I poked around upstairs the last time I was at Canters. It looks like the projection booth is being used for storage. I opened all the doors but only saw fuses and such.
Welcome to the world of real estate. When I bought my condo in 1994, (where the drive-in was located) I was told that the location was “Torrance area”, which means Harbor City. I have used the Torrance address ever since.
Cinema Copacabana was open until about 10 years ago. It had cheap matinees and it was one of the first movie theaters that sold pop corn in Brasil, imitating the Anerican movies.
Here is a photo from you-are-here.com. My monitor is worthless on this antique I´m using, so you can let me know if the theater is actually shown in the photo: http://tinyurl.com/2hrbjx
Here is a re-post of Joe´s photo as his link has failed. BTW, there was an interesting article in the LA Times recently about the German guy who runs the website. He flies here, takes a boatload of photos and flies back. Most of his friends don´t even realize he runs the site. http://tinyurl.com/29xfsm
Here is a photo recently added by the LAPL, circa 1920. The resolution on this computer I´m using is poor, so hopefully you can make out the theater in the photo: http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068236.jpg
While we’re on the subject, is there a alternate listing for a Madonna Theater in Miami Beach? It’s now a strip club, but it appears to be an old theater.
The Goosey Gander restaurant is at this address currently. Another restaurant called South Side Steel is on the second floor. I don’t know if this building is the former theater or a replacement.
The Rio survived a violent earthquake in 1935, according to the Helena Independent:
REPORTS THAT RIO TO OPEN NOT TRUE; STATEMENT ISSUED
Reports about the Rio theater opening in a few days are entirely erroneous, according to Paul McAdam, manager. In a statement yesterday, Mr. McAdam said: “The show will not open until everything has quieted down, the tremor ceased, and the building carefully inspected by the authorities. An examination of the building indicates there is no apparent damage done.
“The quake did not seem to strike as hard on the downtown section of town as in the residence district, and we even continued the show for a few minutes when the power was on. Not realizing the extensive damage done, we made an addition to an ad prepared for the morning paper. However, upon reaching home, the real force of the earthquake was apparent; our brick dwelling was in shambles, and our folks nearly hysterical. In forgetting about the ad, we no doubt caused considerable confusion, which anyone experiencing the quake can easily understand.
[Helena Independent; October 23, 1935]
This is from the 9/11/56 edition of the Oakland Tribune:
Pete De Cenzie, the gentleman who guides the destinies of Oakland’s El Rey theater, called to
our attention the fact that his theater was only closed for one right, two weeks ago when Miss Evelyn West was deemed by the police department to be a little TOO generous with her “treasure
Chest” exhibitions. Says Mr. De Cenzie, “That whole matter was straightened out at once. But people evidently had the impression that we had been shut down permanently. Nothing could be further from the facts. Right now we are featuring a movie called “Crimes of the Gestapo†and a stage show with Vallkyra who although she is six foot three qualifies as being exotic.”
I think the Bijou has been remodeled out of existence. I drove by recently and saw a box, no marquee, nada. If I misplaced the theater, let me know.
They were showing soft porn as early as 1975, as I recall.
I poked around upstairs the last time I was at Canters. It looks like the projection booth is being used for storage. I opened all the doors but only saw fuses and such.
Welcome to the world of real estate. When I bought my condo in 1994, (where the drive-in was located) I was told that the location was “Torrance area”, which means Harbor City. I have used the Torrance address ever since.
Cinema Copacabana was open until about 10 years ago. It had cheap matinees and it was one of the first movie theaters that sold pop corn in Brasil, imitating the Anerican movies.
Here is a reminiscence of the Rugby:
http://eyeshot.net/grayson1.html
Here is a pre-renovation photo from you-are-here.com:
http://tinyurl.com/23vkd7
Here is a photo from you-are-here.com. My monitor is worthless on this antique I´m using, so you can let me know if the theater is actually shown in the photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2hrbjx
Here is a re-post of Joe´s photo as his link has failed. BTW, there was an interesting article in the LA Times recently about the German guy who runs the website. He flies here, takes a boatload of photos and flies back. Most of his friends don´t even realize he runs the site.
http://tinyurl.com/29xfsm
Here is a photo recently added by the LAPL, circa 1920. The resolution on this computer I´m using is poor, so hopefully you can make out the theater in the photo:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068236.jpg
Here is a photo of the October 1923 grand opening, via the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics37/00068072.jpg
While we’re on the subject, is there a alternate listing for a Madonna Theater in Miami Beach? It’s now a strip club, but it appears to be an old theater.
I took some pictures of this theater yesterday. It’s certainly in fine shape. I think status should be closed, however.
It looks like 114 according to the directory. Sloppy reporting by the newspaper.
The Colon was recently twinned – it’s now the Semi-Colon.
The Goosey Gander restaurant is at this address currently. Another restaurant called South Side Steel is on the second floor. I don’t know if this building is the former theater or a replacement.
This map shows the location of the former drive-in:
http://tinyurl.com/2ycocy
See the pictures I took on March 24 – demolition was ongoing.
The Rio survived a violent earthquake in 1935, according to the Helena Independent:
REPORTS THAT RIO TO OPEN NOT TRUE; STATEMENT ISSUED
Reports about the Rio theater opening in a few days are entirely erroneous, according to Paul McAdam, manager. In a statement yesterday, Mr. McAdam said: “The show will not open until everything has quieted down, the tremor ceased, and the building carefully inspected by the authorities. An examination of the building indicates there is no apparent damage done.
“The quake did not seem to strike as hard on the downtown section of town as in the residence district, and we even continued the show for a few minutes when the power was on. Not realizing the extensive damage done, we made an addition to an ad prepared for the morning paper. However, upon reaching home, the real force of the earthquake was apparent; our brick dwelling was in shambles, and our folks nearly hysterical. In forgetting about the ad, we no doubt caused considerable confusion, which anyone experiencing the quake can easily understand.
[Helena Independent; October 23, 1935]
Here is the Washington Post article from August 2006:
http://tinyurl.com/3698rv
There is a 1997 photo of the State on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/2ok5lc
This is from the 9/11/56 edition of the Oakland Tribune:
Pete De Cenzie, the gentleman who guides the destinies of Oakland’s El Rey theater, called to
our attention the fact that his theater was only closed for one right, two weeks ago when Miss Evelyn West was deemed by the police department to be a little TOO generous with her “treasure
Chest” exhibitions. Says Mr. De Cenzie, “That whole matter was straightened out at once. But people evidently had the impression that we had been shut down permanently. Nothing could be further from the facts. Right now we are featuring a movie called “Crimes of the Gestapo†and a stage show with Vallkyra who although she is six foot three qualifies as being exotic.”
Here is a discussion of the renovation after the fire in 1988:
http://tinyurl.com/2d6bvl
Preservation alert:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjbwp
Photos and commentary here:
http://tinyurl.com/2dpq8a