Granada Theatre

Pat, great stories!

Jacob, is there any way of getting a schedule of films?

I grew up in Ontario from 1952 to 1971. I actually worked at the Granada Theatre when I was a teenager in the late 60’s. I was an usherette and candy girl. Loved to shock the kids neckin' in the back row with my flashlight. Can’t say I wasn’t one of them in my younger day. The interior of the theatre was pretty amazing even back then. Was friends with the Albrecht’s who owned the jewelry store next door. In fact, my future husband got my engagement ring there and stayed with them when he was in visiting me from L.A. I only remember the Ritz Theatre, which was located on the east side of Euclid. But, as far as I remember they were both legitimate movie houses, not a porno theatre. I ended up moving over to work at the Fox Theatre in Pomona. I was the cashier in the box office outside, when it was a real “box” office in the forecourt. Used to get phone calls from wierdos across the street at the rundown Orange Hotel, talking dirty and telling me they could see me from their windows. Probably why they eventually moved the box office inside. Left Ontario in 1971, but eventually came back to my roots.

Pat C. ~ great memory to remember those names after all these years. I don’t remember any of my co-workers or manager. I had to have worked there 1967-68. But what I do remember is selling and eating my favorite candy at the theatre and that was…“Flicks”. Chocolate wafers made by Ghirardelli and they sold for a whopping 5 cents!

Hello,

My name is Dylan I and a few others currently work with at the Granada. The Church who bought it Centro Diplomatico lost it and owed quite a pretty penny on i, and it is now now under the control of a bank. Myself and a group of my friends along with the current building managers are working on restoring the Granada to its original form. We will be holding an event there August 7th for those interested. We are a group of 1930s and 40s enthusiasts intent on bringing glory back to this old gal. We are looking for past employees to come by and give us advice on what it looked like back in the day. please call the numbers at the bottom of the attached flyer. We want to talk to you very much!

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Hi,we just saw Some Like it Hot with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon Friday nite – you can see how beautiful the theatre must have been in it’s hey day – I believe they’re showing Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein this Saturday night – tickets were only $3! Hoping they’ll be able to have enough interest to keep it going.