I read on a thread somewhere that when the Japanese were forced into camps during WW2, the family had to walk away from the business. After years of neglect, it was bought and (somewhat) restored by the same people who own it today. It is currently an iron works shop. The owner and his wife are friendly and explained what they had done to get it back to code while honoring its original use. The front is still very much the same as it was when the theater was open. The ceiling tiles have been fixed and are original. The second “story” looks like the theater used to, as it still has a row of seats in the balcony.
I read on a thread somewhere that when the Japanese were forced into camps during WW2, the family had to walk away from the business. After years of neglect, it was bought and (somewhat) restored by the same people who own it today. It is currently an iron works shop. The owner and his wife are friendly and explained what they had done to get it back to code while honoring its original use. The front is still very much the same as it was when the theater was open. The ceiling tiles have been fixed and are original. The second “story” looks like the theater used to, as it still has a row of seats in the balcony.
The address listed above will direct you to a smog shop across the street. The correct address in google maps is 22331 Mission Boulevard.