This is a photo from Life magazine, 1951. I think they are telling people to go to the Ventura, which was still open, as opposed to this photo being of the Ventura itself. If you disagree let me know. http://tinyurl.com/d4ql7h
A Downey Theater was advertised in the LA Times in October 1934. Frank Valuskis may have been involved with this theater as well: http://tinyurl.com/dcy4l5
Given the appearance of the church building, I wondered when I was out there if the addresses were changed over the years and this was actually the Valuskis. Unfortunately this style building is very common, so there’s no way to tell without more information.
This mall has done pretty well given that it’s in DTLV. I saw some empty storefronts the last time I was in that area, however. The theater is on one of the upper floors.
This is a February 1996 item from the Kentucky Post:
According to the Newport City Directory in 1939 the address at 716 Monmouth St., which would become the site of the State Theatre was formerly the location of Broering Brothers Refrigeration Apparatus. The same directory directory listed the owners as Joseph A. Broering and Bernard G. Broering.
Earlier, in the 1920s, the same site had housed W. W. Dowell & Co., which sold umbrellas and parasols. William W. Dowell and A. E. Meyer were the company owners.
The Old Seattle Theater Company is the new name of a little theater association which has taken over the Rivoli, which has been closed for the past several months. The building first housed the Tivoli in 1913 and in the years following has been known as the Gaiety, Oak, Olympic and State Ritz. The lessees plan to remodel the old burlesque house and change the entrance from First Avenue to 111 Madison Street.
A January 1960 article in Boxoffice magazine noted that Fred Thibodeau was the owner of the New Marysville Theater at that time. Clearly there were at least two theaters in the city, but the gap between the first one’s closing and the second one’s opening in 1982 is unknown. The article I posted immediately above implies that the first theater closed in 1960, but as it was still listed in the 1963 IMPA I don’t think that’s the case.
Fred Thibodeau, who also operates the New Marysville Theater, Marysville, recently purchased the Olympic Theater, Arlington. January 1 was the effective sale date.
Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, January 1960:
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-George Kerasotes, president of Kerasotes Theaters, has acquired the Twin-City Drive-In at Champaign from Mrs. Penelope Mandusich, widow of the late Van Nomikos, Chicago exhibitor. Kerasotes will remodel and refurbish the theater. James Ackron of Tipton, Ind., formerly with the Mallon Bros. circuit, will be engaged as manager.
Google should sue whoever recommended their photographers. They take photos with trees in front of the building, sometimes when a bus is going by, horrible. Here is the candle company’s site that talks about their using the old theater: http://tinyurl.com/9p4qyn
I didn’t see the former theater when I was in Henderson yesterday. I was right at Sunset and Green Valley Parkway too. Perhaps this has been remodeled into something else.
I had lunch across the street from the Ambassador a few days ago. Sad to see the old hotel gone, not to mention the Brown Derby hat on the other side of Wilshire painted silver and hidden in a mini-mall.
I’m curious as to how the featured theaters are selected.The Vermont seems to turn up on a regular basis. Also, it seems that only the earlier added theaters that have a photo get to be featured theaters. Inquiring minds want to know.
This is a photo from Life magazine, 1951. I think they are telling people to go to the Ventura, which was still open, as opposed to this photo being of the Ventura itself. If you disagree let me know.
http://tinyurl.com/d4ql7h
A Downey Theater was advertised in the LA Times in October 1934. Frank Valuskis may have been involved with this theater as well:
http://tinyurl.com/dcy4l5
Unfortunately the neighborhood is not conducive to a return trip, or I would ask someone in the church.
Here is a photo circa 1940s:
http://tinyurl.com/cuzmpd
Given the appearance of the church building, I wondered when I was out there if the addresses were changed over the years and this was actually the Valuskis. Unfortunately this style building is very common, so there’s no way to tell without more information.
Besides the Bell, Valuskis presumably had his eponymous theater in Los Angeles as well as the Grand in Buena Park.
There is a photo circa 2006 on this page. Click on the photo to expand:
http://tinyurl.com/9ufvx3
There is E. Scott Street and W. Scott Street. It would be easier to check on the status if we knew which was correct.
This mall has done pretty well given that it’s in DTLV. I saw some empty storefronts the last time I was in that area, however. The theater is on one of the upper floors.
This is a February 1996 item from the Kentucky Post:
According to the Newport City Directory in 1939 the address at 716 Monmouth St., which would become the site of the State Theatre was formerly the location of Broering Brothers Refrigeration Apparatus. The same directory directory listed the owners as Joseph A. Broering and Bernard G. Broering.
Earlier, in the 1920s, the same site had housed W. W. Dowell & Co., which sold umbrellas and parasols. William W. Dowell and A. E. Meyer were the company owners.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, January 1960:
The Old Seattle Theater Company is the new name of a little theater association which has taken over the Rivoli, which has been closed for the past several months. The building first housed the Tivoli in 1913 and in the years following has been known as the Gaiety, Oak, Olympic and State Ritz. The lessees plan to remodel the old burlesque house and change the entrance from First Avenue to 111 Madison Street.
A January 1960 article in Boxoffice magazine noted that Fred Thibodeau was the owner of the New Marysville Theater at that time. Clearly there were at least two theaters in the city, but the gap between the first one’s closing and the second one’s opening in 1982 is unknown. The article I posted immediately above implies that the first theater closed in 1960, but as it was still listed in the 1963 IMPA I don’t think that’s the case.
From Boxoffice magazine, January 1960:
Fred Thibodeau, who also operates the New Marysville Theater, Marysville, recently purchased the Olympic Theater, Arlington. January 1 was the effective sale date.
That’s interesting. Thanks.
Couldn’t they at least wait for the bus to go by before they press the shutter?
Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, January 1960:
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-George Kerasotes, president of Kerasotes Theaters, has acquired the Twin-City Drive-In at Champaign from Mrs. Penelope Mandusich, widow of the late Van Nomikos, Chicago exhibitor. Kerasotes will remodel and refurbish the theater. James Ackron of Tipton, Ind., formerly with the Mallon Bros. circuit, will be engaged as manager.
Google should sue whoever recommended their photographers. They take photos with trees in front of the building, sometimes when a bus is going by, horrible. Here is the candle company’s site that talks about their using the old theater:
http://tinyurl.com/9p4qyn
Those were nice. Have you seen those books with color movie ads, in different genres? The noir book was especially interesting. Some very lurid ads.
I didn’t see the former theater when I was in Henderson yesterday. I was right at Sunset and Green Valley Parkway too. Perhaps this has been remodeled into something else.
I forgot about this. I was crawling down the Strip on Saturday too. My bad.
This is an elusive theater. It doesn’t show up in the LA Times archives. Perhaps they didn’t advertise.
I had lunch across the street from the Ambassador a few days ago. Sad to see the old hotel gone, not to mention the Brown Derby hat on the other side of Wilshire painted silver and hidden in a mini-mall.
I’m curious as to how the featured theaters are selected.The Vermont seems to turn up on a regular basis. Also, it seems that only the earlier added theaters that have a photo get to be featured theaters. Inquiring minds want to know.
Regal has opened a 16 screen multiplex in the Red Rock casino near Summerlin. Apparently the casino/theater combo is attractive to the family crowd.
There’s no such thing as the River Freeway. The Riverside Freeway, also known as the 91, transverses Riverside until it turns into the 215 North.