Here is an article about the theater’s opening on 10/5/27. Maybe pretentious had a different meaning then than it does now:
NEW LINCOLN THEATER WILL OPEN FRIDAY
Los Angeles will add another pretentious motion picture house to its roster this week when the Lincoln Theater, located at Central Avenue and Twenty Third Street, opens this Friday. The edifice represents an investment of approximately $500,000. It is of Moorish design. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 2100. A weekly change of program will mark its policy.
Friday’s dedicatory program is scheduled to start at 5 o’clock. The principal address of the occasion will be delivered by attorney Willis Taylor. Farina, of “Our Gang†fame, will make a personal appearance. The stage presentation will be decidedly colorful, not only Friday but for the rest of the week. “The Chocolate Scandals†together with Curtis Mosby’s Dixieland Blue Blowers, will entertain behind the footlights. On the screen will be “Rose of the Golden Westâ€, a First National Production starring Mary Astor and Gilbert Roland.
One of the distinct features of the Lincoln will be a midnight show every Saturday night commencing at 11:30 o’clock. A program of nearly three hours is planned for each of the midnight shows, the first of which will be given this week.
I mentioned seeing this building on one of the other pages. I chedked it out today, and it’s definitely the theater. Marquee, verticl blade, the works. I took quite a few pictures. It’s a church now. Status should be closed. Address is 7510.
Not demolished. It’s some kind of factory. The sign says “Se venden retazos”. We sell something, but I don’t know the last word. I took some pictures which I will post later. Status should be closed.
Not demolished. The theater and the adjacent Mission Hotel were probably built at the same time. The hotel is now a church. The theater is DEG Sewing. Status should be closed.
There were a handful of theaters today that are listed as demolished but are still standing. This is one of them. It’s some kind of factory, as you will see when I post the pictures. Status should be closed.
I was in some pretty dicey neighborhoods today on my theater tour, but I had to take this one off my list. It mapped out to the middle of the worst neighborhood in Los Angeles. We’ll assume it’s still demolished.
An ad in the LA Times of 6/26/35 gives the address as 3713 S. San Fernando.
An ad in the LA Times dated 6/26/35 lists the Sunbeam at 6525 Compton. That would be an aka for the Gentry.
Featured on 6/26/35 – “Society Doctor” and “The Barretts of Wimpole Street”.
Featured on 6/26/35 – “Society Doctor” and “Red Morning”.
Here is an article about the theater’s opening on 10/5/27. Maybe pretentious had a different meaning then than it does now:
NEW LINCOLN THEATER WILL OPEN FRIDAY
Los Angeles will add another pretentious motion picture house to its roster this week when the Lincoln Theater, located at Central Avenue and Twenty Third Street, opens this Friday. The edifice represents an investment of approximately $500,000. It is of Moorish design. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 2100. A weekly change of program will mark its policy.
Friday’s dedicatory program is scheduled to start at 5 o’clock. The principal address of the occasion will be delivered by attorney Willis Taylor. Farina, of “Our Gang†fame, will make a personal appearance. The stage presentation will be decidedly colorful, not only Friday but for the rest of the week. “The Chocolate Scandals†together with Curtis Mosby’s Dixieland Blue Blowers, will entertain behind the footlights. On the screen will be “Rose of the Golden Westâ€, a First National Production starring Mary Astor and Gilbert Roland.
One of the distinct features of the Lincoln will be a midnight show every Saturday night commencing at 11:30 o’clock. A program of nearly three hours is planned for each of the midnight shows, the first of which will be given this week.
Advertised as the Wistaria in 1940, per the LA Times.
Gracias, Senor Ken.
Sorry about all the typos. I was multi-tasking, poorly.
Not demolished. It’s a tire store. I took some pictures. Status should be closed.
I mentioned seeing this building on one of the other pages. I chedked it out today, and it’s definitely the theater. Marquee, verticl blade, the works. I took quite a few pictures. It’s a church now. Status should be closed. Address is 7510.
Not demolished. It’s a church. Status should be closed.
Not demolished. It’s some kind of factory. The sign says “Se venden retazos”. We sell something, but I don’t know the last word. I took some pictures which I will post later. Status should be closed.
MagicLantern is correct. The northernmost building is 6003, then the next is 6015. No more 6013.
This is now a Spanish church.
Not demolished. The theater and the adjacent Mission Hotel were probably built at the same time. The hotel is now a church. The theater is DEG Sewing. Status should be closed.
Just a parking lot. Nothing left of the theater.
All that’s left are some tiles at the front of the space.
This is a mini-mall now. No trace of the theater remains.
There were a handful of theaters today that are listed as demolished but are still standing. This is one of them. It’s some kind of factory, as you will see when I post the pictures. Status should be closed.
I was in some pretty dicey neighborhoods today on my theater tour, but I had to take this one off my list. It mapped out to the middle of the worst neighborhood in Los Angeles. We’ll assume it’s still demolished.
1718 S. Main is directly under the Santa Monica Freeway. No trace of the theater remains.
Just a parking lot today. No trace of the theater.
It’s gone now. There’s a large building on the corner at 801 and then an acupuncture clinic at 809. Status should be closed/demolished.
I was in front today. No way to get inside, though. I took some pictures.
The theater building is still there. It’s painted red. No way to tell what kind of business, though. I took some pictures.