This is a photo of downtown Flagstaff. The New York Cafe (with marquee) may have been a predecessor of the vegan (ugh) restaurant, or it could just be a restaurant with a marquee: http://tinyurl.com/2awtnq
Did you know that Werner Herzog has just released a film produced by Elton Brand of the Clippers? How’s that for a combination? The film is getting decent reviews, too. I think it’s called “Rescue Dawn”.
See if you can find a picture of the Rio at 118 Central SW in Albuquerque, or the Sushi King, which is there now. I was trying to navigate through the Flicker deal but I am hopelessly outclassed by the master.
The address now is 118 Central Avenue SW. It’s a Sushi King restaurant. There’s no picture of the building on the King’s website, so I don’t know if the theater is being reused.
Are there no theaters in Old Town now? By that I mean west of Fair Oaks. I know the UA closed but I thought there was another theater around there. Gordon Biersch was showing old movies on the wall a couple of summers ago, but I don’t think that counts.
Individual numbered stalls for automobiles is the innovation to be inaugurated by the new Forum Theater which will have its grand opening coincident with the Los Angeles premiere of the D.W. Griffith film “America” on the evening of May 15. The Forum management believes that this will make the first time a theater ever had maintained its own auto park with numbered stalls reserved for patrons just as seats in the theater are reserved.
When a patron buys tickets he can at the same time purchase for the nominal charge of ten cents a parking space reservation, which will be held exclusively for him just as are his seats. Accommodations are provided for 500 cars and because of ample space there will be no delay on entering or leaving the park. No tipping will be permitted and patrons are assured of being able to time their arrival so that they may park their car and reach their seats in time for the opening of the performance, all within five minutes.
I think this was called the Wilshire or Fox Wilshire at the opening on 10/20/21, per the LA Times. Uncle Fester was the emcee.
THE WILSHIRE OPENS
Neighborhood house will be dedicated by Jackie Coogan
An attractive neighborhood theater of the West Coast Theaters, Inc. will throw open its doors to an audience which will represent the picture industry and the neighborhood tonight, at Western and Third Avenues. The occasion will be given interest through the presence of Jackie Coogan, who will press the button that will release the curtain folding over the screen.
Speaking of SF porno, the Chronicle website reports that Jim Mitchell died of a heart attack on Thursday. I didn’t see this in the LA Times yesterday, so this is a bit of news.
Here is an article from the LA Times, dated 6/13/80:
Eight new motion picture theaters will open today in Oceanside. The new theaters, named El Camino 8, are operated by Mann Theaters, operators of the world-famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Mann El Camino is part of an expansion plan set up by company president Ted Mann several years ago that has opened more than 130 new screens. The El Camino is part of this master plan.
Also planned for opening this month are the Poca Fiesta 4 in Mesa, Arizona and the Rancho Bernardo 8 in Rancho Bernardo.
Tomorrow, August 7, marks the beginning of the most exciting development in entertainment since sound was introduced to motion pictures. United Artists Theaters is opening their newest fourplex theater inside the modern Westminster Mall. Featuring four separate motion picture programs in one location, the U.A. Mall Cinemas hopes to bring a new era of convenience to the people of Orange County.
[Photo of theater manager with bad 70s suit and cheesy 70s mustache]
Bill Gartley, of Los Alamitos, will manage the new U.A. Mall Cinemas in Westminster. Starting his career with United Artists in 1966, Gartley’s experience involves managing a drive-in theater in Sacramento, reserved-seat theaters in Oakland and Chicago, and for the last three years he has been in charge of United Artist’s most successful operation, the U.A. Cinemas in Del Amo Fashion Square in Torrance.
I actually didn’t see any of the three (besides the Atlantic) listed on CT. I imagine that a lot of these “theaters” were small retail storefronts previously. I recall quite a few of those in Philadelphia. Their shelf life was usually brief.
No, I agree. To each his own, of course.
This is a photo of downtown Flagstaff. The New York Cafe (with marquee) may have been a predecessor of the vegan (ugh) restaurant, or it could just be a restaurant with a marquee:
http://tinyurl.com/2awtnq
Here is another photo of the Orpheum:
http://tinyurl.com/yuzowh
Did you know that Werner Herzog has just released a film produced by Elton Brand of the Clippers? How’s that for a combination? The film is getting decent reviews, too. I think it’s called “Rescue Dawn”.
