Crisper, wider version of the 12/28/28 photo added, credit & courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Date was written on the back along with Taraval near 19th St.
Bonus history of the Toffenetti Restaurant on the corner.
Courtesy of Cathy Dorsey, via the Manhattan Before 1990 FB Group.
Dario Toffenetti immigrated to the US from Austria in 1910. After success as a restaurateur in Chicago he expanded eastward. He commissioned architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to design his restaurant at the SE corner of W 43rd St. and Broadway, one of the firm’s earliest projects. It was a sleek two-story building fronted with curved blue-glass panels, outfitted with an escalator. It had an exposed show-off gleaming stainless steel kitchen separated from the diningroom by a glass wall so that diners could see the action. It had murals painted by Hugh Troy. Toffenetti Restaurant opened on August 7, 1940, with seating for 1,000 and service 24/7.
The restored Mayfair marquee is pictured in the below article at it’s new home.
I will add it to the Photos Section as well if possible, in case the link expires down the road.
Full width December 10, 1942 photo added, credit & courtesy of San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Crisper, wider version of the 12/28/28 photo added, credit & courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library. Date was written on the back along with Taraval near 19th St.
Scrolled back to 2008, and don’t see that this link was posted previously. It has demolition footage of the Fox.
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Fox_Theater
Five 1949 photos added courtesy of the Americas Past In Photos Facebook page.
1966 marquee photo added courtesy of Denise Stojda. Via the Long Island and NYC Places that are no more Facebook page.
Bonus history of the Toffenetti Restaurant on the corner. Courtesy of Cathy Dorsey, via the Manhattan Before 1990 FB Group.
Dario Toffenetti immigrated to the US from Austria in 1910. After success as a restaurateur in Chicago he expanded eastward. He commissioned architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to design his restaurant at the SE corner of W 43rd St. and Broadway, one of the firm’s earliest projects. It was a sleek two-story building fronted with curved blue-glass panels, outfitted with an escalator. It had an exposed show-off gleaming stainless steel kitchen separated from the diningroom by a glass wall so that diners could see the action. It had murals painted by Hugh Troy. Toffenetti Restaurant opened on August 7, 1940, with seating for 1,000 and service 24/7.
The restored Mayfair marquee is pictured in the below article at it’s new home. I will add it to the Photos Section as well if possible, in case the link expires down the road.
https://www.vcreporter.com/2017/02/22/the-seabees-75th-port-hueneme-museum-celebrates-naval-construction-battalions-history-and-legacy/
1947 photo added courtesy of the America’s Past In Photos Facebook page.
October 10, 1976 article by Gene Siskel about the change from the Playboy to the Chelex.
Via Tim O'Neill.
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1976/10/10/page/139/article/movies
Circa 2014 auditorium & projection booth photos added, photo credit Loren Argall.
1937 photo added courtesy of Kristy Nesslein.
1947 photo added courtesy of Eileen Prunty Bax.
11/21/16 newspaper announcing grand opening added to Photos Section, via the link below. Image will enlarge in link as well.
https://oaklandwiki.org/t%20&%20d%20theatre
1941 photo added courtesy of Philip Duhe.
1918 photo added courtesy of Philip Duhe.
Apparently the restaurant & storefront portion will be reopening as a brewery.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170220/rogers-park/empirical-brewery-take-over-rogers-parks-mayne-stage
1948 photo added courtesy of the Traces Of Texas Facebook page.
Circa 1962 photo added courtesy of the AmeriCar The Beautiful Facebook page.
Capitol marquee on far right.
History via Forbidden Root’s website.
http://www.forbiddenroot.com/content/year-young-century-old
“Gloria Swanson & Ruins of the Roxy” Photo credit Eliot Elisofon – 1960
Circa 1971 color photo added courtesy of Jesse Williams.
Facade update coming this Spring.
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/updates-to-capitol-theatre-s-facade-coming-this-spring/article_69e8487d-bf5b-5c65-903d-4acc35ca6ba9.html
January 1951 photograph by Harold Beach.
January 1951 photograph by Harold Beach.