I saw the mid 80s version of Godzilla at this theater. I remember the scenes were Raymond Burr was spliced in, pretty much just standing there talking like Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers films. The audience had a good time.
Here is a 1923 architect’s sketch of the Subway Terminal building. It looks like they photoshopped the theater out of the drawing: http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics50/00074553.jpg
Here is a photo, circa 1960s:
http://tinyurl.com/6oo44x
It looks like the Waterloo was used for live theater during the Depression by the WPA:
http://tinyurl.com/6jmy4a
Here is a 2002 article. I don’t know that the new drive-in ever actually opened.
http://tinyurl.com/5smmpo
The Major is mentioned in this Burbank retrospective:
http://tinyurl.com/5k2jsk
Here is a photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6779yw
I remember those Roman columns out front. Large and grey. The other theater (Capitol?) was practically next door.
I don’t remember the hippie place. The burlesque place that I referred to on 9/3/05 was actually on the ground floor of the Morton.
Just a coincidence:
/theaters/34/
I guess the ghost in #12 won’t have anyone to bother now:
http://www.ghosttraveller.com/NewJersey.htm
If a makeover includes bulldozing the theater, I would agree with them. What is going to be left?
What’s going on with this place? I drove by the other day, and there was no sign of life. Does anybody have an update?
I saw the mid 80s version of Godzilla at this theater. I remember the scenes were Raymond Burr was spliced in, pretty much just standing there talking like Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers films. The audience had a good time.
This was listed as the Lakeview in the 1967 IMPA.
Here is the updated site:
http://tinyurl.com/5avtzy
More from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071164.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071163.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071162.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071161.jpg
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics28/00033959.jpg
Here is a 1923 architect’s sketch of the Subway Terminal building. It looks like they photoshopped the theater out of the drawing:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics50/00074553.jpg
This was the letter I was trying to post, although the one above is equally applicable:
http://tinyurl.com/5ew6hk
Here is an item concerning a sales proposal in 1927:
http://tinyurl.com/59jcwh
I concur with the name change. An additional function should be swap meets:
http://www.bikerplaza.com/event-6256.html
Under new management:
http://tinyurl.com/5zqe3s
Here is a 1994 article that discusses the Bijou and other theaters of the past in Palo Alto:
http://tinyurl.com/572pz5
Some locals remember:
http://tinyurl.com/5ph636
There should be an aka of Pix, as well as Park.
According to this site, the building was used as a church for a while:
http://tinyurl.com/5tc7x9
The other site lists this as the Rose Moyer 8. Were there eight screens before it was demolished?
Here is a mid 90s lawsuit that discusses some goings-on at the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/5ku6fz