Reading Jim Rankin’s comments of 3/24/04, I believe the annual I reviewed the other day was the one he was discussing. There was a series of annuals in the LA Library, one was Loew’s Paradise in NYC, another was the Oriental Theater in Chicago and so on. The photos in each annual are fascinating. Unfortunately my washed out photocopies above don’t give you an accurate view. I recommend checking out the annuals if you can access them.
Landmark owns the Nuart and the Rialto, among others, right? Why does the Nuart succeed and the Rialto does not? Location? The Nuart is a smaller theater, not as much upkeep? I don’t know.
I know they were on different streets. I thought maybe it was an error due to the similarity in street numbers. Including the Victoria, there are seven theaters in San Pedro that haven’t been accounted for yet.
The Rosslyn was advertised as such in the 1925 city directory, at 431 S. Main. So any photos of Main between 4th and 5th during that time should show the Rosslyn in some form or another.
The 1925 LA city directory lists a Victoria Theater at 115 W. Sixth in San Pedro. This may be an incorrectly listed predecessor to the Fox Cabrillo. I won’t add it as a new theater unless we find some further info on the Victoria.
The LA city directory in 1925 lists the Virginia Theater at 529 S. Main. This would be between the Gaiety on the north and the Optic on the south. It’s not on Vokoban’s list of 12/20/05, but those were theaters that were advertising in the LA Times. Perhaps the Virginia has not been accounted for as of yet. The heading in the directory says “motion picture theaters” so it wasn’t a live playhouse.
The Red Mill Theater is listed at 5215 ½ Whittier in the 1925 LA city directory. This would be just past Atlantic on the north side of Whittier. Has anyone ever heard of this? I know that I stopped at Atlantic when I was taking pictures as nothing was listed east of the Golden Gate on Whittier, at least in East LA.
I almost added the Empress as a new theater, as it was listed in the 1925 LA city directory. However, the address in 1925 was 722 Canal Avenue. I’ll bet that was a precursor to Avalon Boulevard, so Empress should be an aka as opposed to a new theater.
If you take a look at the 1935 photo posted on 8/1/07, you can see an interesting building with a marquee (Auto Loans). The LA city directory shows a Deluxe Theater at 656 S. Alvarado, which would be just south of the Westlake. The auto loans building looks like it’s on the corner, so perhaps this was a theater ten years previously. I don’t think the Deluxe is listed on CT.
I saw a documentary on Luna Park when I was in college. It was quite a place. Included was a short film by Thomas Edison which showed the electrocution of an elephant, for reasons I can’t recall. That was kind of depressing.
The news article I posted on the Nevada Theater page stated that the Crest was replacing the old Nevada on Second Street. No street number was provided.
Reading Jim Rankin’s comments of 3/24/04, I believe the annual I reviewed the other day was the one he was discussing. There was a series of annuals in the LA Library, one was Loew’s Paradise in NYC, another was the Oriental Theater in Chicago and so on. The photos in each annual are fascinating. Unfortunately my washed out photocopies above don’t give you an accurate view. I recommend checking out the annuals if you can access them.
Landmark owns the Nuart and the Rialto, among others, right? Why does the Nuart succeed and the Rialto does not? Location? The Nuart is a smaller theater, not as much upkeep? I don’t know.
What kind of style would that be classified under? Gingerbread? I don’t have a clue.
That’s the place. I recommend the barber shop close to the theater if you’re ever in Elk City. Fine haircut I got there.
I know they were on different streets. I thought maybe it was an error due to the similarity in street numbers. Including the Victoria, there are seven theaters in San Pedro that haven’t been accounted for yet.
I noted the aka for the Star. Thanks.
Listed as the Virginia Theater in the 1925 city directory.
Sorry.
Listed as the Rimpau in the 1925 city directory, so that should be an aka.
The Rosslyn was advertised as such in the 1925 city directory, at 431 S. Main. So any photos of Main between 4th and 5th during that time should show the Rosslyn in some form or another.
The 1925 LA city directory lists a Victoria Theater at 115 W. Sixth in San Pedro. This may be an incorrectly listed predecessor to the Fox Cabrillo. I won’t add it as a new theater unless we find some further info on the Victoria.
The LA city directory in 1925 lists the Virginia Theater at 529 S. Main. This would be between the Gaiety on the north and the Optic on the south. It’s not on Vokoban’s list of 12/20/05, but those were theaters that were advertising in the LA Times. Perhaps the Virginia has not been accounted for as of yet. The heading in the directory says “motion picture theaters” so it wasn’t a live playhouse.
Listed as the Wigwam Theater at 6010 Moneta (Broadway) in the 1925 city directory, so that should be an aka.
The Red Mill Theater is listed at 5215 ½ Whittier in the 1925 LA city directory. This would be just past Atlantic on the north side of Whittier. Has anyone ever heard of this? I know that I stopped at Atlantic when I was taking pictures as nothing was listed east of the Golden Gate on Whittier, at least in East LA.
Listed in the 1925 city directory as the New West Pico Theater.
We know for sure that this was the Moon in 1925, as it was listed as such in the LA city directory.
Listed as the Favorite Theater in the 1925 city directory, so that should be an aka.
Here is another aka. The Mecca/Pix was listed at 8612 Moneta (Broadway) in the 1925 city directory as the Encell Theater.
Not demolished per photo of 6/16/07, unless someone disagrees.
I almost added the Empress as a new theater, as it was listed in the 1925 LA city directory. However, the address in 1925 was 722 Canal Avenue. I’ll bet that was a precursor to Avalon Boulevard, so Empress should be an aka as opposed to a new theater.
If you take a look at the 1935 photo posted on 8/1/07, you can see an interesting building with a marquee (Auto Loans). The LA city directory shows a Deluxe Theater at 656 S. Alvarado, which would be just south of the Westlake. The auto loans building looks like it’s on the corner, so perhaps this was a theater ten years previously. I don’t think the Deluxe is listed on CT.
Listed as Dalton’s Broadway Theater in the 1925 city directory, so that should be an aka.
I saw a documentary on Luna Park when I was in college. It was quite a place. Included was a short film by Thomas Edison which showed the electrocution of an elephant, for reasons I can’t recall. That was kind of depressing.
The news article I posted on the Nevada Theater page stated that the Crest was replacing the old Nevada on Second Street. No street number was provided.
These ads were in a local paper in 1943, when the Crest opened:
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