Here is the BSFS website, along with a picture of the building. Not a church anymore, unless you think sci-fi is a religion: http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm
My wife took this picture today when she was driving around on Sunset Boulevard. She probably should have rolled down the car window first, but I give her an A for effort. http://tinyurl.com/6hd27t
My old racquet club was across the parking lot from the sixplex. The club was torn down around the time the theater was expanded. I saw Hellboy II at the theater yesterday and took a couple of photos: http://tinyurl.com/57hwpk http://tinyurl.com/67vczw
In the late sixties, the South City was part of the Northeast Drive-In Theater Corp., headquartered in Boston. Northeast at that time operated drive-ins in eleven states. One of the chief officers was Sumner Redstone. The other two chief officers were Redstones as well.
Here are two 1930 photos from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics50/00074660.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics50/00074674.jpg
The 1945 photo is from the LA Public Library database. Go to www.lapl.org
I never did get the free book, by the way.
I drove by a couple of weeks ago. Nothing was going on, just the usual swap meet confusion, along with a brisk trade in fake drivers' licenses.
Here is the BSFS website, along with a picture of the building. Not a church anymore, unless you think sci-fi is a religion:
http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsdrct.htm
Well-heeled crowd for the middle of the Depression.
My wife took this picture today when she was driving around on Sunset Boulevard. She probably should have rolled down the car window first, but I give her an A for effort.
http://tinyurl.com/6hd27t
Here are some July 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/6y3amx
http://tinyurl.com/62n6t8
http://tinyurl.com/6zoold
http://tinyurl.com/67w4z7
I agree. Excellent photo.
I agree. It’s high time we cleansed this page of all the colon jokes.
Hillbilly Jam in November 2005:
http://tinyurl.com/6y7wbh
My old racquet club was across the parking lot from the sixplex. The club was torn down around the time the theater was expanded. I saw Hellboy II at the theater yesterday and took a couple of photos:
http://tinyurl.com/57hwpk
http://tinyurl.com/67vczw
For sale:
http://tinyurl.com/6z66u8
Good luck with the operation, and lots of success.
Here is a photo taken off Google maps:
http://tinyurl.com/6qcgrj
Racy goings-on in October 1947:
http://tinyurl.com/666fw9
There are some vintage photos here:
http://tinyurl.com/68u2hj
Here is some Montello propaganda:
http://tinyurl.com/6zrlbv
The late Lloyd Kogle and his wife were owner-operators of the theater in the 1950s:
http://tinyurl.com/5fqopj
The marquee has been removed. I wasn’t sure if that had been mentioned yet.
Here are some details about the renovation:
http://tinyurl.com/5sby23
In the late sixties, the South City was part of the Northeast Drive-In Theater Corp., headquartered in Boston. Northeast at that time operated drive-ins in eleven states. One of the chief officers was Sumner Redstone. The other two chief officers were Redstones as well.
A White Castle is at this address now:
http://tinyurl.com/5tkqfj
Here is a photo from Google maps:
http://tinyurl.com/5sondl
Here is the updated link for the 1941 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6qmokg
The green awning says “Cinelli’s Building”. I think the hotel is next door.