When I moved to Rowland Heights in 1978, there was a theater in the southeast corner of the strip mall you have described. A neighbor told me that it had previously shown children’s films, but it had converted to x-rated films by the time I came to town. It advertised itself modestly, so you didn’t really notice it was there unless you happened to look directly at it as you passed by. Even so, there was a group of mothers who objected to its presence. After several years of community protest, the theater was closed and replaced by a restaurant. A Japanese restaurant is there now, but it’s still the same building. It was never demolished.
When I moved to Rowland Heights in 1978, there was a theater in the southeast corner of the strip mall you have described. A neighbor told me that it had previously shown children’s films, but it had converted to x-rated films by the time I came to town. It advertised itself modestly, so you didn’t really notice it was there unless you happened to look directly at it as you passed by. Even so, there was a group of mothers who objected to its presence. After several years of community protest, the theater was closed and replaced by a restaurant. A Japanese restaurant is there now, but it’s still the same building. It was never demolished.