If you look at the business listings for this address, you get all kinds of stores, drugs, florists and so on. 17400 may be a general address for a large shopping mall. Subsequently the grocery store may not be housed in the old theater building.
Regarding the opening comments, I believe the El Miro was demolished before the Broadway was built. The El Miro has its own page on CT. Here is a photo of the Broadway from a few years ago: http://tinyurl.com/6g6o5n
There was a shot of a Rio Theater in the video above, but I could not confirm if that was the one on Manchester. The film’s creator also included theaters from Colorado, besides LA.
There was a crappy sequel to Reanimator, but it came out a couple of years later.
Was that from a colonoscopy?
The LAPL just posted a batch of photos from 1971:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073963.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073964.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073965.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073967.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073968.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073969.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073971.jpg
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics48/00073972.jpg
Here is a 1958 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/68mep5
Here is a 1958 movie ad:
http://tinyurl.com/5tof25
Here are two views, postcard and photo, from the 11/15/07 source:
http://tinyurl.com/6np72h
http://tinyurl.com/5fhpqo
Here is another old photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6p3tgy
Here is the theater’s website:
http://www.midwaydrivein.info/
I posted a 1914 lineup on another DTLA page, but I can’t recall which one. If I come across it I will put it on this page.
If you look at the business listings for this address, you get all kinds of stores, drugs, florists and so on. 17400 may be a general address for a large shopping mall. Subsequently the grocery store may not be housed in the old theater building.
Regarding the opening comments, I believe the El Miro was demolished before the Broadway was built. The El Miro has its own page on CT. Here is a photo of the Broadway from a few years ago:
http://tinyurl.com/6g6o5n
Here is the lineup in 1908:
http://tinyurl.com/2bnoph
Here is a story from today’s LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/5wvhcf
Change “Theatre” to “Tennis” and voila, instant makeover:
http://tinyurl.com/64dcdx
It was close to 98 degrees when I took those pictures in March. Frost Belters take note.
Here is an old ad for the Budco Midtown:
http://tinyurl.com/6yn43b
Here is a short video with some pre-demolition scenes:
http://tinyurl.com/5vh8or
There’s a nice ahot of the Arcade at night about 90 seconds into this video:
http://tinyurl.com/53befw
Here is a 1991 clip that was on youtube:
http://tinyurl.com/3hj4t8
OK, thanks for clarifying.
OK, thanks. I had a hunch that was a different Rio.
Someone mentioned time capsules on 5/11/04.
There was a shot of a Rio Theater in the video above, but I could not confirm if that was the one on Manchester. The film’s creator also included theaters from Colorado, besides LA.
That’s the photo. Thanks.
I will see if I can find the link. I think it was from USC.