The Capri was a great theater to see second run low budget Sci-fi in the 1970’s. It had a sub-zero temp air conditioning system and was the place to beat LA summer heat for $2 or $3 matinee. You could feel you skin change tension as you left the theater. Saw “Empire of the Ants” and “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” there and the re-release of the original “War of the Worlds” double feature with “When Worlds Collide”. The theater was cavernous, truly an old movie palace , and sadly, there were never more than a few people inside.
In the 80’s they divided it into a multiplex and would show first run low budget films like John Carpenters “The Thing” 1982. It was demolished/mercilessly bulldozed in the 90’s for a cheesy strip mall which was a very evil thing to do…like building a suburb on an Indian burial ground. It could have become a landmark if it were in a different neighborhood. Very nice 60’s lounge style design. It had a very cool gold star logo with “Capri” in a swank font in the lobby. — Mark of Maplegrove
The Capri was a great theater to see second run low budget Sci-fi in the 1970’s. It had a sub-zero temp air conditioning system and was the place to beat LA summer heat for $2 or $3 matinee. You could feel you skin change tension as you left the theater. Saw “Empire of the Ants” and “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” there and the re-release of the original “War of the Worlds” double feature with “When Worlds Collide”. The theater was cavernous, truly an old movie palace , and sadly, there were never more than a few people inside.
In the 80’s they divided it into a multiplex and would show first run low budget films like John Carpenters “The Thing” 1982. It was demolished/mercilessly bulldozed in the 90’s for a cheesy strip mall which was a very evil thing to do…like building a suburb on an Indian burial ground. It could have become a landmark if it were in a different neighborhood. Very nice 60’s lounge style design. It had a very cool gold star logo with “Capri” in a swank font in the lobby. — Mark of Maplegrove