Here is a nice view of the Optic in the late 1930s. The Star is next door. There is another theater a bit north.
http://tinyurl.com/d6c6uo

Here are some photos from the LAPL:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015216.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015217.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015214.jpg

Here is the same view today:
http://tinyurl.com/cnoeb7

Take Sunset instead.

Here is a late 1930s view from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/c6ww9w

An older vertical blade can be seen on the left in this late 30s photo, as well as the Tower further down on Broadway:
http://tinyurl.com/djv75x

I gave them the benefit of the doubt the first time, but when I saw the second caption I had to put the hammer down.

This is a circa 1930s photo from the USC archives:
http://tinyurl.com/cepmhh

An ad for the Newsreel can be seen on the back of the theater building in this 1939 photo from USC:
http://tinyurl.com/ccvlp6

Ok, Fifth Street. Thanks.