I posted this 1917 photo on the Palace theater page as the LAPL told me it was Fahey’s Palace on Pine Street. On another page, I am told that the same photo depicts the Laughlin at 347 Pine. Confusing. http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014861.jpg
I went to the first night of the Israeli Film Festival at Grauman’s yesterday. After countless movies at my local shoebox, it was a pleasure to watch as a film as it should be exhibited. My wife had never been to Grauman’s before and was amazed by the size and the design, especially the ceiling.
This photo from the LAPL shows the destruction of the Lynwood Theater in 1933, following an earthquake. I don’t know if the Lynwood was in the eponymous city or in Long Beach: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics48/00058879.jpg
This article was in the Lime Springs Herald, dated 2/22/68:
Fire, Smoke Damage to Lime Theatre, But Being
Readied for Week-End Shows
The Lime Theater is being cleaned, washed, and walls repainted following being smoked up quite badly Friday night. It is expected that it will be possible to reopen for this weekends’ regularly scheduled nights, Friday Saturday Sunday. The same show will be held over for showing this week that was booked for list weekend when the fire made it impossible to operate. The show will be “The Shaggy Dog†and “The Huffless Puffless Dragonâ€, the Walt Disney pictures which so many of the youngsters were anticipating seeing.
The fire started about 6:20 p.m. Friday when Mrs. LaVerne Kester, theater manager, turned on an electrical switch and she saw fire start in the ceiling near the projection booth. There was no one else in the theater. Mrs. Kester hurriedly called the Fire Department and it responded immediately.
Atty. Roman W. Bollenbeck, 71, a longtime resident of Sheboygan, died Monday night at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison. He left university in 1922 and came to Sheboygan to assume
charge of the Majestic Theater, which was located in the 500 block of N. 8th St. The theater was razed in 1965 to permit construction of the south section of Grand Executive Inn. Mr. Bollenbeck was manager of the Majestic up to the time that Warner Bros. leased the theater. He then assumed charge of both the Majestic and Sheboygan Theaters.
This article is dated 9/15/60. If you’re only going to take $3, you might as well take some Raisinets at the same time:
Small Amount of Cash Stolen from Theater
Burglars entered the Wisconsin Theater, 235 W. Grand Avenue, some time after the second showing of Wednesday night’s movie, and took $3 in cash from the candy counter money drawer and an unidentified amount of change from a soft drink machine. Entry was made after a flat rock was inserted in the rear door lock mechanism, causing the door to remain unlocked when the theater was closed for the night, according to police.
I drove by the theater the other day. They were showing “Children of Men”, which is a first run film, I believe. The theater looked to be in good shape.
I posted this 1917 photo on the Palace theater page as the LAPL told me it was Fahey’s Palace on Pine Street. On another page, I am told that the same photo depicts the Laughlin at 347 Pine. Confusing.
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014861.jpg
I just made the same mistake. What’s the emoticon for banging my head on my desk? No more Ritz pictures from me.
Sorry about that. The LAPL states that this is the Ritz mezzanine in 1925:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014890.jpg
Here are additional photos from the LAPL, which says the architects are Meyer & Holler:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014910.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014909.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014911.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014915.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014916.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014917.jpg
Here are interior and exterior photos from the 1920s:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014848.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014847.jpg
Here is a 1917 photo of “Fahey’s Palace” on Pine Street from the LAPL. Same theater?
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014849.jpg
Here is a 1928 photo:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014856.jpg
Here is a 1947 photo from the LA Library:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014857.jpg
When was the Fox demolished?
I went to the first night of the Israeli Film Festival at Grauman’s yesterday. After countless movies at my local shoebox, it was a pleasure to watch as a film as it should be exhibited. My wife had never been to Grauman’s before and was amazed by the size and the design, especially the ceiling.
Here is the last set of LAPL photos I posted, which have apparently gone missing:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014852.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014855.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014854.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014853.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014851.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014850.jpg
This photo from the LAPL shows the destruction of the Lynwood Theater in 1933, following an earthquake. I don’t know if the Lynwood was in the eponymous city or in Long Beach:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics48/00058879.jpg
This article was in the Lime Springs Herald, dated 2/22/68:
Fire, Smoke Damage to Lime Theatre, But Being
Readied for Week-End Shows
The Lime Theater is being cleaned, washed, and walls repainted following being smoked up quite badly Friday night. It is expected that it will be possible to reopen for this weekends’ regularly scheduled nights, Friday Saturday Sunday. The same show will be held over for showing this week that was booked for list weekend when the fire made it impossible to operate. The show will be “The Shaggy Dog†and “The Huffless Puffless Dragonâ€, the Walt Disney pictures which so many of the youngsters were anticipating seeing.
The fire started about 6:20 p.m. Friday when Mrs. LaVerne Kester, theater manager, turned on an electrical switch and she saw fire start in the ceiling near the projection booth. There was no one else in the theater. Mrs. Kester hurriedly called the Fire Department and it responded immediately.
Fair enough.
No, I have trouble with NY theaters for some reason. Go ahead and add it since you put in the first one.
Roman Bollenbeck was a manager for several years:
Atty. Roman W. Bollenbeck, 71, a longtime resident of Sheboygan, died Monday night at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison. He left university in 1922 and came to Sheboygan to assume
charge of the Majestic Theater, which was located in the 500 block of N. 8th St. The theater was razed in 1965 to permit construction of the south section of Grand Executive Inn. Mr. Bollenbeck was manager of the Majestic up to the time that Warner Bros. leased the theater. He then assumed charge of both the Majestic and Sheboygan Theaters.
Here is an interesting article about the owner of the Key:
http://tinyurl.com/2acwo8
This article is dated 9/15/60. If you’re only going to take $3, you might as well take some Raisinets at the same time:
Small Amount of Cash Stolen from Theater
Burglars entered the Wisconsin Theater, 235 W. Grand Avenue, some time after the second showing of Wednesday night’s movie, and took $3 in cash from the candy counter money drawer and an unidentified amount of change from a soft drink machine. Entry was made after a flat rock was inserted in the rear door lock mechanism, causing the door to remain unlocked when the theater was closed for the night, according to police.
The Wisconsin was remodeled in 1939 to accommodate 900 patrons. It closed in 1984 and was demolished in the mid nineties.
There is a photo of the Alhambra on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/3cdy7k
Here is the entire Widen article of December 2005:
http://tinyurl.com/3c5ogs
I drove by the theater the other day. They were showing “Children of Men”, which is a first run film, I believe. The theater looked to be in good shape.
I think the caption person assumed this was the Strand. It could be the Grand just as easily:
http://tinyurl.com/29wwve
Here are two photos from 1940 and 1975, respectively:
http://tinyurl.com/2xyozb
http://tinyurl.com/yp34l2
Very good.