Going back to the Grotto at 341 S. Main, if I can digress briefly, this photo was on the LA Times “Daily Mirror” site. The photo was taken shortly before the Grotto closed in 1953. The Follies would be the building on the right: http://tinyurl.com/6p6naq
I was in there a few weeks ago. I was tempted to take out my camera, snap a bunch of pictures and then make a run for it. Too many guards around, though.
The caption states that the photo is in the public domain, so it’s available for use. Here is the small version. Perhaps you can download it and resize it in some way. http://tinyurl.com/5rly37
Going back to the Grotto at 341 S. Main, if I can digress briefly, this photo was on the LA Times “Daily Mirror” site. The photo was taken shortly before the Grotto closed in 1953. The Follies would be the building on the right:
http://tinyurl.com/6p6naq
This undated photo from the LAPL shows a record store, but it’s not on the corner:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015009.jpg
Here are some close ups:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015013.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015014.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015016.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015023.jpg
I saw a Brazilian film here a few years ago. It’s a nice venue.
Joe, can you check the assessor’s records on this building? I think it’s the original. Thanks.
Do we have a bingo function? Otherwise it’s a community hall, more or less.
Here is a photo circa 1957 from the Manchester Historical Society:
http://tinyurl.com/4u9mp6
I asked the guards last summer if I could take pictures. No go.
Here is another photo from the LAPL, circa late 30s:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072159.jpg
I was in there a few weeks ago. I was tempted to take out my camera, snap a bunch of pictures and then make a run for it. Too many guards around, though.
Here is a 1937 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6ztgbg
The Saenger is on the right in this 1936 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5mktyj
Here is a 1912 photo;
http://tinyurl.com/5ucl9j
The Capitol is on the right in this 1927 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/58wtly
Here is the 1951 photo mentioned above:
http://tinyurl.com/56aetw
The caption states that the photo is in the public domain, so it’s available for use. Here is the small version. Perhaps you can download it and resize it in some way.
http://tinyurl.com/5rly37
The Criterion is on the right in this 1933 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5kke7u
Here is a larger version of the LOC photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5vzgsu
Here is a 1932 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5jp5es
Here is a 1927 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5gzdxc
This is the photo that was posted on 6/5/07:
http://tinyurl.com/54rps7
Which photo are you talking about?
Here is a photo of a theater on E. 14th in 1916. Unfortunately the theater is not identified.
http://tinyurl.com/5wdplw
Here is a 1910 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5b54dq
Here is a 1931 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5dorsv
Here is a 1941 photo of Main Street and the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/6r2yn5