Mission Theatre

Joe Vogel on March 27, 2014 at 10:44 pm

Here is the announcement of plans for the Mission Theatre in the September 21, 1912, issue of Southwest Contractor & Manufacturer:

“MOVING PICTURE THEATER—Clyde J. Cheney, 727 Story Bldg, is preparing plans for a l-story brick moving picture theater to be built on Moneta Ave. between Fortysecond Place and Forty-third St. for George E. Van Guysling. It will contain an auditorium seating 620 and two small store rooms. Dimensions 50x120 ft.; plastered front with glazed tile trim. composition roof, steel beams, tile and marble lobby, plate and prism glass store fronts.”

Oddly, no theater is listed at the Mission’s address in the 1915 city directory, and in the 1917 directory it is listed under the name Darnell, R. E., presumably the name of the owner or operator of the house. It is finally listed as the Mission Theatre in the 1918 directory. Directories from 1913, 1914, and 1916 are not available.

Joe Vogel on November 23, 2007 at 1:33 am

Assessors information on this building provides a 1913 construction date. Definitely not demolished.

For those curious, the City Planning Department report on the adjacent property (4250-4254 S. Broadway, plus 270 W. 42nd Place) describes that building (the Mission Hotel mentioned by ken mc in his comment of June 10, 2007) as a store-residential combination built in 1911.

kencmcintyre on June 16, 2007 at 9:33 pm

Here are photos of the theater and the church from June 2007:
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kencmcintyre on October 21, 2005 at 7:07 pm

Does anyone know if the Mission Theater in San Diego is listed here under another name? This picture is from the San Diego Historical Society:

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