This is 13-15 S. Broadway. The building on the corner, which would be the end of the 0-100 block, looks too new to be built in the 1920s. Subsequently the Gem could be this building or it could be obliterated. No way to tell. http://tinyurl.com/6r46fz
I was trying to find out if the Philadelphia Arena on 46th and Market was still around, and an article mentioned that Jules Mastbaum was one of the original owners. The arena was never used for films, although it was used for just about everything else.
Here is a 5/23/52 photo from the same source as the one on 1/14/08. The photo was mistakenly placed on the Byrd Theater page. http://tinyurl.com/65q6na
That was an interesting clip that Howard posted on 9/4/07. The function is still retail, but the description should state that the Castor is now a 99 cent store.
This won’t map out correctly unless you substitute Arlington Street for Wynnefield Avenue. If you do that the building shows up pretty much as described above.
This lawsuit involves labor trouble at the theater in 1998. It was alleged that a flare was tossed in the theater, causing it to be evacuated. http://tinyurl.com/6a9874
Here is a 1964 photo from the LAPL. The theater is showing Spanish films. Governor Pat Brown is the forgotten-looking man with the glasses. http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics50/00074746.jpg
Tell them I said Mazal Tov.
Jim, you mentioned Adventure Village back in February. The old buildings were being demolished when I drove by there last month.
Eyeland Optical at 26 E. Downer Place has its entrance roughly where the ticket booth would be.
http://tinyurl.com/587kr9
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5ckk4f
This is 13-15 S. Broadway. The building on the corner, which would be the end of the 0-100 block, looks too new to be built in the 1920s. Subsequently the Gem could be this building or it could be obliterated. No way to tell.
http://tinyurl.com/6r46fz
That’s about when I left. I was curious as to what happened to it.
I was trying to find out if the Philadelphia Arena on 46th and Market was still around, and an article mentioned that Jules Mastbaum was one of the original owners. The arena was never used for films, although it was used for just about everything else.
I came across the site posted on 6/7/05 and was wondering if there has been any progress towards turning this into an arts center. Any news?
Not yet. I was in Philly last month but the Northeast is out of my jurisdiction.
Here is a 5/23/52 photo from the same source as the one on 1/14/08. The photo was mistakenly placed on the Byrd Theater page.
http://tinyurl.com/65q6na
I was actually going by the news story on Channel 29, as I mentioned.
Check out the Google map.
That’s where I got Arlington from. I couldn’t find the theater on Google using Wynnefield Avenue.
That was an interesting clip that Howard posted on 9/4/07. The function is still retail, but the description should state that the Castor is now a 99 cent store.
This won’t map out correctly unless you substitute Arlington Street for Wynnefield Avenue. If you do that the building shows up pretty much as described above.
They may have removed some of the detail from the front after the theater closed. It’s just a plain box with a marquee in front.
Here is the website for the culinary school:
http://www.culinaryarts.com/
The building is being advertised for sale. It is unrecognizable as a theater as the front of the building has been glassed in.
This lawsuit involves labor trouble at the theater in 1998. It was alleged that a flare was tossed in the theater, causing it to be evacuated.
http://tinyurl.com/6a9874
Here is a low-resolution view of the theater as it appears today:
http://tinyurl.com/5boh8b
Here is a 1964 photo from the LAPL. The theater is showing Spanish films. Governor Pat Brown is the forgotten-looking man with the glasses.
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics50/00074746.jpg
It looks like the space is now a Chinese restaurant called Top of the World Buffet.
Here is the current occupant:
http://www.barflyminneapolis.com/
I’m not arguing with you. I am skeptical of most of the things I read on the internet.
This article gives an opening date of 1905 as the Standard Vaudeville Theater:
http://tinyurl.com/34rmgc