I drove by the Ambassador the other day. There’s still part of the old building standing. I thought they had razed it all by now. Tbey did remove Sammy Davis Jr’s Now Grove signage off the post out front, so now it says Ambassador as it used to.
This is supposed to be an 1899 photo from the CA state library. The view is Seventh & Grand, looking north. The sign appears to say Grand Avenue Theatre, as far as I can tell, so it could be a predecessor: View link
This is a 1985 photo from the same source. The demolition must have been recent. The San Carlos hotel has been replaced by an office building, which also took out the old German church next to the hotel on Olive: View link
This is a 1954 photo from the CA state library. The theater is already showing Japanese films. It looks like the marquee is in place that is seen in the 1940 photo above. I can’t make out the name of the theater on the marquee, though: View link
I don’t know what to make of this picture. Perhaps they are implying that the photographer was standing behind the robber at the moment of the crime. It could be a re-enactment, or maybe they’re referring to the ticket prices: http://tinyurl.com/yvc5vm
The Galway was showing adult films in 1977, per the LA Times, at 514 S. Main. My guess would be that the theater was a storefront in the larger building seen in the above photos.
I see that Joe posted that photo on 12/13/05. Apologies. I thought I had seen it somewhere before.
Here is a photo from the CA state library:
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I drove by the Ambassador the other day. There’s still part of the old building standing. I thought they had razed it all by now. Tbey did remove Sammy Davis Jr’s Now Grove signage off the post out front, so now it says Ambassador as it used to.
Here are two interior photos from the CA state library:
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Here are five photos from the CA state library:
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Here is the Fox-West Coast office in the sub-basement, from the CA state library:
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Here is a photo from the CA state library:
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Here are two photos from the CA state library:
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Here are the photos I tried to post in May:
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The Fox is on the right in this undated photo from the CA state library:
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This is supposed to be an 1899 photo from the CA state library. The view is Seventh & Grand, looking north. The sign appears to say Grand Avenue Theatre, as far as I can tell, so it could be a predecessor:
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This photo is dated 1975, which is about the time the theater was being used by the church. Hard to tell from the marquee, though:
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Here is a 1925 photo from the CA state library:
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Here are three interior photos from the CA state library:
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This is a 1985 photo from the same source. The demolition must have been recent. The San Carlos hotel has been replaced by an office building, which also took out the old German church next to the hotel on Olive:
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Here is a rather bucolic photo from 1907, via the CA state library:
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This is a 1954 photo from the CA state library. The theater is already showing Japanese films. It looks like the marquee is in place that is seen in the 1940 photo above. I can’t make out the name of the theater on the marquee, though:
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There are quite a few photos on the site. Here is a better view of the entrance:
http://tinyurl.com/2rduty
This is an undated photo from the Library of Congress:
http://tinyurl.com/39ptu6
I don’t know what to make of this picture. Perhaps they are implying that the photographer was standing behind the robber at the moment of the crime. It could be a re-enactment, or maybe they’re referring to the ticket prices:
http://tinyurl.com/yvc5vm
The theater is visible in this 1965 photo by William Reagh:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/spnb1/00017489.jpg
Here is a portable ad circa 1920s from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics26/00062874.jpg
Here is an undated architect’s sketch from the LAPL:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044623.jpg
Here are some additional photos and an architect’s sketch from the LAPL:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044621.jpg
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044624.jpg
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics50/00044622.jpg
The Galway was showing adult films in 1977, per the LA Times, at 514 S. Main. My guess would be that the theater was a storefront in the larger building seen in the above photos.