Here is part of an LA Times article dated 10/31/33:
Kidnapped by two bandits and forced to drive around for more than four hours with a gun poked in his side, George F. Rehers, manager of the Balboa Theater at 8713 S. Vermont, was released late yesterday after he had been relieved of two bank pouches containing $500 cash and more than $300 in checks, according to police reports.
Rehers told police he had left the theater office about 11:30 a.m. en route to a neighborhood bank and was just entering his automobile when the two men, one of whom carried an automatic pistol, appeared on the opposite side of the car.
Here is an excerpt from a NYT article dated 8/28/59:
The 70-year-old manager of Loew’s Lexington Theatre at 571 Lexington Avenue was pistol-whipped with a revolver and robbed of $1850 last night, police reported today.
Here is an excerpt from an article in the NYT dated 4/20/37:
Three armed bandits held up the manager of the Oxford Burlesque Theatre, 552 State Street, Brooklyn, yesterday and escaped with $1,100 in week-end receipts.
Here is part of an article dated 4/20/49 from the Saint Joseph (MI) Herald Press:
Houma, La. April 20- Thirty nine persons were hurt when a movie theater plaster ceiling fell last night. Manager Everett Talbot of the Park Theater in this little French Cajun town said the acoustic ceiling fell in one great sheet.
A national guard unit which was ready to start its weekly training period raced to the scene and held back hundreds of spectators as rescuers searched through the plaster-splattered debris. Houma is a seafood and oil center about 40 miles southwest of New Orleans.
The Ellender Memorial hospital said the most seriously injured was Mrs. Amos Lapeyrouse, wife of one of the theater owners, who received a compound fracture of the leg. Six others were hospitalized for minor injuries. The theater is only six months old. It has a seating capacity of 1,200.
Here is a brief excerpt from a Chicago Daily Tribune article dated March 1, 1921. The article says the theater is at the intersection of Montrose and Lincoln.
One of Lincoln Street’s best known movie houses, the Rosewood, has changed hands. Alee G. Lurie has bought the property at the southeast corner of Montrose and Lincoln.
Here is a brief excerpt from a Chicago Daily Tribune article dated May 5, 1940:
Glencoe, which long has lacked a moving picture theater, now is to have two. Plans were announced last March for a 1,100 seat movie at the northeast corner of Scott avenue and Glencoe road. Yesterday it was reported that work is under way on a second playhouse, also to have 1,100 seats.
Seeing the Automat sign in the old photos reminds me of Horn & Hardart, Philadelphia’s version in the sixties. You opened a little door in the wall and took out your sandwich or piece of pie. I don’t think any automats exist today.
Thanks, Warren. What’s interesting is that Google mentions a million photos, but each category seems to be capped out at 200. There must be a trick to accessing the rest of the photos that I haven’t figured out yet.
Story in the LA Times today about Stu Rasmussen, manager of the Palace and new mayor of Silverton. He is now a woman, the first transgender mayor in the US. He notes in the article that the theater is losing money.
Here is part of an LA Times article dated 10/31/33:
Kidnapped by two bandits and forced to drive around for more than four hours with a gun poked in his side, George F. Rehers, manager of the Balboa Theater at 8713 S. Vermont, was released late yesterday after he had been relieved of two bank pouches containing $500 cash and more than $300 in checks, according to police reports.
Rehers told police he had left the theater office about 11:30 a.m. en route to a neighborhood bank and was just entering his automobile when the two men, one of whom carried an automatic pistol, appeared on the opposite side of the car.
Here is an excerpt from a NYT article dated 8/28/59:
The 70-year-old manager of Loew’s Lexington Theatre at 571 Lexington Avenue was pistol-whipped with a revolver and robbed of $1850 last night, police reported today.
Here is an excerpt from an article in the NYT dated 4/20/37:
Three armed bandits held up the manager of the Oxford Burlesque Theatre, 552 State Street, Brooklyn, yesterday and escaped with $1,100 in week-end receipts.
A November 1929 NYT article also mentions the New Douglas on 640 Lenox. The manager was robbed at gunpoint and $2200 in receipts was taken.
OK, thanks for the information.
Who knows where the 390 came from? Not from me. At least there’s some basis for the 1200.
Seat count should be updated.
Here is part of an article dated 4/20/49 from the Saint Joseph (MI) Herald Press:
Houma, La. April 20- Thirty nine persons were hurt when a movie theater plaster ceiling fell last night. Manager Everett Talbot of the Park Theater in this little French Cajun town said the acoustic ceiling fell in one great sheet.
A national guard unit which was ready to start its weekly training period raced to the scene and held back hundreds of spectators as rescuers searched through the plaster-splattered debris. Houma is a seafood and oil center about 40 miles southwest of New Orleans.
The Ellender Memorial hospital said the most seriously injured was Mrs. Amos Lapeyrouse, wife of one of the theater owners, who received a compound fracture of the leg. Six others were hospitalized for minor injuries. The theater is only six months old. It has a seating capacity of 1,200.
Here is a brief excerpt from a Chicago Daily Tribune article dated November 16, 1920:
One of Lincoln Avenue’s best known movie houses—the Vitagraph—was sold yesterday by Leon Sigman and Louis Greenblatt for a reported $165,000.
Here is a brief excerpt from a Chicago Daily Tribune article dated March 1, 1921. The article says the theater is at the intersection of Montrose and Lincoln.
One of Lincoln Street’s best known movie houses, the Rosewood, has changed hands. Alee G. Lurie has bought the property at the southeast corner of Montrose and Lincoln.
Here is a brief excerpt from a Chicago Daily Tribune article dated May 5, 1940:
Glencoe, which long has lacked a moving picture theater, now is to have two. Plans were announced last March for a 1,100 seat movie at the northeast corner of Scott avenue and Glencoe road. Yesterday it was reported that work is under way on a second playhouse, also to have 1,100 seats.
OK, so no AKA. The description should be amended, though. Thanks for clearing that up.
Here is a 1944 photo from the new Life Magazine collection on Google:
http://tinyurl.com/6jq6hy
That was one more comment than I should have made on a ridiculous issue. Enjoy.
How hard was it to “find” this link? It was on Google yesterday morning when I was in court. Your argument doesn’t make any sense.
Seeing the Automat sign in the old photos reminds me of Horn & Hardart, Philadelphia’s version in the sixties. You opened a little door in the wall and took out your sandwich or piece of pie. I don’t think any automats exist today.
Here is a 1942 photo from the new Life collection on Google:
http://tinyurl.com/5d86kn
I wonder if your father went to Nickodell’s near Paramount. That was a classic old restaurant.
Warren, try the Brentwood theater in LA. I think there was a photo posted there yesterday.
Thanks, Warren. What’s interesting is that Google mentions a million photos, but each category seems to be capped out at 200. There must be a trick to accessing the rest of the photos that I haven’t figured out yet.
Story in the LA Times today about Stu Rasmussen, manager of the Palace and new mayor of Silverton. He is now a woman, the first transgender mayor in the US. He notes in the article that the theater is losing money.
Here is a February 1954 photo, from the Life collection:
http://tinyurl.com/5qzbjs
Here is an October 1950 Life magazine photo, from a new collection of images on Google:
http://tinyurl.com/56hd3v
Here is a March 1954 photo from a new collection of Life magazine images on Google:
http://tinyurl.com/5soye3
This November 1944 photo from Life magazine shows more detail of the photo posted by Bryan Krefft on 6/21/05:
http://tinyurl.com/5t4npl