Here is a 1946 photo from the LAPL, shortly before demolition. I also have included the caption as there is a reference to another aka, Actor’s Theater. I thought Joe would like that: http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070227.jpg
Grand Theatre, located in the Walker Auditorium Building at 750 South Grand Avenue, is to be demolished to make room for a parking lot. Built in 1907 by George W. Walker, the six-story theater was known as the Walker Auditorium and was the home of the theatrical hits of the day. It was renamed the Orange Grove Theater and became a music performance hall. Before being renamed one last time as the Grand Theatre in 1936 and converted in to a motion picture theater, it was briefly called the Actors Theatre. The building includes offices and meeting rooms. Photo dated: July 3, 1946.
Funny that there were three theaters on this unassuming street at one point, the Jewel, the Ivy and the Euclid. Now buried under a few tons of concrete.
Sometime in the 1950s, I think. It would have been the 5 going through East LA. I found the street on a 1944 map around that area, but today’s Thomas guide has no Stephenson Street.
Here is a September 1929 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/34klz7
If you still had a dollar after the show in 1929, you could have a nice meal:
http://tinyurl.com/2kas76
Here is a June 1929 ad. Perhaps Lazarus bought the theater from Sid Grauman?
http://tinyurl.com/33ggcn
Here is a June 1929 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/35cggl
Here is an April 1929 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/26kr3f
It could be 3937. My eyes aren’t what they used to be. Thanks for the info.
Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2hldxk
Neither do I. Depressing, isn’t it?
Here is a 1980 photo from the LA Public Library:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070310.jpg
There was a lengthy article in the LA Weekly as well. A very ambitious program is planned.
Here is a re-post of the 1960 photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/2tkego
Here is a 1931 photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014415.jpg
Here is a 2002 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ywy7hf
Please change the theater and city name to Potlatch. Thanks.
The website now tries to sell you insurance.
Here is a July 2003 article about the theater and Germantown Avenue:
http://tinyurl.com/38btsq
Here is a recent article from the Cincinnati Enquirer:
http://tinyurl.com/246grz
“They always get their man”. I think that’s a different kind of film.
Let’s bulldoze the first one. Editor please note. Can we also eliminate the duplicative Tilton Theater in Northfield, NJ?
End of the road in 1941:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070226.jpg
Here is a 1946 photo from the LAPL, shortly before demolition. I also have included the caption as there is a reference to another aka, Actor’s Theater. I thought Joe would like that:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070227.jpg
Grand Theatre, located in the Walker Auditorium Building at 750 South Grand Avenue, is to be demolished to make room for a parking lot. Built in 1907 by George W. Walker, the six-story theater was known as the Walker Auditorium and was the home of the theatrical hits of the day. It was renamed the Orange Grove Theater and became a music performance hall. Before being renamed one last time as the Grand Theatre in 1936 and converted in to a motion picture theater, it was briefly called the Actors Theatre. The building includes offices and meeting rooms. Photo dated: July 3, 1946.
The caption on this 1930 LAPL photo references a theater. Perhaps this is the Carmel:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071429.jpg
Funny that there were three theaters on this unassuming street at one point, the Jewel, the Ivy and the Euclid. Now buried under a few tons of concrete.
Here is an interior photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics43/00071465.jpg
Sometime in the 1950s, I think. It would have been the 5 going through East LA. I found the street on a 1944 map around that area, but today’s Thomas guide has no Stephenson Street.
Here are both pages of the 1914 city directory:
http://tinyurl.com/2sq8cq
http://tinyurl.com/2m5dq2