I should put the photos on a disk today or tomorrow. Yesterday I went down Pico and then up Western. The most interesting theater was the Union on 24th Street. A nice little theater in the middle of nowhere.
It was on one of the other pages as I recall. I think someone was talking about demolition. I will add the photo when I post the pictures of the Linda Lea, if anyone wants to see what the Higgins building looks like. Actually there is another much larger Higgins building at 2nd & Main which is now lofts. I got inside that building in 1997 when it was a derelict.
My recollection is that the displeasure started with Fatty and continued through the Jazz Age to the end of the twenties. Stars like Clara Bow were known for nightly carousing. Clara was rumored to be a frequent visitor to Tijuana for abortions. So Fatty was a bit far back in time, but he probably started the snowball effect that led to the Code.
I think the two films in LM’s ad might be “pre-code” films, by the descriptions. A rather restrictive censorship was put on Hollywood in the early thirties, following the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, as the general feeling of middle America was that those Hollywood people were getting out of control.
Lawrence Dews, assistant manager of the Mesa Theater, 5803 Crenshaw Boulevard, suffered burns yesterday when he came into contact with a high-tension wire while attempting to attach a decoration guywire to the roof of the theater. Fellow workmen were unable to release him from the wire, to which he was forced to cling until the power was shut off. He was rushed to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital.
It was listed as demolished until a few weeks ago. I posted the photos of the exterior taken in June, so I decided to add the aerial photo to show the general structure. If it hadn’t been declared demolished for so long, I wouldn’t have bothered.
I should put the photos on a disk today or tomorrow. Yesterday I went down Pico and then up Western. The most interesting theater was the Union on 24th Street. A nice little theater in the middle of nowhere.
It’s a fixer-upper.
I did ask if I could take pictures, but no one spoke English. How am I supposed to know cameras are prohibited?
I did that with the State theater downtown, even took a few pictures until I was admonished. That was on a weekday, though.
I’ve been one of her better customers since she opened the store.
There was a multiplex in Lompoc in the eighties. I recall seeing a film there around 1988. Unknown if it still exists.
It was on one of the other pages as I recall. I think someone was talking about demolition. I will add the photo when I post the pictures of the Linda Lea, if anyone wants to see what the Higgins building looks like. Actually there is another much larger Higgins building at 2nd & Main which is now lofts. I got inside that building in 1997 when it was a derelict.
There’s some renovation going on. I wasn’t allowed in to look around.
The building at 1408 doesn’t look like it was ever a theater, so this is probably a replacement.
This is a nice little theater just south of the notorious Pico-Union area. There is a playhouse across the street, creating a mini-arts neighborhood.
The Convention Center has been built on the site of the former Pico.
331 S. Western doesn’t exist. There’s a building at 327 and another one at 333. The theater is gone.
This is a Korean church now.
This is still a church.
It’s a Korean mattress store now.
This is now a grocery store.
My recollection is that the displeasure started with Fatty and continued through the Jazz Age to the end of the twenties. Stars like Clara Bow were known for nightly carousing. Clara was rumored to be a frequent visitor to Tijuana for abortions. So Fatty was a bit far back in time, but he probably started the snowball effect that led to the Code.
The photobucket link didn’t work. Can you post it again?
I think the two films in LM’s ad might be “pre-code” films, by the descriptions. A rather restrictive censorship was put on Hollywood in the early thirties, following the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, as the general feeling of middle America was that those Hollywood people were getting out of control.
The Roxy is a restaurant called Geary’s Steakhouse.
There is a Spanish restaurant at this address now. Not sure if this is the original building. Photo to follow.
Shocking story from the LA Times dated 10/20/32:
Lawrence Dews, assistant manager of the Mesa Theater, 5803 Crenshaw Boulevard, suffered burns yesterday when he came into contact with a high-tension wire while attempting to attach a decoration guywire to the roof of the theater. Fellow workmen were unable to release him from the wire, to which he was forced to cling until the power was shut off. He was rushed to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital.
Point taken.
It was listed as demolished until a few weeks ago. I posted the photos of the exterior taken in June, so I decided to add the aerial photo to show the general structure. If it hadn’t been declared demolished for so long, I wouldn’t have bothered.
I’m having trouble locating this city. Are you sure it’s Fairville?