I walked by 810 S. Main the other day. There is a small nondescript building occupying the site, with a few retail businesses on the ground floor. No comparison.
The Town Hall Theater in Quincy, CA would immediately follow this entry. I’m not sure where Quincy is, but it doesn’t look too warm. The photos are from the UC Davis collection:
I think that this picture represents a different theater in Marysville called the Lyric. The neighboring businesses do not resemble the stores surrounding the Tower.
Before television, movies were the primary source of entertainment for most people, along with radio. I believe that most theaters in the 1930s and 40s changed their film once a week. The accompanying newsreels were also the only way to see news live, or sort of live. Subsequently, even the smallest town had at least one movie theater.
Interior of the Filmarte, from the LA Public Library:
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1968, from the LA Public Library:
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From the LA Public Library:
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Box office, from the LA Public Library:
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From the LA Public Library:
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Edwards also had a theater in Azusa called the Village, which is seen in this 1963 photo from the LA Public Library:
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One more photo of the not-in-Santa-Barbara Portola:
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And one in Fort Bragg, CA:
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I walked by 810 S. Main the other day. There is a small nondescript building occupying the site, with a few retail businesses on the ground floor. No comparison.
The passenger.
The Town Hall Theater in Quincy, CA would immediately follow this entry. I’m not sure where Quincy is, but it doesn’t look too warm. The photos are from the UC Davis collection:
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From the UC Davis collection:
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One more from the same source. Elvis rules.
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I think that this picture represents a different theater in Marysville called the Lyric. The neighboring businesses do not resemble the stores surrounding the Tower.
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Here is a photo from the UC Davis collection:
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The Sparks Theater in Lone Pine, CA would immediately follow this entry. The photo is from the Pomona Public Library:
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The Amador Theater in Jackson, CA, would directly follow this entry:
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From the UC Davis collection:
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There was also a State Theater in Auburn, CA:
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Here is another photo, from the same source:
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Here is another photo of the Redding Theater:
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Another photo from the same collection. Note the film, “Francis the Talking Mule”.
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From the UC Davis Collection:
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Before television, movies were the primary source of entertainment for most people, along with radio. I believe that most theaters in the 1930s and 40s changed their film once a week. The accompanying newsreels were also the only way to see news live, or sort of live. Subsequently, even the smallest town had at least one movie theater.
One more from the UC Davis collection:
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