Here is a photo of the Hill Street entrance. This had me fooled for a while as I didn’t realize the theater had three entrances at one time or another. William’s post above mentions the Hill Street entrance: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011006.jpg
This photo would ostensibly show the building at the northeast corner of 6th and Hill. It looks to me like there’s a theater there, but the Town was a block north. I don’t recall seeing any theaters listed on 6th, but then again that may not be a marquee and may be something entirely different: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011006.jpg
I like this picture from 1951. Do you think the church had any reservations about putting the Alka Seltzer sign on the top of the building? If they were just tenants, which was most likely the case, they wouldn’t have had any standing to object: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics02/00010987.jpg
Here is an interesting aerial photo which includes the auditorium. The picture is undated, but it doesn’t look like the LA Library was built yet, dating it before 1926. I could be wrong but it looks like more cars are parked on the library space. That may actually be landscaping at the edge of the building.
You can see that the layout of Pershing Square was more attractive before they lopped off sections to put in underground parking in the 1950s: http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011009.jpg
This 1931 photo from the LA library is captioned “Wilshire & La Brea”. Is that close enough to 9th to assume that this is the theater? http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009304.jpg
This photo is from the 1960s. The Melody Lane drive-in across the street has been replaced by an office building, taking some of the focus away from the Wiltern. The theater is pre-renovation and looks a little down. The movie is “The Carpetbaggers”: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009347.jpg
It did stand alone, but that was in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I wasn’t around when Ballys built the add-ons. I recall there were no buildings on either side.
I’ve scrolled through the Sacramento theater list, but I don’t see a listing for the Capitol on 615 K Street, aka Fox Capitol, Alisky, T&D, Garrick and Pantages. I will add this theater unless I am wrong about it being unlisted.
These 1941 photos are from the USC Archive. The Variety Arts Center still stands on 9th Street. That would make my post above inaccurate, which is nothing new: http://tinyurl.com/nmr9k http://tinyurl.com/fd99n
This USC photo is dated, rather vaguely, 1910-1919. I posted a smaller version from the LA library last September, but this picture shows more detail: http://tinyurl.com/jmcnp
That’s interesting. I always understood that the park went downhill after the renovation in the fifties. Now I know to blame Travelin' Sam.
I like the apartment building up the street in the 1941 photograph. The “Finkle Arms”…not exactly the prestige of living in the Waldorf.
I guess if they were already advertising cars in 1928, the whole theological issue is a moot point:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011032.jpg
Here is a better photo of the Hill Street entrance:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011007.jpg
Here is the Pershing Square carnage that I mentioned above:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011017.jpg
Here is a photo of the Hill Street entrance. This had me fooled for a while as I didn’t realize the theater had three entrances at one time or another. William’s post above mentions the Hill Street entrance:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011006.jpg
OK, time for a retraction. That would be the Hill Street entrance to the Paramount/Metropolitan, I believe. I will post the photo on that page.
This photo would ostensibly show the building at the northeast corner of 6th and Hill. It looks to me like there’s a theater there, but the Town was a block north. I don’t recall seeing any theaters listed on 6th, but then again that may not be a marquee and may be something entirely different:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011006.jpg
I like this picture from 1951. Do you think the church had any reservations about putting the Alka Seltzer sign on the top of the building? If they were just tenants, which was most likely the case, they wouldn’t have had any standing to object:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics02/00010987.jpg
Here is an interesting aerial photo which includes the auditorium. The picture is undated, but it doesn’t look like the LA Library was built yet, dating it before 1926. I could be wrong but it looks like more cars are parked on the library space. That may actually be landscaping at the edge of the building.
You can see that the layout of Pershing Square was more attractive before they lopped off sections to put in underground parking in the 1950s:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics03/00011009.jpg
I actually posted that photo on the correct page a while ago. My bad.
OK, thanks, Joe.
Here are some photos of the various incarnations:
http://tinyurl.com/qyadj
http://tinyurl.com/mv6aw
http://tinyurl.com/ln59b
http://tinyurl.com/n87al
The Robert Winter site mentioned above is still dysfunctional, 18 months after Joe first discussed it.
This 1931 photo from the LA library is captioned “Wilshire & La Brea”. Is that close enough to 9th to assume that this is the theater?
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009304.jpg
I wasn’t around here then, so I will defer to your opinion.
This photo is from the 1960s. The Melody Lane drive-in across the street has been replaced by an office building, taking some of the focus away from the Wiltern. The theater is pre-renovation and looks a little down. The movie is “The Carpetbaggers”:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics19/00009347.jpg
This is an LA Library photo which appears to be from the seventies:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics16/00007875.jpg
It did stand alone, but that was in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I wasn’t around when Ballys built the add-ons. I recall there were no buildings on either side.
I’ve scrolled through the Sacramento theater list, but I don’t see a listing for the Capitol on 615 K Street, aka Fox Capitol, Alisky, T&D, Garrick and Pantages. I will add this theater unless I am wrong about it being unlisted.
OK, I’ll buy that.
These 1941 photos are from the USC Archive. The Variety Arts Center still stands on 9th Street. That would make my post above inaccurate, which is nothing new:
http://tinyurl.com/nmr9k
http://tinyurl.com/fd99n
Here is a 1908 photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/f6m4m
This USC photo is dated, rather vaguely, 1910-1919. I posted a smaller version from the LA library last September, but this picture shows more detail:
http://tinyurl.com/jmcnp
OK, thanks. I wasn’t sure where to look.