Comments from kencmcintyre

I drove by this theater a few weeks ago. I have a digital photo, but I’m still working on transferring those here. The ground floor was retail, including a Chinese resturant, if I recall correctly. The neigborhood was not that great.

I’ll justify the addition of this photo by pointing out the Warner marquee at the far end, but I enjoyed the rest of the photo much more:
http://tinyurl.com/ofrmb

Here is a 1939 photo showing the Orpheum and the Capitol:
http://tinyurl.com/rfhua

I went to Shep’s Deli once in the mid 80s, then years later I saw it was gone. I think it was east of Overland on the south side of Pico.

There are some photos on these two pages:
http://tinyurl.com/rv333
http://tinyurl.com/ovkcc

Here are the photos from the Wisconsin Historical Society, to augment the members' above contributions:
http://tinyurl.com/ma8rw
http://tinyurl.com/p35r7

Here are some additional photos from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/ocnx8
http://tinyurl.com/rn3qk
http://tinyurl.com/ld79h
http://tinyurl.com/lrqoy
http://tinyurl.com/nk5g3
http://tinyurl.com/lkhx9

Here is a photo from 1915:
http://tinyurl.com/s486l

That’s an interesting story. I think sometimes we have romantic ideas about some of these old theaters, but the reality is that some can be saved and others have to be demolished for practical, safety and financial reasons.

Here is an interesting photo from 1951:
http://tinyurl.com/rcj8y

Here is a 1946 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mxmpu

Here is a photo from the Milwaukee Public Library. The Strand is on the left side, and the Palace/Orpheum is on the right:
http://tinyurl.com/pwhn2

Here is a photo from around 1923:
http://tinyurl.com/gumn8