The LA Times had advertisements for a television/radio shop at 1082 N. Western for years, through the fifties and sixties. The first ad for the Flick was in March 1969. In 1977, the theater was called “Le Sex Shoppe” and was owned by Henry Glassman. There are no more references after September 1977.
If you look at this 1924 photo, the building that says “public market” was probably torn down and replaced by the Tiki’s current structure: http://tinyurl.com/ynv2dx
Does anyone remember a triplex on Palos Verdes Boulevard just west of PCH in Redondo Beach? I seem to recall a UA theater there years ago. I walked by that area yesterday but forgot to look if there was any semblance of a theater there.
This church was behind the LA library on Hope Street. It was replaced by an office building. The “Jesus Saves” signs were attached to the UA when it became a church: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics41/00040103.jpg
This LAPL photo looks south from 5th and Olive. The auditorium building is under construction on the left. Date is 1905: http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068393.jpg
The Marciano-Walcott fight was shown at the Orpheum in September 1952. The man on the left is former welterweight champion Barney Ross: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics38/00053997.jpg
A little off topic here. The LAPL was guessing that this undated photo was on Broadway, but from the film “Street with No Name” I recognize this as the west side of Main between 4th and 5th, more or less across the street from the Main: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics45/00057466.jpg
The LA Times had advertisements for a television/radio shop at 1082 N. Western for years, through the fifties and sixties. The first ad for the Flick was in March 1969. In 1977, the theater was called “Le Sex Shoppe” and was owned by Henry Glassman. There are no more references after September 1977.
I believe that the building farthest north on the right is the one I photographed in July:
http://tinyurl.com/yu9q3y
If you look at this 1924 photo, the building that says “public market” was probably torn down and replaced by the Tiki’s current structure:
http://tinyurl.com/ynv2dx
The Wilshire theater is on the left in this 1924 photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/ysyfpx
Does anyone remember a triplex on Palos Verdes Boulevard just west of PCH in Redondo Beach? I seem to recall a UA theater there years ago. I walked by that area yesterday but forgot to look if there was any semblance of a theater there.
Take your pick, salvation or damnation, all accessible by freeway.
This church was behind the LA library on Hope Street. It was replaced by an office building. The “Jesus Saves” signs were attached to the UA when it became a church:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics41/00040103.jpg
Here is another photo from the LAPL, probably about the same time as the photo at the top of the page:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015506.jpg
This LAPL photo looks south from 5th and Olive. The auditorium building is under construction on the left. Date is 1905:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068393.jpg
The Marciano-Walcott fight was shown at the Orpheum in September 1952. The man on the left is former welterweight champion Barney Ross:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics38/00053997.jpg
There was a small photo of the theater in the Daily Herald on 8/31/81:
http://tinyurl.com/2l9kqo
Here is an ad from the Daily Herald dated 8/31/81:
http://tinyurl.com/2umlde
Here is a small ad from the Daily Herald dated 1/1/80:
http://tinyurl.com/345xfb
Here is a review of the old Randhurst from the Daily Herald in January 1981:
http://tinyurl.com/3y2qfn
Here is a 7/20/61 ad from the Arlington Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/3adwtf
Here is a 7/20/61 ad from the Arlington Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/2uc94d
Here is a photo of the 1982 fire from the Herald:
http://tinyurl.com/3cccwv
Here is the Pacific lineup in 1954, including the Gage:
http://tinyurl.com/2uzlp6
Here are some photos of the demolition from the LA Times on 9/23/84:
http://tinyurl.com/2kb9fd
http://tinyurl.com/2wnppr
OK. There are some errors in the database.
That corner building next to the Paramount annex is still there. It has “Sun Drug Co” carved on the front, near the top.
A little off topic here. The LAPL was guessing that this undated photo was on Broadway, but from the film “Street with No Name” I recognize this as the west side of Main between 4th and 5th, more or less across the street from the Main:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics45/00057466.jpg
I wonder if that would be considered a “float-in” theater.
Here is an early photo of the Los Angeles from the LAPL. Date is 1932:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics30/00049663.jpg
Here is a 1937 photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics21/00045320.jpg