I also remember attending the “Planet of the Apes” marathon in the 70’s. They showed all 5 movies back to back in one day. It started at around 12:oo noon and we got out at around 11:00 pm. What a great memory. The El Rey is for sale now. Here is the current info from the real estate company handling this property;
Property Information
Address: 361-365 Main St, S.
Unit/Suite: Cinema
City, State: Salinas, CA
County: Monterey
X-Street: E.San Luis St
Major Use: Retail
Zone: Salinas – Downtown Salinas
Size & Price
Total SF: 6,324±
Sale Price: $695,000.00
Price/SF: $109.90
CAP Rate: 0.00
Year Built: 0
Parking Ratio: None
Comments
This is the original El Rey Theater at the entrance to Salinas' Oldtown. It is a unique one of a kind building in the heart of Salinas. It includes 6,324 s.f. mezzanine (Upper leverl seating) and 2 – 500 s.f. retail locations on either side of the theater. One of those units is currently rented.
For more information, contact:
NAI BT Commercial,
Monterey/Salinas
Daniel Vorhies
328-B Main Street
Suite
Salinas, CA 93901
831-755-1646
I actually worked at the El Rey in the summer of 1977 when it was a porn house. The money was good but the movies were pretty awful. I did however have the chance to witness several prominent Salinas citizens and politicians using the back rows of the theatre for elicit and at the time “closeted†activities. LOL… who knew? The interior was on it’s way down even though you could still see the beauty behind the age. The bathrooms had the original Art Deco tile colors with the 1†black & white mosaic floors. I would like to see the current condition of the theatre just to compare with my past memories.
I also lived in Salinas from 1960 to 1979. Am I losing my mind or is this the Globe Theater? When I was 12-14 my paper route was all of downtown Salinas from the Californian building, Main Street, Monterey Street, etc. I remember almost every building in that area and what they looked like.
I also remember attending the “Planet of the Apes” marathon in the 70’s. They showed all 5 movies back to back in one day. It started at around 12:oo noon and we got out at around 11:00 pm. What a great memory. The El Rey is for sale now. Here is the current info from the real estate company handling this property;
Property Information
Address: 361-365 Main St, S.
Unit/Suite: Cinema
City, State: Salinas, CA
County: Monterey
X-Street: E.San Luis St
Major Use: Retail
Zone: Salinas – Downtown Salinas
Size & Price
Total SF: 6,324±
Sale Price: $695,000.00
Price/SF: $109.90
CAP Rate: 0.00
Year Built: 0
Parking Ratio: None
Comments
This is the original El Rey Theater at the entrance to Salinas' Oldtown. It is a unique one of a kind building in the heart of Salinas. It includes 6,324 s.f. mezzanine (Upper leverl seating) and 2 – 500 s.f. retail locations on either side of the theater. One of those units is currently rented.
For more information, contact:
NAI BT Commercial,
Monterey/Salinas
Daniel Vorhies
328-B Main Street
Suite
Salinas, CA 93901
831-755-1646
I actually worked at the El Rey in the summer of 1977 when it was a porn house. The money was good but the movies were pretty awful. I did however have the chance to witness several prominent Salinas citizens and politicians using the back rows of the theatre for elicit and at the time “closeted†activities. LOL… who knew? The interior was on it’s way down even though you could still see the beauty behind the age. The bathrooms had the original Art Deco tile colors with the 1†black & white mosaic floors. I would like to see the current condition of the theatre just to compare with my past memories.
I also lived in Salinas from 1960 to 1979. Am I losing my mind or is this the Globe Theater? When I was 12-14 my paper route was all of downtown Salinas from the Californian building, Main Street, Monterey Street, etc. I remember almost every building in that area and what they looked like.