Here is an article from the LA Times dated 8/1/32:
Struck by an exploding stench bomb which was hurled at the stage of the Arcade Theater, 534 S. Broadway, while she was dancing, Miss Henrietta Peterson, 21, was undergoing treatment at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital for severe cuts and other injuries. The bomb was thrown by an unidentified man late Saturday night.
There was another fire on 3/31/28 which started in the Arcade and eventually destroyed over twenty buildings, including two theaters and a hotel. Maybe they should get a smoke detector.
I stopped by this theater yesterday. The church is just a tiny storefront. I would guess not more than 20 chairs inside. The theater proper seems to be some kind of warehouse. I will stop by during business hours to see what’s going on inside.
This is an excerpt from the Chicago Sun-Times dated 8/22/86. How much of the theater was saved during the conversion?
What once was the Ritz Theater – and before that a vaudeville theater – in west suburban Berwyn is developing into the 52-unit Atrium Court Condominiums.
Angled and arched avante-garde designs give the building at Roosevelt and Ridgeland a futuristic appearance. Buyers can choose one, two or three levels of customized living space. Young married couples and empty nesters are already moving in; 28 one and two-bedroom units priced from $56,000 to $99,500 have been sold. Demolition has begun.
Plymouth Place was the street where my great aunt and uncle owned a duplex. They lived on the second floor and rented out the first floor to summer people. We used to have lunch with them at the Plymouth Inn across the street. This is more than thirty five years ago, now. Time flies.
A.F. Cheroske opened the Egyptian in 1923. LA Times reported sale to West Coast Theaters in November 1925. For the first two years of its life, the theater was known as Cheroske’s Egyptian Theater.
I was in Shamrock last year. I saw the historic gas station but no theaters. Of course we were a little out of sorts after getting pulled over by a Ranger just outside of town. Just a friendly warning not to speed, no jail time.
Cliches come to life, from the LA Times dated 12/7/44:
Using a handkerchief over his face as a mask, a bandit held up Miss Wilma Wallace, 16, cashier at the Florencita Theater at 1830 E. Florence Avenue, late Tuesday night and escaped with $35, according to reports at the Sheriff’s Firestone substation.
If the original building still exists, it’s a pet shop. The entire building has been painted over, so it’s hard to tell if this is the original or a new building on the Florencita site. I will post the pictures later and we can take a look.
The LAPL states that this is the Lark, photo is undated:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015349.jpg
Here is an article from the LA Times dated 8/1/32:
Struck by an exploding stench bomb which was hurled at the stage of the Arcade Theater, 534 S. Broadway, while she was dancing, Miss Henrietta Peterson, 21, was undergoing treatment at the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital for severe cuts and other injuries. The bomb was thrown by an unidentified man late Saturday night.
There was another fire on 3/31/28 which started in the Arcade and eventually destroyed over twenty buildings, including two theaters and a hotel. Maybe they should get a smoke detector.
OK, I stand corrected. Thanks.
That should be engineer, of course. It’s kind of early.
We have an oil painting of the Flanders in our house back in Absecon. My dad was an angineer at the Flanders in the 40s.
I stopped by this theater yesterday. The church is just a tiny storefront. I would guess not more than 20 chairs inside. The theater proper seems to be some kind of warehouse. I will stop by during business hours to see what’s going on inside.
This is the correct place for such comments. We’re all interested in renovation and reuse, as opposed to parking lots.
That’s the same firm that designed Hearst Castle and the Herald-Examiner building. Julia Morgan was the lead architect, I believe.
That is a good view. Thanks.
This is an excerpt from the Chicago Sun-Times dated 8/22/86. How much of the theater was saved during the conversion?
What once was the Ritz Theater – and before that a vaudeville theater – in west suburban Berwyn is developing into the 52-unit Atrium Court Condominiums.
Angled and arched avante-garde designs give the building at Roosevelt and Ridgeland a futuristic appearance. Buyers can choose one, two or three levels of customized living space. Young married couples and empty nesters are already moving in; 28 one and two-bedroom units priced from $56,000 to $99,500 have been sold. Demolition has begun.
Dalton’s should be listed as an aka.
Plymouth Place was the street where my great aunt and uncle owned a duplex. They lived on the second floor and rented out the first floor to summer people. We used to have lunch with them at the Plymouth Inn across the street. This is more than thirty five years ago, now. Time flies.
The amusement park was Gillian’s Wonderland. Do they still have the Blue Laws in Ocean City?
The LA Times noted in 1948 that Mexican films were being shown at the Liberty, California and Mason theaters.
Known as Erlanger’s Mason in 1926.
A.F. Cheroske opened the Egyptian in 1923. LA Times reported sale to West Coast Theaters in November 1925. For the first two years of its life, the theater was known as Cheroske’s Egyptian Theater.
The Majestic was also known as Hamburger’s Majestic, referring to the owner, not to anything available at the concession stand.
The Conoco station is also featured in the animated film “Cars”.
I was in Shamrock last year. I saw the historic gas station but no theaters. Of course we were a little out of sorts after getting pulled over by a Ranger just outside of town. Just a friendly warning not to speed, no jail time.
This should be listed as closed but not demolished.
Cliches come to life, from the LA Times dated 12/7/44:
Using a handkerchief over his face as a mask, a bandit held up Miss Wilma Wallace, 16, cashier at the Florencita Theater at 1830 E. Florence Avenue, late Tuesday night and escaped with $35, according to reports at the Sheriff’s Firestone substation.
Opening date was 4/8/32.
Just an empty lot now. No trace of the theater.
If the original building still exists, it’s a pet shop. The entire building has been painted over, so it’s hard to tell if this is the original or a new building on the Florencita site. I will post the pictures later and we can take a look.