Looking at some old Inquirer articles, the closing was in December 1987. In March 1988, the Inquirer reported that the Cheltenham Twin and a PSFS bank had been demolished to make way for a new seven-screen theater.
Boxoffice magazine reported in May 1943 that Eastland Theaters had recently opened a new house, the Wilhall, in Wilmington, CA. The three theaters listed for Wilmington so far, Avalon, Capitola and Granada, all existed in the 1920s, so the Wilhall may have been shortlived due to the war or perhaps never got underway at all.
ALBANY-Ralph Porter has been appointed assistant manager of Warner Bros.‘ Ritz, which Jules Curley manages. Porter was discharged from the army for physical disability. James Malone, former Ritz assistant manager, is a Marine and recently visited here on furlough.
NEW YORK-Martin J. Lewis and Erwin Lesser, operators of a chain of art houses here, and Goldberg Brothers, operators of the Studio Theater, Philadelphia, have jointly purchased the Little Carnegie Theater, West 57th St., from Jack Davis, former British theater operator. The new management will take possession at once and will operate it as a first-run art theater.
Robert C. Spodick has resigned as manager of the Ascot, first-run foreign film house in the Bronx, to become manager of the Little Carnegie. Spodick has been manager of the Yorktown and publicity man and assistant at various Loew houses.
When I moved to LA in the early 80s, several of the Broadway theaters were still showing films, namely the State, Palace and Los Angeles. Probably some others as well that I can’t recall off the top of my head. I stayed in a seedy hotel at 13th and Olive the first two weeks I was in LA, and I spent some time walking around Broadway and environs as I was assimilating. I remember the neon quite vividly.
I actually don’t have to go out of my way, since I go downtown for work probably once a week. Today I had to park at 6th and Main as all of the lots on 4th and 5th were being hogged by film shoots, so I hoofed down Broadway on my way back to the car.
Here are a couple of photos taken today. I hadn’t seen the Morosco Theater sign behind the marquee, but I assume it’s been there all along. It was more visible live than on these photos, unfortunately. http://tinyurl.com/bthvft http://tinyurl.com/awm96l
The correct address is Mechanic Street, without the s on the end. If you plug that in the address will map correctly.
There aren’t any references to this address on the Youth Musical Theater website:
http://www.ymtc.org/
Here is a December 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ct8qpg
You did a nice job on the website. Too bad this theater is now a parking lot.
Looking at some old Inquirer articles, the closing was in December 1987. In March 1988, the Inquirer reported that the Cheltenham Twin and a PSFS bank had been demolished to make way for a new seven-screen theater.
Sorry, I was driving. This listing should be incorporated into the Lux per Joe’s info.
Faie enough.
Did it take seven days to build?
This is from Boxoffice magazine in May 1943:
LOS ANGELES-The Vinnicof Theater circuit has taken over the American Theater, 500-seat South Broadway showcase, from E.A. Thompson and K.C. Manny.
Given the shortage of materials, I think there was a general moratorium on construction of non-essential buildings during the war.
So that round building across the street on 6th and Hill would be the predecessor to the Paramount/Metropolitan, right?
Boxoffice magazine reported in May 1943 that Eastland Theaters had recently opened a new house, the Wilhall, in Wilmington, CA. The three theaters listed for Wilmington so far, Avalon, Capitola and Granada, all existed in the 1920s, so the Wilhall may have been shortlived due to the war or perhaps never got underway at all.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1943:
ALBANY-Ralph Porter has been appointed assistant manager of Warner Bros.‘ Ritz, which Jules Curley manages. Porter was discharged from the army for physical disability. James Malone, former Ritz assistant manager, is a Marine and recently visited here on furlough.
This is from Boxoffice magazine in May 1943:
NEW YORK-Martin J. Lewis and Erwin Lesser, operators of a chain of art houses here, and Goldberg Brothers, operators of the Studio Theater, Philadelphia, have jointly purchased the Little Carnegie Theater, West 57th St., from Jack Davis, former British theater operator. The new management will take possession at once and will operate it as a first-run art theater.
Robert C. Spodick has resigned as manager of the Ascot, first-run foreign film house in the Bronx, to become manager of the Little Carnegie. Spodick has been manager of the Yorktown and publicity man and assistant at various Loew houses.
If you check the Palace page, there should be a youtube video I posted last year that was taken from a car driving down Broadway at night, circa 1988.
When I moved to LA in the early 80s, several of the Broadway theaters were still showing films, namely the State, Palace and Los Angeles. Probably some others as well that I can’t recall off the top of my head. I stayed in a seedy hotel at 13th and Olive the first two weeks I was in LA, and I spent some time walking around Broadway and environs as I was assimilating. I remember the neon quite vividly.
I actually don’t have to go out of my way, since I go downtown for work probably once a week. Today I had to park at 6th and Main as all of the lots on 4th and 5th were being hogged by film shoots, so I hoofed down Broadway on my way back to the car.
Broadway is always full of people, so it’s sometimes hard to move them out of the way to take pictures of the sidewalk.
Here are two photos taken today. I was trying to get a shot of the booth but the proselytizers were swarming today, so it’s a little blurry.
http://tinyurl.com/bjps6b
http://tinyurl.com/bj24s4
I parked on the bones of the Burbank today:
http://tinyurl.com/c5nerj
What about 7/28/07?
Here is a February 2009 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cr2gud
Here are a couple of photos taken today. I hadn’t seen the Morosco Theater sign behind the marquee, but I assume it’s been there all along. It was more visible live than on these photos, unfortunately.
http://tinyurl.com/bthvft
http://tinyurl.com/awm96l
Here are two February 2009 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/ag5ufo
http://tinyurl.com/b55o3k
Here is a February 2009 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/bkcmle