It’s really small, but you can barely make it out in this 1965 photo, past Bob’s, between the heads of the two guys on the right. It still has a marquee. View link
This old photo of and Avenue Theater that’s vaguely identified as being in “Northeast San Fernando Valley” looks very similar to the Magnolia. Could it have been remodeled in 1940 from an existing theater? Anyone know anything about this one?
The tower, especially the sparkle-y ball on top, looks a great deal like another S. Charles Lee marquee, the Alex Theatre in Glendale, which was added to that theater a year after this one was built. /theaters/8/
She said the building, which opened in 1918, is one of the few remaining examples of the architecture of Alfred Priest, who also designed the original Tuesday Afternoon Club. That building was included on a list of historical sites but was demolished in 1977, before the city adopted its preservation ordinance.
So, 1977?
And read the rest of that to see just how worthless Glendale preservation ordinances are. Elks: “Oh, we allowed our official historical landmark building to get so run down that we can’t afford to repair the results of our criminal neglect, so please declare it to be no longer a landmark so we can tear it down and leave it as an empty lot while we build a new lodge elsewhere.” Glendale: “Sure!!”
The Glendale Symphony Orchestra performed there in 1924. There’s a program book listed amongst the Glendale Library’s Special Collection items.
[quote]Glendale Symphony Orchestra Association presents the Glendale Symphony Orchestra, Tuesday Afternoon Club Auditorium, Monday evening, March 15, 1924.
March 15, 1924, 6 p. program
GDL Central Library Special Collections 785.06 G 1924 In Library[/quote]
The 1975 cornerstone removal date seems wrong for a Villa Glen demolition date, especially if the building operated as a mortuary (?) for a year or so after the theater closed, before it was finally demolished. Hmm.
Established in 1898
Organized in 1904
Incorporated in 1908
Dedication of building in 1923
Cornerstone moved to a new site in 1975
Historic [Glendale seal] Landmark
Looking at blurry historic aerial photos, there’s only the one building on that corner, right where my significant other remembers the Villa Glen being located, and that it never really looked like a theater. So could it be that it was built as a community clubhouse with an auditorium for meetings, then they decided to make some money by showing movies there the rest of the week?
I was looking at CinemaTour’s photos of the Crest in Fresno, and was immediately struck by how much both it and the Fox Inglwood look like the Loyola. Were they all built by the same architect? The Loyola had a whole lot more color, peacock-like above the swirly golden things along the wall and painted like a nighttime sky above, and I think the light fixtures were different, but look through the interior photos of the Crest and you’ll get a really good idea what the inside of the Loyola looked like, including the lobby.
Oddly enough, Google Maps incorrectly places you at 710 instead of 730, which is why I wound up checking that location first. Google’s older aerial view shot shows a building across the street from the still-standing Vogue theater (735 S, now Glendale Nissan) that may have been the Cosmo, but it’s since been torn down and replaced by a huge dealership.
If the address is wrong and it was actually 710 S Brand instead of 730, then it’s still standing, as there’s a one-story brick building there that’s the right size and vintage, currently used as a BMW repair garage. Otherwise it’s gone.
drb
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Roxy Cinemaon
Apr 9, 2010 at 10:46 am
Actually, let me check it out in person to double-check, but I’m pretty sure it’s leveled. But I’m certain the address is wrong. Anything north of Broadway is North Brand.
drb
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Roxy Cinemaon
Apr 9, 2010 at 10:37 am
Also, the address is wrong. It’s NORTH Brand, not South Brand. And it is definitely not live stage entertainment, unless you hire a band for your event. The floor is leveled.
Here’s the end of “Wizard of Speed and Time” showing the Clinton, both inside and outside. I have more than one friend who was an extra in that crowd scene.
I took some photos today, including a Then-And-Now version:
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It’s really small, but you can barely make it out in this 1965 photo, past Bob’s, between the heads of the two guys on the right. It still has a marquee.
View link
This old photo of and Avenue Theater that’s vaguely identified as being in “Northeast San Fernando Valley” looks very similar to the Magnolia. Could it have been remodeled in 1940 from an existing theater? Anyone know anything about this one?
View link
The tower, especially the sparkle-y ball on top, looks a great deal like another S. Charles Lee marquee, the Alex Theatre in Glendale, which was added to that theater a year after this one was built.
