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This site has a 1981 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/da9g8h

It looks like there are all kinds of things going on in this building. I noted a Hispanic church, a Hindu church, a comedy club and a few other things. Here is a 1981 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cemxm3

Here is a 1971 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/c53s3m

Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d9rt3o

Here is an item from the Oakland Tribune, 2/12/73:

The Alameda Theater has been purchased by Robert Lippert’s Affiliated Theater Service, which plans to refurbish the theater but not change the building’s Alhambra-style design. The theater at Central Avenue and Park Street was built in 1932 by the same architect and contractor who built Oakland’s Paramount Theater. Until recently it was owned by the Nasser family.

Lippert, a native of Alameda, said he plans to reduce the main floor seating capacity from 1,350 to 750, installing new seats and widening isles. New seats will also be installed in the balcony. Lippert also owns the East Bay’s Showcase Theaters in the Rockridge shopping center, in Alameda and Fremont.

Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/czqzt2

Here is a 1988 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d29n2o

Here is part of a 2/22/67 article from the Benton Harbor News-Palladium:

The Twin Cities' version of Balaban & Katz today turned over his theater properties to another firm with a time honored movie name. Harry Rubin announced he has leased the State, Starlite and St. Joseph Auto theaters to Fox Eastern Theaters Corp,, which is part of the second largest movie house circuit in the U.S.

Rubin said he is planning a year of semi-retirement and a lot of travel with his wife. Sometime during these trips he will decide on future business plans and location. Fox Eastern, based in New York City, is an offshoot of 20th Century Fox and a subsidiary of National General Theatres Corp. of Los Angeles, whose holdings cover 250 theaters, including Grauman’s Chinese and Cathay Circle. Fox Eastern presently operates 14 theaters with six more under construction.

Rubin came to Benton Harbor from Michigan City in 1948, when some obituaries were being written for the film industry. He took over the State and City theaters. The City was a small shoot ‘em up action houseâ€"a medium that virtually has vanished in the U.S. While it fell victim to television and the outdoor theaters, the State prospered. Rubin continually improved the theater on West Main street, and the last remodeling in October 1965 dressed it into a plush place with push-back seats. His promotional flair was just as evident in the outdoor Starlite acquired in 1955, and the St. Joseph Auto theater, purchased in 1960, and the location of a drive-in restaurant that opened last summer.

Bob Smith, vice president of Fox, said no major changes are planned in the operation of the three Twin Cities theaters. Tom Meredith, who joined Rubin two and a half years ago, will remain as supervisor for Fox.

Here is a 1988 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d6vbnl

This is part of an article in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated 6/30/46:

An expansion program of Lindsey theaters, which will include the construction of three additional theaters and remodeling of a fourth into a first-class house, was announced Saturday by Clark Abbott, local manager. One of the new theaters, to be known as The Plaza, is under construction in the Green Acres community center and will be ready for occupancy by Sept. 1. The new theater will seat 800 patrons and will be completely fireproof and modern in every respect. It is being built by Robert Maxey in connection with the suburban shopping center in southwest Lubbock.

Saturday’s announcement revealed a substantial addition to the building program and a second new theater will be started within a short time at Fourteenth and Texas Avenue. The 52 by 125 foot location for the theater was purchased the past week by the Lindsey theaters organization for $50,000 from C.H. Grollman.

Here is a 1923 ad for Grauman’s Million Dollar from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/dg3wre

Here is a 1926 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/c93arc