I found it interesting that in 1914 there seemed to be an extension of the theater district on 5th Street going east of Main. That’s skid row today, at least for a while longer. The 1914 city directory listed the following theaters:
Bell 314 E. Fifth
El Rodeo 807 E. Fifth
Another listing at 204 E. Fifth, but it looks like a name, FH Wiswell. It’s not clear if there was actually a theater at that address.
In the 1914 city directory, the Rex was listed at 324 S. Main. I have an idea that the Rex was demolished when the Hippodrome was built. The Regal is listed across the street at 323 S. Main. I think we have that under another name.
Some of the old city directories list individuals but give the theater address, for reasons unknown. For example, the 1914 director lists one L.C. Myer at 827 W. 3rd. I don’t know if Mr. Myer had any connection to the theater, but the listing is under “motion picture theaters”, so one would assume so.
Do we have any theaters listed on the east side of Main between 2nd and 3rd? The 1914 city directory has the Denver Theater at 238 S. Main. If not, I will add it.
Listed in the 1942 directory at 8520 S. San Pedro. These addresses seem to fluctuate as it was at 8518 in 1939. The address of the building in the June 07 photo is 8518.
Here is the 1938 city directory. The Rio is listed at 5421 S. Vermont.
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Listed as the Rio in the 1938 directory, so it’s Rio, Capitol and then the Round Up, I believe.
The Jade was listed at 313 S. Main in the 1938 city directory. By 1942 the Jade is no longer listed, and the Wonderland appears at 315 S. Main.
It was the Gaiety by 1938, so perhaps that was the last incarnation.
Listed as the Fox West Coast in the 1938 city directory.
A year before the Union was listed as the Continental in the city directory, so that should be an aka.
Listed as the Columbia at 1013 E. 7th in the 1939 directory, so that’s another aka.
Listed as the Arrow in the 1939 city directory at 251 S. Main. Note that in 1942 it was the Azteca at 249 S. Main.
Right. I’ve only driven that tunnel about a thousand times. My faculties are disintegrating.
Motion Picture. It’s part of the index, MAR-MOT, and so on.
Here is the lineup in 1914:
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I found it interesting that in 1914 there seemed to be an extension of the theater district on 5th Street going east of Main. That’s skid row today, at least for a while longer. The 1914 city directory listed the following theaters:
Bell 314 E. Fifth
El Rodeo 807 E. Fifth
Another listing at 204 E. Fifth, but it looks like a name, FH Wiswell. It’s not clear if there was actually a theater at that address.
In the 1914 city directory, the Rex was listed at 324 S. Main. I have an idea that the Rex was demolished when the Hippodrome was built. The Regal is listed across the street at 323 S. Main. I think we have that under another name.
Listed as the Pico Grand in the 1914 city directory.
Some of the old city directories list individuals but give the theater address, for reasons unknown. For example, the 1914 director lists one L.C. Myer at 827 W. 3rd. I don’t know if Mr. Myer had any connection to the theater, but the listing is under “motion picture theaters”, so one would assume so.
Which theater on Pico?
Listed in the 1914 directory as the Navarro.
The Globe Theater was listed at 3511 S. Central in the 1914 city directory.
Do we have any theaters listed on the east side of Main between 2nd and 3rd? The 1914 city directory has the Denver Theater at 238 S. Main. If not, I will add it.
The Muse was at 417 S. Main. It’s already listed on CT. It was advertised in 1925 and in 1942, so it must have been around for a while.
Listed at 5526 Santa Monica in the 1942 city directory.
The Gordon Theater was listed at 614 N. La Brea in the 1942 city directory. I will add it if it’s not on CT under another name.
Listed as the Fox Embassy in the 1942 city directory. Address was 329 S. Western Avenue.
Listed in the 1942 directory at 8520 S. San Pedro. These addresses seem to fluctuate as it was at 8518 in 1939. The address of the building in the June 07 photo is 8518.
Listed as the Capitol in the 1942 city directory.