/theaters/8/
View link
So, 1977?
And read the rest of that to see just how worthless Glendale preservation ordinances are. Elks: “Oh, we allowed our official historical landmark building to get so run down that we can’t afford to repair the results of our criminal neglect, so please declare it to be no longer a landmark so we can tear it down and leave it as an empty lot while we build a new lodge elsewhere.” Glendale: “Sure!!”
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Chunigucresque?? :-D Actually, it’s spelt correctly in the scanned document, but the transcription leaves something to be desired. OCR fail.
So was it built with a balcony or not? My sig. other doesn’t remember one, but that was 25 years ago.
There might be more info at the Glendale Public Library, since apparently the Tuesday Afternoon Club founded the library.
Here’s another completely different look for the Meralta:
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The Glendale Symphony Orchestra performed there in 1924. There’s a program book listed amongst the Glendale Library’s Special Collection items.
[quote]Glendale Symphony Orchestra Association presents the Glendale Symphony Orchestra, Tuesday Afternoon Club Auditorium, Monday evening, March 15, 1924.
March 15, 1924, 6 p. program
GDL Central Library Special Collections 785.06 G 1924 In Library[/quote]
Here’s where the plaque is located. That’s the correct location, right?
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The 1975 cornerstone removal date seems wrong for a Villa Glen demolition date, especially if the building operated as a mortuary (?) for a year or so after the theater closed, before it was finally demolished. Hmm.
There’s a plaque at the site that reads:
SITE OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
Established in 1898
Organized in 1904
Incorporated in 1908
Dedication of building in 1923
Cornerstone moved to a new site in 1975
Historic [Glendale seal] Landmark
Looking at blurry historic aerial photos, there’s only the one building on that corner, right where my significant other remembers the Villa Glen being located, and that it never really looked like a theater. So could it be that it was built as a community clubhouse with an auditorium for meetings, then they decided to make some money by showing movies there the rest of the week?
I was looking at CinemaTour’s photos of the Crest in Fresno, and was immediately struck by how much both it and the Fox Inglwood look like the Loyola. Were they all built by the same architect? The Loyola had a whole lot more color, peacock-like above the swirly golden things along the wall and painted like a nighttime sky above, and I think the light fixtures were different, but look through the interior photos of the Crest and you’ll get a really good idea what the inside of the Loyola looked like, including the lobby.
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/12948.html
Oddly enough, Google Maps incorrectly places you at 710 instead of 730, which is why I wound up checking that location first. Google’s older aerial view shot shows a building across the street from the still-standing Vogue theater (735 S, now Glendale Nissan) that may have been the Cosmo, but it’s since been torn down and replaced by a huge dealership.
If the address is wrong and it was actually 710 S Brand instead of 730, then it’s still standing, as there’s a one-story brick building there that’s the right size and vintage, currently used as a BMW repair garage. Otherwise it’s gone.
I’ll try to take better photos of it, but check out the pointy roof of the Nissan building and compare it with the Vogue! That’s it!
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compared with:
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Actually, let me check it out in person to double-check, but I’m pretty sure it’s leveled. But I’m certain the address is wrong. Anything north of Broadway is North Brand.
Also, the address is wrong. It’s NORTH Brand, not South Brand. And it is definitely not live stage entertainment, unless you hire a band for your event. The floor is leveled.
I finally got around to uploading my photos of the interior.
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Here’s the rear of the theatre:
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Oh, and here’s a couple old programs:
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(Sorry for multiple posts, I’m posting info as I find it.)
Is this the Loma on the left?
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The Burbank bijou page linked above is gone, but the text of the page still exists in this archive.
Why does this say “Demolished”? The building’s still there. You can tell what it used to be from the shape of the roofline.
Here’s the end of “Wizard of Speed and Time” showing the Clinton, both inside and outside. I have more than one friend who was an extra in that crowd scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vneirf2ayyw
I’ll make some screencaps later.
This page
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Contains this then-and-now mashup
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Here’s a photo from 1964, pre-remodel
Valley Relics' SFV Postcards
There are vintage photos that show the Fox here
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There’s over a hundred more scans of Valley post cards at that site.
http://www.valleyrelics.net/