I saw “Kindergarten Cop” here in the early 90s. Interesting to explore the theater, which at that time was shabby but still showed the details from the glory days.
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 The San Carlos hotel has been replaced by an office building, which also took out the old German church next to the hotel on Olive: View link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
You can see both the College and what may be a Peoples theater in this USC photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yrhj8u
I saw “Kindergarten Cop” here in the early 90s. Interesting to explore the theater, which at that time was shabby but still showed the details from the glory days.
The space looks pretty large today, as I was peeking the other day. I still can’t get into the building, however.
Here is a photo from the CA state library. The date is in question:
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Type “CA state library reagh” in Google, you will get the site.
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