There is a photo circa 1943 on this tribute site to the police officer killed by Lee Harvey Oswald on 11/22/63. You have to scroll down for a while: http://tinyurl.com/34vkm3
I found one, but it might be the Grand Palace in Valencia, CA. They build them all alike. I’ll keep an eye out. There was a nice B&W photo on the Flickr site, but I’ll leave that one for you.
We don’t have too many photos of this theater, so I’ll take what I can get. I often have lunch at the Subway immediately adjacent to the architectural atrocity that replaced the Town.
Here is another exterior photo. I think this was a revival showing of Godfather 2, not the original run, as it would have played for more than two days: http://tinyurl.com/yrcwsf
I remember this theater from the early eighties. The area around Reading Terminal was pretty shabby at that time. It appears that there have been a lot of improvements since.
Here are two interesting views from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings site. The first is an architectural rendering. Note the different spelling. The second is a 1941 photo from the Irvin Glazer collection: http://tinyurl.com/2ubcn5 http://tinyurl.com/33hksc
This is a photo from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings site. The quality of the photo is not the best, unfortunately. Since Frank Rizzo was running for mayor, as seen in the second floor placard, the shot may be circa early 1970s. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer theater collection: http://tinyurl.com/yst3vn
Here is a photo, circa 1945. The film being shown is “Love Letters”, with Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer theater collection: http://tinyurl.com/28kfeo
There is a photo circa 1943 on this tribute site to the police officer killed by Lee Harvey Oswald on 11/22/63. You have to scroll down for a while:
http://tinyurl.com/34vkm3
As you wish:
http://tinyurl.com/2oe236
http://tinyurl.com/3blgwx
The city that never sleeps (well, not exactly):
http://tinyurl.com/32zwdf
I found one, but it might be the Grand Palace in Valencia, CA. They build them all alike. I’ll keep an eye out. There was a nice B&W photo on the Flickr site, but I’ll leave that one for you.
There are some photos of the Tri-City on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/yu6446
I’m glad you enjoyed the photo. Good news that the theater is alive and well.
Here is a 2002 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2k3ury
Here is a photo taken at the theater’s opening in 1937:
http://tinyurl.com/2o9ct7
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2pn2jc
We don’t have too many photos of this theater, so I’ll take what I can get. I often have lunch at the Subway immediately adjacent to the architectural atrocity that replaced the Town.
Here is a new addition from the LAPL. The Town is visible on the east side of Hill Street:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072154.jpg
Here is a new addition from the LAPL. The view is looking east on 7th Street:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072150.jpg
Here is a shot looking down Garey Avenue towards the Fox:
http://tinyurl.com/33muh8
It said “Wilkommen”, which is welcome in German. Maybe they were having a German film festival.
Here is a night view:
http://tinyurl.com/27pgp8
Here is an undated photo. The comment on the marquee was photoshopped in by the person who took the photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2d3g4d
Frank Caliendo is the guy that does the John Madden impressions on the football pregame show.
Here is another exterior photo. I think this was a revival showing of Godfather 2, not the original run, as it would have played for more than two days:
http://tinyurl.com/yrcwsf
I remember this theater from the early eighties. The area around Reading Terminal was pretty shabby at that time. It appears that there have been a lot of improvements since.
Here are two interesting views from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings site. The first is an architectural rendering. Note the different spelling. The second is a 1941 photo from the Irvin Glazer collection:
http://tinyurl.com/2ubcn5
http://tinyurl.com/33hksc
This is a photo from the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings site. The quality of the photo is not the best, unfortunately. Since Frank Rizzo was running for mayor, as seen in the second floor placard, the shot may be circa early 1970s. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer theater collection:
http://tinyurl.com/yst3vn
Here is a photo, circa 1945. The film being shown is “Love Letters”, with Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. The photo is from the Irvin Glazer theater collection:
http://tinyurl.com/28kfeo
Here is a 1941 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/35dmsc
Maybe they lay hands on your desktop and heal its viruses. I don’t know:
http://tinyurl.com/3e2tr8
“God’s House” is also at this address. A church, I assume:
http://tinyurl.com/34xpzy