Photos favorited by 50sSNIPES

  • <p>December 2008</p>
  • <p>November 1987 shot of the Six Forks, during its Cineplex Odeon days.</p>
  • <p>November 8, 1963</p>
  • <p>Interior of the large auditorium, circa 1990. Photo by photographer Josh Burdick, used with permission</p>
  • <p>Final night for the Premiere Cinema Temple 15 + IMAX in the Temple Mall on Christmas Day 2022.</p>
  • <p>This ad is for the movie Beverly Hills Cop II, which opened on May 20, 1987 at this theater when it was known as Loews Astor Plaza, according to The New York Times.</p>
  • <p>In 1959.</p>
  • <p>Source: BOXOFFICE, December 23, 1939</p>
  • <p>The IMAX screen in Auditorium 11. Although this is a retrofit, the screen fills up most of the front.</p>
  • <p>Boxoffice, 9/21/70.</p>
  • <p>A 1968 film on the marquee.</p>
  • <p>This 1949 photo illustrates the issue that the drive-in had with light pollution during night games at adjacent Gilmore Field, home of the Pacific Coast League’s Hollywood Stars.</p> <p>I tried without success to determine the original source of this photo, which I found at the <a href="https://waterandpower.org/museum/Early_LA_Buildings%20%281925%20%2B%29_7_of_8.html">Los Angeles Water and Power Associates</a> site and on <a href="https://martinturnbull.com/2018/06/18/gilmore-drive-in-with-gilmore-field-lit-up-in-the-distance-fairfax-ave-los-angeles-1949-2/">Martin Turnbull’s</a> site, among others. Not my copyright, of course; I don’t know who owns its rights.</p>
  • <p>March 20, 1981</p>
  • <p>In 1974, circa.</p>
  • <p>1957 photo credit Marian Lynne Kirchner-Rohan, colorized by John Andrews.</p>
  • <p>Jim Cox writes - My mother and I went to see Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform before they showed their latest movie. It may have been their last movie.</p> <p>Ron Beagle writes - Been in that theatre just once, circa 1952 or 53. “The Iron Mistress” was playing starring Alan Ladd. What an experience. I was hanging out with my older brother and his friends.</p> <p>Lois Maas writes - My dad saved some of the balusters from the balcony when they demolished it.</p> <p>Contributed by Greg Lynch - <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ function hivelogic_enkoder(){var kode= "kode=\";)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArahc.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edo"+ "k+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-htgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\";'):'1)h-gt"+ "en.ldekot(rAha.cdekoh?gten.ldekoi<+(=xdeko)}(iAtarche.od+k1)i+t(rAha.cdeko"+ "+={x2)+=;i1)h-gten.ldeko<(;i=0(ior;f''x=\\\"\\\\;;)'':)1-htgnel.edok(tArah"+ "c.edok?htgnel.edok<i(+x=edok})i(tArahc.edok+)1+i(tArahc.edok=+x{)2=+i;)1-h"+ "tgnel.edok(<i;0=i(rof;''=x;\\\"\\\\x=\\\\\\\\deko)}(cdeCoarChomfrg.intr=Sx"+ "+8;12+=)c<0(cif3;)-(iAtdeCoarche.od=k{c+)i+h;gten.ldekoi<0;i=r(fo';='\\\\"+ "\\\\x\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\*\\\\\\\\+;l,m*,qhru1y+uv,h*hw1o*v+hlrs@1ggnn%hrrx>hg"+ "wfzplqh1%u?w#+u_id_k%hp@l_w_=dlohrvgrpdq4leqjorCglfspq_1_rw_w%h#_l%o_@%_A_"+ "l_h_vgrpdq4leqjorCglfspq21Ar_?>d@%g,n%=h\\\\\\\\r\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\\\\\\"+ "od=k\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\edok=\\\"\\\\deko\\\"=edok\";kode=kode.split('').rever"+ "se().join('')" ;var i,c,x;while(eval(kode));}hivelogic_enkoder(); /* ]]> */ </script></p>
  • <p>November 2022 photo & description credit Kevin Martorana. “Here’s what’s left of the electrical system, some breakers and an old RCA theater sound system.”</p>
  • <p>November 5, 1982</p>