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.
Capri Art and Circe both had the same address on Bailey Avenue, so I think they were referring to the same theater. I just don’t know if it’s the one on this page.
Valuskis should be put in the aka line. Here is an article dated ¼/74 about the Pussycat Theater:
‘Red light’ suit hits porno movies
Claiming she has been “offended and outraged” by the operation of the Pussycat Theatre in Buena Park, Mrs. Donna Bagley decided Thursday it should be closed â€" and she filed suit under the state’s Red Light Abatement Act. Her action in Santa Ana Superior Court is the first under the Red Light Abatement Act to be brought by a private citizen, although Dist. Atty. Cecil Hicks has used it with some success against bars and restaurants featuring nude entertainment.
Mrs. Bagley, who lives at 5962 Stanton Ave., Buena Park, contended in her petition she has been “significantly offended, outraged and has suffered shame, embarrassment and emotional distress as a result of the public scandal caused by the continuous and daily presence, advertisement and public exhibition of patent hard-core pornography” at the Pussycat Theatre, 6177 Beach Blvd. She said the theater is close to the area where she resides and works and that it attracts “criminal elements, undesirables, deviates and dropouts” and lures “immoral persons” into the area.
Her suit against Pussycat Theatre also names Vincent Miranda of Hollywood, its operator; and Walnut Properties, Inc., believed to be the owners of the building which for years was Buena Park’s only theater. However, the theater was converted to X-rated films only a short time ago, and since then has had a running battle with Buena Park police who have seized dozens of prints of what they insisted were hard-core pornography. Their last raids shut down a highly advertised showing of the moneymaking “Deep Throat.”
Santa Ana Superior Court Judge Mark Soden set Jan. 21 as date for hearing arguments on an order to show cause why an injunction should not be issued against the theater. This is a civil proceeding, first drawn into law in California to cope with the notorious Barbary Coast in San Francisco. Its major penalty is closure of “places of assignation†and a court order to auction the assets of the places involved. The Orange County district attorney used the act in eight prosecutions. He won them all and most assets have already been sold from the various bars which were closed. This is the first against a theater.
An ad in the Valley News dated 10/30/70 promised “PTA mother supervision” for a showing of the Doris Day film “With 6 You Get Egg Roll” at the Corbin. Meanwhile, the Action Theater at 4704 Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks was promising “Mind Blowing Adult Features in Throbbing Sound and Color”. The times they were a changing…
This was in the Contra Costa Times in August 2005:
After six years of legal wrangling, Harvest Church parishioners will finally be able to worship in the old Capri Theater they own at Concord’s Park & Shop center. A recent court ruling has enabled the church to plan renovations needed to begin holding services on the theater’s second floor by next year. A Contra Costa County judge ruled that Concord did not violate its general plan last year when it approved the church to hold services in the former theater.
The theater was put up for auction in January 1995:
GASTONIA – Land and property owned by the estate of the late bondsman Eddie Dow went on the auction block Saturday. About 30 people showed up to bid on 15 acres in south Gaston and 10 came to bid on the old Webb Theater in downtown Gastonia. But bids for the properties didn’t satisfy the estate’s asking price. Kathleen Dow, mother of the bondsman, wouldn’t accept less than $55,000 for the Webb, which she said has a $132,000 tax value.
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.
Capri Art and Circe both had the same address on Bailey Avenue, so I think they were referring to the same theater. I just don’t know if it’s the one on this page.
Valuskis should be put in the aka line. Here is an article dated ¼/74 about the Pussycat Theater:
‘Red light’ suit hits porno movies
Claiming she has been “offended and outraged” by the operation of the Pussycat Theatre in Buena Park, Mrs. Donna Bagley decided Thursday it should be closed â€" and she filed suit under the state’s Red Light Abatement Act. Her action in Santa Ana Superior Court is the first under the Red Light Abatement Act to be brought by a private citizen, although Dist. Atty. Cecil Hicks has used it with some success against bars and restaurants featuring nude entertainment.
Mrs. Bagley, who lives at 5962 Stanton Ave., Buena Park, contended in her petition she has been “significantly offended, outraged and has suffered shame, embarrassment and emotional distress as a result of the public scandal caused by the continuous and daily presence, advertisement and public exhibition of patent hard-core pornography” at the Pussycat Theatre, 6177 Beach Blvd. She said the theater is close to the area where she resides and works and that it attracts “criminal elements, undesirables, deviates and dropouts” and lures “immoral persons” into the area.
Her suit against Pussycat Theatre also names Vincent Miranda of Hollywood, its operator; and Walnut Properties, Inc., believed to be the owners of the building which for years was Buena Park’s only theater. However, the theater was converted to X-rated films only a short time ago, and since then has had a running battle with Buena Park police who have seized dozens of prints of what they insisted were hard-core pornography. Their last raids shut down a highly advertised showing of the moneymaking “Deep Throat.”
Santa Ana Superior Court Judge Mark Soden set Jan. 21 as date for hearing arguments on an order to show cause why an injunction should not be issued against the theater. This is a civil proceeding, first drawn into law in California to cope with the notorious Barbary Coast in San Francisco. Its major penalty is closure of “places of assignation†and a court order to auction the assets of the places involved. The Orange County district attorney used the act in eight prosecutions. He won them all and most assets have already been sold from the various bars which were closed. This is the first against a theater.
This case discusses the Circle Art Theater, but gives a different address. There may have been more than one in Buffalo.
http://tinyurl.com/yo4r7p
Just say no:
http://tinyurl.com/24ewaq
At least they were in step, according to the court:
http://tinyurl.com/2xgjf4
An ad in the Valley News dated 10/30/70 promised “PTA mother supervision” for a showing of the Doris Day film “With 6 You Get Egg Roll” at the Corbin. Meanwhile, the Action Theater at 4704 Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks was promising “Mind Blowing Adult Features in Throbbing Sound and Color”. The times they were a changing…
Here is an expanded version of the photo at the top of the page, along with a few other LAPL photos which weren’t posted previously:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015690.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015694.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015693.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015689.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015688.jpg
This was in the Contra Costa Times in August 2005:
After six years of legal wrangling, Harvest Church parishioners will finally be able to worship in the old Capri Theater they own at Concord’s Park & Shop center. A recent court ruling has enabled the church to plan renovations needed to begin holding services on the theater’s second floor by next year. A Contra Costa County judge ruled that Concord did not violate its general plan last year when it approved the church to hold services in the former theater.
The theater was put up for auction in January 1995:
GASTONIA – Land and property owned by the estate of the late bondsman Eddie Dow went on the auction block Saturday. About 30 people showed up to bid on 15 acres in south Gaston and 10 came to bid on the old Webb Theater in downtown Gastonia. But bids for the properties didn’t satisfy the estate’s asking price. Kathleen Dow, mother of the bondsman, wouldn’t accept less than $55,000 for the Webb, which she said has a $132,000 tax value.