UA Del Amo 6
91A Del Amo Fashion Square,
Torrance,
CA
90503
91A Del Amo Fashion Square,
Torrance,
CA
90503
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Grand opening ad from the Breeze posted.
Rewatching Jackie Brown and realized Robert Forrester filmed a scene here. Definitely looked very UA in ‘97!
It’s possible that a grand opening ad was placed in the popular local suburban paper, The South Bay Daily Breeze.
No grand opening appeared for this cinema in the LA Times
Mann 9 has been open for years. Both don’t show the same movies. Because Mann 9 was a much newer theatre with stadium seats they get most of the blockbuster movies. Both were located in the Del Amo Fashion Center complex. UA Del Amo 6 was located inside the mall near Montgomery Wards. Mann 9 was located outside the mall on Del Amo Circle East (now a LA Fitness).
I also remember that UA Del Amo was just fun. Location for several pilot programs that UA did but fun non the less. Great staff made it easy to handle on a fri or sat night even if was a big box office draw.
I thank you for the information Mr. Gartley.. I look forward to anyone else wanting to add comments. Karmelkorn was really good at the time.
Who are you Ironhide27? It was probably the most dangerous marquee in the company. The last I heard, Delfin runs a theatre company in South America. I want to remind “early” Del Amo followers of “Ping Pong Pandemonium”, a promotion launched by Miss Burger in which helicopters dropped thousands of numbered ping pong balls over the parking lot behind the theatre, to a waiting crowd of thousands of people, stampeding from one side to the other, following the swaying copter, trying to catch them. Many injuries and lawsuits. But it was spectacular! I and my assistant managers watched from the roof as the catastrophe unfolded.
My condolences to Dan Barron’s family “RIP” Does anyone remember Delfin Fernandez. He was there after Bill Gartley and before Dan. I was also there when the car crashed into the exit of theatre #3, remembering the breakdown and buildup of the movies and the best of them all. Climbing the tree for the marquee “movie title change.
@kencmcintyre – to answer your question. No. The B&N was a parking lot. Just about the NW corner of the B&N stood the huge UA marquee sign, which is now being used by MACY’S. The theatre was located just about where the Johnny Rockets is right now. Just to let everyone know, I was one of the last employees right at its closure. If you got some questions in the last few days of the theatre drop a question.
I think this is where the Lucille’s and Barnes & Noble currently stand. If I am off course let me know.
Oh, worked in Theatres in Georgia,Just so you didn’t think I was employeed here,same stories across our Great nation.
Gartley,love your story.Folks were B——ing about concessions even in the Seventies when ,then our large Coke was 65 cents!!!!!!!!!!
I just discovered this site. Wow. I was the opening manager in 1970. Some of my opening staff (first names) Jeff, Luther, Debbie, Karen, her brother Bob, Mary W., Mary H., Todd, Bob T.(serious condolences – Bob was a great employee). We had an ongoing battle with the Karmelcorn shop next door because he (Mr. TopHat) would teach our customers how to smuggle his karmelcorn into the theatre. It doesn’t seem too important now though. Yes, Al Tice was the projectionist who would bring his border collie to work with him. He commuted from Hesperia. Former employees – send me a hello – what are you doing now?
I was watching “2010” on Blu-ray this afternoon, which happens to be the first time I’ve seen it straight way through since it came out, and was reminiscing about living in Redondo Beach at the time, and seeing it at the Del Amo Mall. Another film I know I saw there was “The Right Stuff”. I’ve been in the northeast for the past 20 years, but I have wonderful memories of Redondo and the whole South Bay in the early 1980s. And since you all have mentioned it here, those memories include Old Towne Mall — a unique place. I know there have been incredible changes, but I hope the area is as great for people living there now as it was for me then.
I usually put silly notes in here to amuse a few old friends. This time, I could not be more serious. I don’t know the people that take time to write a few of their memories, but I have always suspected that Robert “Bob” Treat is one of the authors. If you knew Bob then I am sad to say that he passed away on June 3rd of this year.
This link if it is still working may supply those who knew Bob with information.
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I worked with Bob in the mid 70’s when he was an assistant at UA to Roger Cherry. Bob would later manage a theater in the Orange County area. He very much enjoyed his work and the people he worked with.
No listing from Coatboy in nearly 2 years. That is like pushing the mute button on Solomon. Coatboy tell us you have not forsaken us.
Any of you work with a guy named Ken Ash around 1988-1990?
Hey UAHouseMan, are you Sam Goldman
If you are Sam, please contac me at
Hey UAHouseMan, I worked for Dan too. I was there car that crashed through #3s exit door and I was there for the LA riots in 1992 . Please contac me at
Hello UA ushers/usherettes!
I’m interested in hearing from anyone that worked at UA Del Amo between 1981 thru 1984. Used to be an usher, had a blast. Hey UAboy84! Did you work for Jeff Wine? UAHouseMan, had a cousin that worked there during your time. Anyway, had some funny stories and great experiences at good ole UA Del Amo. The concession/candy girls were real cool and management was too! If you’re reading this and remember the video jukebox or Dragon’s Lair, hit me up@. Lookin forward to hearin from y'all.
Hello all. Had to post comments on this after finally finding this web-site. I worked at the UA Del Amo from June 1989, and eventually left United Artisits in November of 1996. I didn’t spend all of my time at Del Amo, but those were some of my favorite memories. I started out on the Karate Kid III opening weekend. I was there for the shooting in 1991, as well as the car that crashed through #3s exit door during a showing of Terminator 2. And I was there for the LA riots in 1992 (I could see smoke from the top of the theatre). I left Del Amo prior to it’s conversion to a discount theatre, and am sad to see that it no longer exists.
I had the pleasure of working for Dan Barron, and became a close friend of his until his death in 2002.
I’d love to find anyone that worked for him to try and reconnect with old memories. I have plenty of them, and their all worth sharing.
Del Amo Fashion Square’s UA Cinemas opened as a quad on August 18, 1971, according to an item in Boxoffice Magazine’s issue of September 13 that year. Each of the four auditoriums had 300 seats.
Anyway all of us South Bay nostalgians (sp?) can get together somewhere. I have become so nostalgic over reading about the ole' Del Amo Theatres and Mall, South Bay Center, Old Towne, etc… It would be cool to get together and share times. Is there a consolidated site for all of this?
Ron K. if you’re still out there email me. I grew up right aroung the corner from you and went to WHS too.