Comments from kencmcintyre

I believe that part of the property is now underneath the Ronald Reagan Freeway.

Here is part of an article from the Montana Independent Record dated 8/31/53:

Explosion Rocks Chicago Area; One Man Killed

Chicago â€" (AP) â€" An explosion rocked a west side neighborhood early Monday, killing one man and demolishing a 1,000-seat movie theater. The dead man was identified as Joseph Lochansky, the owner of a shoe shop adjoining the Oakley Theater. Cause of the blast was unknown.

Sections of several buildings on both sides of the theater were blown apart. At least nine cars parked in garages and the alley behind the theater were damaged. The blast shattered numerous windows in surrounding apartment buildings. A rear wall and roof of the theater were blown off. No immediate damage estimate was made.

Here is the current occupant:

Company: Rainbow Cleaners
Address: 42-44 Queen Anne Rd. Bogota, NJ 07603 Map
Contact: Ara Toutounjian P: 201-488-1822 F: 201-457-1444

Listed at 25-15 Broadway in the 1959 yellow pages. Phone number was YElowstne 2-4499.

I can’t read the name of the marquee on the theater in the background. Which theater was by this statue in Borough Park?
http://tinyurl.com/69mmaz

This drive-in was owned and operated by Clifford Orr in 1963.

Google shows an old building with this deli as part of the structure. Listen in 1959 yellow pages, phone number was STilwel 4-5353.
http://tinyurl.com/68vqb5

Another photo here. Says architect is Solon S. Berman, as opposed to Beman in the description.
http://tinyurl.com/5erfqx

The moviechurches.org website is actually in Swedish.

Here is a November 1938 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/55pqtt

Here is a December 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6kj7le

This article says the Westcott was once known as the Kallett:
http://tinyurl.com/5pztwa

Here is a November 2008 article about preservation:
http://tinyurl.com/5ozzxz