The glory days in Westwood ended in 1988, when a young woman was shot and killed in the Village. I used to go to Westwood on weekend nights in the mid 80s, and the Village was packed. Now it is dead. The opening of the Santa Monica promenade took away a lot of business as well.
These two photos from 1949 show the Plaza Theater on South Glassell in 1949. The building is clearly not the Orange. There is no listing for the Plaza on this website, as far as I can tell.
My first trip to NYC was in December 1970, when I was nine. I went with a church group to see the Christmas show. The film was Bedknobs and Broomsticks, with Angela Lansbury. We also saw the Rockettes and Santa, which was a great production. I remember getting lost trying to find the restroom and crashing a cocktail party somewhere in the building. NYC is a great place to be at Christmas time.
The glory days in Westwood ended in 1988, when a young woman was shot and killed in the Village. I used to go to Westwood on weekend nights in the mid 80s, and the Village was packed. Now it is dead. The opening of the Santa Monica promenade took away a lot of business as well.
Should we forgo the Fargo jokes? Ubetcha.
I did zoom and scroll, but I can’t tell what that building is. Thanks for the info.
So the Olympic would have been slightly north of the Optic on the west side of the street?
Vincent, you have a much better memory than I do. I’m sure you’re right.
You are welcome. It beats working, which is what I am supposed to be doing right now.
I will post any that I find. Obviously exterior shots are more common. Here is an exterior photo from the 1930s:
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Orange Theater in 1934. Tickets were 15 cents:
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November 1935:
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Re-opening of the West Coast theater in 1935 after reconstruction:
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Does anyone have any info on the Fox Egyptian in San Diego?
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Another photo from the same source:
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There was another Liberty Theater in Burns, OR, as seen in this photo from 1941:
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From the UC Davis collection:
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1947:
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1947:
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These two photos from 1949 show the Plaza Theater on South Glassell in 1949. The building is clearly not the Orange. There is no listing for the Plaza on this website, as far as I can tell.
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Diamond Jubilee parade, 1963:
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1980:
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From the Cal Davis collection:
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More photos from UCLA:
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/006/27/i0062707.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/006/27/i0062705.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/006/27/i0062704.jpg
http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/006/27/i0062706.jpg
My first trip to NYC was in December 1970, when I was nine. I went with a church group to see the Christmas show. The film was Bedknobs and Broomsticks, with Angela Lansbury. We also saw the Rockettes and Santa, which was a great production. I remember getting lost trying to find the restroom and crashing a cocktail party somewhere in the building. NYC is a great place to be at Christmas time.
That’s funny. Re the Garden of Allah performances, see the 1921 picture posted above.
Here is a picture from the Online Archive of California:
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BTW, the picture that Stevebob posted of the interior is outstanding.
Too bad it isn’t in color.