I saw “Strange Days” here in 1995. My car had been broken into in the morning, and I had to leave it at an auto body shop in Hawthorne for about five hours. It was pouring rain that day. I trudged down to Hawthorne and El Segundo to the theater to kill some time. The film wasn’t that good either.
In 1963, the Crescent Theater was operated by the Collier-Jackson chain, headquartered in Cleveland, MS. President was C.J. Collier and vice president was B.F. Jackson. Interestingly enough, Collier-Jackson ran the Booker T theater in Cleveland at the time. I was just commenting on a few Booker T theaters on another page.
In 1963, Isaac and Harry Browarsky ran the Hippodrome, along with the Beaver Theater in Pittsburgh. They also operated the Bellevue and Linden theaters in Bellevue, PA.
There was another Booker T theater in Reidsville, NC in the early sixties. The chain that ran both theaters, presumably, was Booker T Theaters, headquarted in Raleigh. Fred Levi was president and general manager. The Rocky Mount Booker T is not listed as one of the chain’s theaters in the 1963 motion picture almanac, for unknown reasons.
In 1963, the Braden was operated by Charles Brooks Theaters, headquartered in Ashland, Maine. Brooks Theaters also ran the Presque Isle Drive-In at the time, along with some other theaters in Ashland, Eagle Lake and Fort Kent.
Brothers Charles and John Blatt were still running the Jordan in 1963, according to the motion picture almanac of that year. The Blatts also operated the Mercer Square Theater in Greenville. I don’t believe that theater is listed on CT as of yet.
This was still a Brandt theater in 1963, along with the Atlantic. Harry Brandt was president and general manager. Brandt operated theaters in ten states plus DC at the time. Most of the theaters were in NY or NJ.
There are recollections from locals on one site that recall the Clement as the Uptown, also as the Broadway. I was going to add the Uptown/Broadway as a new theater, but perhaps it should simply be an aka. Lloyd Bridgham Theaters was the operator of the Uptown in the early sixties.
It was still the Lafayette Road Outdoor Theater in 1963, so the change was sometime after that, apparently. This was part of the Cantor Theaters chain at that time.
Joseph Cantor operated the Esquire Theater in 1963 as part of his Cantor Theaters chain. The other Cantor venues at the time, both in Indianapolis, were the Lafayette Road Outdoor Theater and the Shadeland Outdoor Theater.
In the early sixties, this drive-in was owned by Leon Theaters of Abilene, TX. C.D. Leon was the owner. Leon Theaters also owned the Grande in Brownsville and the Crawford in El Paso at that time. Capacity of the Garland was 600 cars per the 1963 motion picture almanac.
Yikes. Maybe they were putting them up in the Westminster.
I saw “Strange Days” here in 1995. My car had been broken into in the morning, and I had to leave it at an auto body shop in Hawthorne for about five hours. It was pouring rain that day. I trudged down to Hawthorne and El Segundo to the theater to kill some time. The film wasn’t that good either.
The city should be Elba, not Ozark. My mistake.
The Lamar was operated by Cobb Theaters in the early sixties.
In 1963, the Crescent Theater was operated by the Collier-Jackson chain, headquartered in Cleveland, MS. President was C.J. Collier and vice president was B.F. Jackson. Interestingly enough, Collier-Jackson ran the Booker T theater in Cleveland at the time. I was just commenting on a few Booker T theaters on another page.
The Linden was operated by the Browarsky Brothers chain in the early sixties. They also ran the Bellevue at the same time.
In 1963, Isaac and Harry Browarsky ran the Hippodrome, along with the Beaver Theater in Pittsburgh. They also operated the Bellevue and Linden theaters in Bellevue, PA.
One final note – it looks like there’s a hyphen on the marquee, so maybe it should be the Booker-T Theater.
By the way, the 2007 photo was one of the better ones I’ve seen in a while. I don’t think rehab is in this theater’s future.
There was another Booker T theater in Reidsville, NC in the early sixties. The chain that ran both theaters, presumably, was Booker T Theaters, headquarted in Raleigh. Fred Levi was president and general manager. The Rocky Mount Booker T is not listed as one of the chain’s theaters in the 1963 motion picture almanac, for unknown reasons.
In 1963, the Braden was operated by Charles Brooks Theaters, headquartered in Ashland, Maine. Brooks Theaters also ran the Presque Isle Drive-In at the time, along with some other theaters in Ashland, Eagle Lake and Fort Kent.
Brothers Charles and John Blatt were still running the Jordan in 1963, according to the motion picture almanac of that year. The Blatts also operated the Mercer Square Theater in Greenville. I don’t believe that theater is listed on CT as of yet.
This was still a Brandt theater in 1963, along with the Atlantic. Harry Brandt was president and general manager. Brandt operated theaters in ten states plus DC at the time. Most of the theaters were in NY or NJ.
I should have mentioned that the Uptown’s address was 4 Broadway, Dover NH.
There are recollections from locals on one site that recall the Clement as the Uptown, also as the Broadway. I was going to add the Uptown/Broadway as a new theater, but perhaps it should simply be an aka. Lloyd Bridgham Theaters was the operator of the Uptown in the early sixties.
It was still the Lafayette Road Outdoor Theater in 1963, so the change was sometime after that, apparently. This was part of the Cantor Theaters chain at that time.
Joseph Cantor operated the Esquire Theater in 1963 as part of his Cantor Theaters chain. The other Cantor venues at the time, both in Indianapolis, were the Lafayette Road Outdoor Theater and the Shadeland Outdoor Theater.
I looked for the ashtray, but no luck. I do what I can.
I’ll take the washer/dryer.
Just a guess – L&A? Perhaps the owners of the theater?
I remember walking around Times Square in the mid seventies. It was quite a panorama. I think a lot of that has been lost now. Too bad.
From the CA state library:
http://tinyurl.com/yszuf2
http://tinyurl.com/2aclmr
http://tinyurl.com/yveoqu
From the LAPL:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014572.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014608.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014609.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014571.jpg
In the early sixties, this drive-in was owned by Leon Theaters of Abilene, TX. C.D. Leon was the owner. Leon Theaters also owned the Grande in Brownsville and the Crawford in El Paso at that time. Capacity of the Garland was 600 cars per the 1963 motion picture almanac.
I like the facade. Besides, they’re different angles, and one is at night.
It could be Drive-In Theater. It was just listed as Drive-In in the almanac. If it’s changed I won’t be too distressed.