If you have a magnifying glass, you may be able to see the first Belasco in this 1903 photo, unless it was in the process of being demolished. It would have been at the very top of the photo: http://tinyurl.com/29y727
Janet Leigh played a Russian pilot in the Wayne film. Howard Hughes had the hots for her at the time. Jet Pilot was the film that Hughes used to watch over and over again when he was holed up in the Desert Inn.
A bit off topic, but we keep looking at maps of Main between 4th and 5th – the Alcazar Hotel was on the corner just before Winston heading south. It’s now a parking lot. Photo is circa 1950: http://tinyurl.com/2j6a4j
I will bet that if you offer the Iglesia people at the State some amount of money, they will set up a big movie screen on the stage, assuming the old one is not there anymore. I would pay to see a movie there, or in the Million Dollar.
I was reading Joe Vogel’s post from December 05. He would know better than me, but it doesn’t seem like this was ever a theater in the 30s or 40s. That would mean that the Admiral was at a different location. Alternatively the Admiral was replaced by a series of businesses and then became the Main. I think it more likely that some entreporneur took over the small space in the late 60s after x rated films became in vogue.
I always appreciate the program, so I don’t want to appear to be grousing. However, it seems like the theater rotation was better when I started attending a decade ago. I suppose it’s not possible to screen films in some of the other Broadway theaters, like the State for example, but I’m not too motivated to see a movie at the Ford that I can watch on AMC. The idea is to see the movies in the original settings. Just an opinion.
They may have had multiple locations as Main Street was prime pawn shop territory. I park on the lot at 4th and Main all the time and it’s funny to think that this enormous Victorian hotel was once on that spot.
The CA state library website has hundreds of pictures of this theater, mostly interior and mostly from the thirties. No way to post them all here, but it’s worth a look.
This is a 1922 photo. Unfortunately it stops mid block. You can expand it by clicking on the bottom right corner:
http://tinyurl.com/ypfql4
If you have a magnifying glass, you may be able to see the first Belasco in this 1903 photo, unless it was in the process of being demolished. It would have been at the very top of the photo:
http://tinyurl.com/29y727
Here is an 1890 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/22f6le
Here are two pictures of Main from 4th, the first 1917 and the second probably the 20s. I can’t see a theater at 417, but you can try if you want:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014097.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014106.jpg
Janet Leigh played a Russian pilot in the Wayne film. Howard Hughes had the hots for her at the time. Jet Pilot was the film that Hughes used to watch over and over again when he was holed up in the Desert Inn.
A bit off topic, but we keep looking at maps of Main between 4th and 5th – the Alcazar Hotel was on the corner just before Winston heading south. It’s now a parking lot. Photo is circa 1950:
http://tinyurl.com/2j6a4j
Kind of an unfortunate name, isn’t it? My first thought was that the cars faced the restrooms.
Here is the CT listing for the Admiral aka Vine:
/theaters/431/
I will bet that if you offer the Iglesia people at the State some amount of money, they will set up a big movie screen on the stage, assuming the old one is not there anymore. I would pay to see a movie there, or in the Million Dollar.
Maybe we need a parallel universe website. Dibs on the Optic.
I was reading Joe Vogel’s post from December 05. He would know better than me, but it doesn’t seem like this was ever a theater in the 30s or 40s. That would mean that the Admiral was at a different location. Alternatively the Admiral was replaced by a series of businesses and then became the Main. I think it more likely that some entreporneur took over the small space in the late 60s after x rated films became in vogue.
I always appreciate the program, so I don’t want to appear to be grousing. However, it seems like the theater rotation was better when I started attending a decade ago. I suppose it’s not possible to screen films in some of the other Broadway theaters, like the State for example, but I’m not too motivated to see a movie at the Ford that I can watch on AMC. The idea is to see the movies in the original settings. Just an opinion.
I don’t think late summer is feasible. More like November or December.
They may have had multiple locations as Main Street was prime pawn shop territory. I park on the lot at 4th and Main all the time and it’s funny to think that this enormous Victorian hotel was once on that spot.
Use the link that Richard W posted in April.
The CA state library website has hundreds of pictures of this theater, mostly interior and mostly from the thirties. No way to post them all here, but it’s worth a look.
The blade looks the same in this 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2843hq
I think 320 is to the far right of this 1973 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2ywmzh
Here is a 1984 photo. The blade looks a little different:
http://tinyurl.com/2mee53
This is an interesting photo from 1931. Hopefully it hasn’t already been posted:
http://tinyurl.com/2wevpk
There are three photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/3yno54
There are seven photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2w33kx
There are four photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2wadap
There are 12 photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2s9966
Two from the CA State Library on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/2vztln