Here’s the new URL of the 1889 USC photo, which is a bit larger and clearer than the LAPL version of it. View link
The caption says:
“Photograph of Main Street looking north from Second Street, ca.1889. The Childs Opera House is on the right, built 1883 and opened May 1884. Beyond it the bell tower is atop the headquarters of the Confidence Engine Company, a volunteer organization which was formed in 1874 — Headquarters 7 Reg. N.G.C. formed May 1888. The Opera Restaurant is at left. The Chamber of Commerce hat its second quarters in the room above the restaurant. The new U.S. Hotel is in the distance. A cannon is visible on the parapet at left. Streetcars and numerous horse-drawn wagons and carriages move up and down the dirt street or are parked along the curb. Additional legible writing includes: …"real estate”…, …“paints”…, “Castr[…], wholesale, retail grocers”, “Signs”, “harness”…, “Finest California wines”, “The Kline Clothing Co.”, …“Inglewood Property”…, “Grand Opera House”, …“House Jewelry Store”."
Here’s another source of the LAPL photo that Ken linked, only this one can be blown up to see detail. You can see “PALACE GRAND” on the marquee, and Jensen’s name on the side of the buikding. The poster is for “The Chorus Girl’s Romance, starring Viola Dana, released August 1920.
It doesn’t seem to have had much success as medical offices, either. My husband went to a doctor there a couple years ago and was able to get right in, no appointment, no waiting. I went back yesterday to make an appointment for him this time, only to find the whole place empty except for one remaining office for an eye doctor, with no sign of where hubby’s doctor went. Still clean and like new, with the former theatre’s inside escalators working fine, but nearly deserted. Weird.
Currently closed due to flooding. Photo here: View link
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Could this have been called Ventura Theatre before 1951? Because there’s a photo of a closed theater on Facebook that I can’t match with any other Ventura Blvd. location, and it’s not the Majestic Ventura. View link
If the “North” part of the address is right, it’s about four blocks from where the Loma was. But the zoning info for that building (still officially listed as 331 N. Golden Mall, which is what that section of San Fernando Blvd. was called for a while) indicates that the building’s still standing.
Property Type Store
Building Size 7,920 Sq. Ft.
Lot Size 7,911 Sq. Ft.
Year Built 1937
Parcel No. 2453 -003 -004
Zoning Code C1*
It’s now split into the Zamba store at 331 N San Fernando Blvd. and a Tae Kwon Do studio at 335 N San Fernando Blvd. Then again, I’m not sure the address is accurate, as it’s listed above as San Fernando Road, even though it changes to San Fernando Boulevard within Burbank limits.
Interestingly enough, there’s no sign of a theatre yet in these photos from the California State Library. It claims these are circa 1927, and let’s hope the links work:
Here’s the new URL of the 1889 USC photo, which is a bit larger and clearer than the LAPL version of it.
View link
The caption says:
“Photograph of Main Street looking north from Second Street, ca.1889. The Childs Opera House is on the right, built 1883 and opened May 1884. Beyond it the bell tower is atop the headquarters of the Confidence Engine Company, a volunteer organization which was formed in 1874 — Headquarters 7 Reg. N.G.C. formed May 1888. The Opera Restaurant is at left. The Chamber of Commerce hat its second quarters in the room above the restaurant. The new U.S. Hotel is in the distance. A cannon is visible on the parapet at left. Streetcars and numerous horse-drawn wagons and carriages move up and down the dirt street or are parked along the curb. Additional legible writing includes: …"real estate”…, …“paints”…, “Castr[…], wholesale, retail grocers”, “Signs”, “harness”…, “Finest California wines”, “The Kline Clothing Co.”, …“Inglewood Property”…, “Grand Opera House”, …“House Jewelry Store”."
Here’s another source of the LAPL photo that Ken linked, only this one can be blown up to see detail. You can see “PALACE GRAND” on the marquee, and Jensen’s name on the side of the buikding. The poster is for “The Chorus Girl’s Romance, starring Viola Dana, released August 1920.
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Some of the photos of the filmimg of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” show the El Rey as it looked in the late ‘80s. I think I’ve seen a better set, but here’s some smallish ones:
http://www.davesrailpix.com/pe/htm/perr01.htm
http://www.davesrailpix.com/pe/htm/perr02.htm
http://www.davesrailpix.com/pe/htm/perr08.htm
You can see the El Rey’s marquee in the film when Eddie and Roger are fleeing in Bennie the Cab.
Does the Cinne Arts adult theatre a block or two away from the Apollo count as a movie theater?
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Here’s the 1936 PE photo:
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Don’t know whether or not this is the same photo (the date’s the same), but you don’t have to join a group to see this one:
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Warrens in 1963:
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Newsreel & Rialto Theatres, 1953:
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It doesn’t seem to have had much success as medical offices, either. My husband went to a doctor there a couple years ago and was able to get right in, no appointment, no waiting. I went back yesterday to make an appointment for him this time, only to find the whole place empty except for one remaining office for an eye doctor, with no sign of where hubby’s doctor went. Still clean and like new, with the former theatre’s inside escalators working fine, but nearly deserted. Weird.
If you’re on Facebook, there’s a photo of the Capri in the Valley Relics group’s album
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Currently closed due to flooding. Photo here:
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Could this have been called Ventura Theatre before 1951? Because there’s a photo of a closed theater on Facebook that I can’t match with any other Ventura Blvd. location, and it’s not the Majestic Ventura.
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The hoopla.org photo link near the top of the page is now found at:
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And if you’re on Facebook, Valley Relics has
this photo
It looks like that address was already converted to retail in this 1967 shot, between Kay jewelers and Penney’s:
http://wesclark.com/burbank/palm_ave_worker.jpg
If the “North” part of the address is right, it’s about four blocks from where the Loma was. But the zoning info for that building (still officially listed as 331 N. Golden Mall, which is what that section of San Fernando Blvd. was called for a while) indicates that the building’s still standing.
Property Type Store
Building Size 7,920 Sq. Ft.
Lot Size 7,911 Sq. Ft.
Year Built 1937
Parcel No. 2453 -003 -004
Zoning Code C1*
It’s now split into the Zamba store at 331 N San Fernando Blvd. and a Tae Kwon Do studio at 335 N San Fernando Blvd. Then again, I’m not sure the address is accurate, as it’s listed above as San Fernando Road, even though it changes to San Fernando Boulevard within Burbank limits.
Cinematour has a couple of photos that used to be on the Bijou Manager site:
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/16017.html
http://wesclark.com/burbank/victory_drive_in.jpg
Marquee on the very left:
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From the Burbankia page, there’s the Loma on the left in this scan of “Ranchos De Los Santos – The Story of Burbank” from 1927
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From the Burbankia page:
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_1.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_2.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_3.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_4.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_5.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_6.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_7.jpg
http://wesclark.com/burbank/san_val_8.jpg
Is it certain that it’s closing, and if so, when is the last day?
Interestingly enough, there’s no sign of a theatre yet in these photos from the California State Library. It claims these are circa 1927, and let’s hope the links work:
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Found this among my photos:
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Whoops, helps if I include the link:
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