Right. I was saying that the Delaware Hotel, a two story building, must have been torn down to make way for the Dalton building. The caption implies that the hotel later became the Dalton, which I don’t think is the case as there is a disparity in size.
If you have good eyes or a magnifying glass, you can see a Grand Theater in the upper left of this 1914 USC photo. I don’t know if it’s this Grand or not. The photo description points out the Grand or I wouldn’t have seen it. It still took me a while: http://tinyurl.com/296c9x
The USC archive states that this 1896 building became Dalton’s Theater. I think they meant that Dalton’s occupied the location at a later date. I don’t think this building is the current one: http://tinyurl.com/2l5dp4
Here’s an LA Times article about the yet unidentified theater at 417 S. Main. Date is 3/7/37. I don’t see any other reference to a theater at this address. It may have just a hole in the wall. There are a couple of references to a rooming house at 417 ½, which I think was the hotel at the northeast corner of Main and Winston.
DEATH ATTEMPT HALTS SHOW
Man Shoots Himself at Film Theater
Two pistol shots which were not part of the sound effects stopped the running of a motion picture at an all-night theater at 417 South Main Street early yesterday morning. Employees of the place investigated and found Jack D. Riley, 58 years of age, behind the screen with two bullet wounds in the head. Still conscious, although one bullet had passed through his head, Riley told police that he shot himself because of ill health and financial difficulties. Riley was given emergency treatment at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and then sent to General Hospital.
Here is a 1954 ad from the Independent Press-Telegram:
http://tinyurl.com/2x5r22
Here is a 1954 ad from the Independent Press-Telegram:
http://tinyurl.com/39tg67
Here is a 1950 ad from the Van Nuys News:
http://tinyurl.com/2cu44z
Here is the ad that I tried to post last October, from the Van Nuys News:
http://tinyurl.com/2dofrl
Here is a June 1950 ad from the Van Nuys News:
http://tinyurl.com/2dzz8b
Here is a June 1950 ad from the Van Nuys News:
http://tinyurl.com/24rdqu
1931, from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/yrw7w3
Here is another view, same date:
http://tinyurl.com/2yyrpe
The Burbank is at the bottom of this 1907 USC photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yvrtzs
Here’s another USC photo dated 1917. You can see the sign pointing moviegoers to the theater:
http://tinyurl.com/2axnw3
Right. I was saying that the Delaware Hotel, a two story building, must have been torn down to make way for the Dalton building. The caption implies that the hotel later became the Dalton, which I don’t think is the case as there is a disparity in size.
If you have good eyes or a magnifying glass, you can see a Grand Theater in the upper left of this 1914 USC photo. I don’t know if it’s this Grand or not. The photo description points out the Grand or I wouldn’t have seen it. It still took me a while:
http://tinyurl.com/296c9x
You can see a different type of marquee on the left in this 1928 USC photo:
http://tinyurl.com/36snmk
Here is a 1917 photo from the USC archive. Tally’s is on the far left:
http://tinyurl.com/2n7qgs
It doesn’t appear to have changed much in 65 years, at least from the outside.
The USC archive states that this 1896 building became Dalton’s Theater. I think they meant that Dalton’s occupied the location at a later date. I don’t think this building is the current one:
http://tinyurl.com/2l5dp4
The Larwin was advertised as a twin in 1976 per the LA Times.
The State is owned by a church, I thought, unless the church leases it from the owners.
Here is an ad from the Daily Review dated 12/20/57:
http://tinyurl.com/2qhzgn
Here is an article from the Fresno Bee dated 1/16/49:
http://tinyurl.com/25f9ta
I didn’t know you were working on it, obviously, or I wouldn’t have done it. It won’t happen again.
I added the Victory, which was number one. I figured you wanted to add the other dozen or so. All yours.
This is the photo from the site mentioned by Garth on 9/14/04. LM also tipped me off from his post on the Lyric page:
http://oldstatenisland.tripod.com/theate8.jpg
You know, I’m wrong on that, after I looked at the map from 5/9/07. I’m on the wrong side of the street. 417 would have been on the west side of Main.
Here’s an LA Times article about the yet unidentified theater at 417 S. Main. Date is 3/7/37. I don’t see any other reference to a theater at this address. It may have just a hole in the wall. There are a couple of references to a rooming house at 417 ½, which I think was the hotel at the northeast corner of Main and Winston.
DEATH ATTEMPT HALTS SHOW
Man Shoots Himself at Film Theater
Two pistol shots which were not part of the sound effects stopped the running of a motion picture at an all-night theater at 417 South Main Street early yesterday morning. Employees of the place investigated and found Jack D. Riley, 58 years of age, behind the screen with two bullet wounds in the head. Still conscious, although one bullet had passed through his head, Riley told police that he shot himself because of ill health and financial difficulties. Riley was given emergency treatment at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and then sent to General Hospital.