Comments from kencmcintyre

I did a google search and found the latest film to be 1940. I figured the others were reissues. Not too scientific, but that’s how I got the approximate date.

OK, thanks. I didn’t know which Embassy, so I guessed right, apparently.

Great, so it’s open again. I hope they do well.

Here is a 1960 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/2kduo6

Here are some ads for “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Fox:
http://tinyurl.com/2jswb3

Here is a clip of Kubrick arriving at the 2001 premiere at the Capitol, posted on the cinemaretro.com site:
http://tinyurl.com/39ktcm

Here is a screen shot from the 1988 film “Colors”:
http://tinyurl.com/ys2d5e

The Tower is visible on the right in this photo, circa 1940:
http://tinyurl.com/2g75hg

Here is the Balboa 55 years later:
http://tinyurl.com/yrr95q

Here is a photo taken shortly before the opening in 1924. On the right, you can see a few of the letters for the eventual marquee:
http://tinyurl.com/2z63gz

Across the street you can see the signs for Pickwick Books and the Vogue.

I guess if you pulled down the fake facade, as seen in the last photo, you would get a look at the original front. Maybe in the future.

Here is a December 1935 ad from the NYT:
http://tinyurl.com/3ahpv9