Comments from kencmcintyre

Here is a January 1970 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/p3eufp

This place looked like it was in trouble last summer when I was there. The other stores in the complex had closed, so the whole thing looked abandoned.

Here is a 1974 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/qcz6b7

Here is a 1985 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/paygn5

Here is a night shot from 1983:
http://tinyurl.com/qpwdb5

Here is an August 1974 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/pmjwsz

I didn’t know about this one. I think if it was still open in the sixties I would have gone there, or at least heard of it. It looks like it was near the intersection of Main and Washington. Smaller than the Rialto, I think, if you compare the seat counts.

The theater is on the corner of Yale and Wilshire, as someone mentioned earlier. Driving by, you would never suspect that this was a theater, but that makes sense if it was just a storefront. It is now After Hours Formal Wear.

Here is a June 1974 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/q3tpsy

Here is a 1979 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/pqoqhq

That must be on the 15 freeway side, before you head up the 74 to get to the 5. I’ve done that drive-not recommended if you have a fear of heights or sharp curves that come close to plunging you off the side of a cliff.

Here is a 1986 photo:
http://snipurl.com/hyafv

Here is an interior photo, circa 1920s:
http://tinyurl.com/q4eotf

Here is the Rafael in 1980 and 1986:
http://tinyurl.com/p3rsn6
http://tinyurl.com/our32q
http://tinyurl.com/pzne3t
http://tinyurl.com/pmfebp

Here are some 1983 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/oncl7p
http://tinyurl.com/qtlvlg