I wonder if it’s Bill Clune, the LA theater guy in the early part of the twentieth century.
As I recall, the Meta used to check out the employees with a doctor before they were hired. It was called a Meta Physical.
Heh heh.
See if you can find a picture of the Rio at 118 Central SW in Albuquerque, or the Sushi King, which is there now. I was trying to navigate through the Flicker deal but I am hopelessly outclassed by the master.
The address now is 118 Central Avenue SW. It’s a Sushi King restaurant. There’s no picture of the building on the King’s website, so I don’t know if the theater is being reused.
Are there no theaters in Old Town now? By that I mean west of Fair Oaks. I know the UA closed but I thought there was another theater around there. Gordon Biersch was showing old movies on the wall a couple of summers ago, but I don’t think that counts.
Hey, I can’t help it if you’re a little slow.
Here is an April 1953 schedule:
http://tinyurl.com/37zlpg
I don’t get the fascination. It’s an OK sci-fi movie, but I wouldn’t want to see it a dozen times.
From the LA Times, 5/11/24:
Private Auto Stalls Break Out Locally
Individual numbered stalls for automobiles is the innovation to be inaugurated by the new Forum Theater which will have its grand opening coincident with the Los Angeles premiere of the D.W. Griffith film “America” on the evening of May 15. The Forum management believes that this will make the first time a theater ever had maintained its own auto park with numbered stalls reserved for patrons just as seats in the theater are reserved.
When a patron buys tickets he can at the same time purchase for the nominal charge of ten cents a parking space reservation, which will be held exclusively for him just as are his seats. Accommodations are provided for 500 cars and because of ample space there will be no delay on entering or leaving the park. No tipping will be permitted and patrons are assured of being able to time their arrival so that they may park their car and reach their seats in time for the opening of the performance, all within five minutes.
I think this was called the Wilshire or Fox Wilshire at the opening on 10/20/21, per the LA Times. Uncle Fester was the emcee.
THE WILSHIRE OPENS
Neighborhood house will be dedicated by Jackie Coogan
An attractive neighborhood theater of the West Coast Theaters, Inc. will throw open its doors to an audience which will represent the picture industry and the neighborhood tonight, at Western and Third Avenues. The occasion will be given interest through the presence of Jackie Coogan, who will press the button that will release the curtain folding over the screen.
Opened on 12/2/17 with a showing of Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Woman God Forgot”, starring Geraldine Farrar.
Here is a larger version of the photo at the top:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015268.jpg
My pleasure.
It ain’t there anymore.
Speaking of SF porno, the Chronicle website reports that Jim Mitchell died of a heart attack on Thursday. I didn’t see this in the LA Times yesterday, so this is a bit of news.
That should have been the opening film.
It’s not an auto showroom anymore.
That would be yesterday. What took you so long?
Here is an article from the LA Times, dated 6/13/80:
Eight new motion picture theaters will open today in Oceanside. The new theaters, named El Camino 8, are operated by Mann Theaters, operators of the world-famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Mann El Camino is part of an expansion plan set up by company president Ted Mann several years ago that has opened more than 130 new screens. The El Camino is part of this master plan.
Also planned for opening this month are the Poca Fiesta 4 in Mesa, Arizona and the Rancho Bernardo 8 in Rancho Bernardo.
A bit of excess from the LA Times, dated 8/6/74:
New Fourplex Theater to Open
Tomorrow, August 7, marks the beginning of the most exciting development in entertainment since sound was introduced to motion pictures. United Artists Theaters is opening their newest fourplex theater inside the modern Westminster Mall. Featuring four separate motion picture programs in one location, the U.A. Mall Cinemas hopes to bring a new era of convenience to the people of Orange County.
[Photo of theater manager with bad 70s suit and cheesy 70s mustache]
Bill Gartley, of Los Alamitos, will manage the new U.A. Mall Cinemas in Westminster. Starting his career with United Artists in 1966, Gartley’s experience involves managing a drive-in theater in Sacramento, reserved-seat theaters in Oakland and Chicago, and for the last three years he has been in charge of United Artist’s most successful operation, the U.A. Cinemas in Del Amo Fashion Square in Torrance.
I actually didn’t see any of the three (besides the Atlantic) listed on CT. I imagine that a lot of these “theaters” were small retail storefronts previously. I recall quite a few of those in Philadelphia. Their shelf life was usually brief.