This venue seemed to follow a curious pattern of San Fernando Valley drive-in theaters being located next to railroad lines, as was the case with both the San Val in Burbank, and the Winnetka in Chatsworth.
Does anyone know if this was on purpose, or merely a coincidence?
Joe: that is a great picture! There must have been several name changes for this particular venue over the course of its lifetime, because in addition to Baronet, it was supposedly called Valley West at some point also.
Although seeing the outside of this venue all the time as a student of Canoga Park High School from 1984-‘88, I regret never having seen the inside before it was shut down and converted into retail space.
This particular area of The San Fernando Valley is now known as the city of West Hills, CA.â€"which splintered from Canoga Park sometime in the 1990s(?).
CORRECTION: This theater/address is listed under “Woodland Hills” when it is actually in the city of Canoga Park, CA. Both building & marquee remain intact even though the theater itself was shut down in 1985. I think the space may have been a mattress outlet before converting into a luggage store.
No longer The Lee… The Art Theatre in a family-owned single screen venue catering largely to art-house films and independent movies, having undergone improvements to its interior throughout the late 1990s. Although many seats were removed to accomodate the building of a stage by & for a Rocky Horror live performance cast known as “Midnight Insanity” (http://www.midnightinsanity.com), this venue can accommodate 400 patrons for a showing of RHPS, art-house movies and special events…such as Spike & Mike’s “Sick & Twisted Film Festivals.”
This venue seemed to follow a curious pattern of San Fernando Valley drive-in theaters being located next to railroad lines, as was the case with both the San Val in Burbank, and the Winnetka in Chatsworth.
Does anyone know if this was on purpose, or merely a coincidence?
Just found some pictures from 2001 on-line at a photographer’s web site: http://www.troypaiva.com
Pictures: http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=1928
Address Correction: 9355 Monte Vista Ave.
Pictures: http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=2184
Pictures: http://www.cinematour.com/tour.php?db=us&id=3101
Joe: that is a great picture! There must have been several name changes for this particular venue over the course of its lifetime, because in addition to Baronet, it was supposedly called Valley West at some point also.
Although seeing the outside of this venue all the time as a student of Canoga Park High School from 1984-‘88, I regret never having seen the inside before it was shut down and converted into retail space.
The last movie I saw at this venue was Star Trek III: The Search For Spock; so my guess is that it was shut down in either 1984 or ‘85.
Address Correction: 19401 Parthenia St.
Address Correction: 6400 Owensmouth Ave. @ Victory Blvd. one block due east of The Topanga site.
Address Correction: 6030 Canoga Ave. At this location there now sits a self-storage building owned by Storage, Etc.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show used to screen weekly at this venue until July ‘91. I think the theater itself was shut down circa 1992.
This particular area of The San Fernando Valley is now known as the city of West Hills, CA.â€"which splintered from Canoga Park sometime in the 1990s(?).
This venue was associated with the Pacific Theaters chain up until the date of its closure.
This was a GCC venue up until the date of its closure. Each theater had a center aisle with roughly 275 seats.
CORRECTION: This theater/address is listed under “Woodland Hills” when it is actually in the city of Canoga Park, CA. Both building & marquee remain intact even though the theater itself was shut down in 1985. I think the space may have been a mattress outlet before converting into a luggage store.
No longer The Lee… The Art Theatre in a family-owned single screen venue catering largely to art-house films and independent movies, having undergone improvements to its interior throughout the late 1990s. Although many seats were removed to accomodate the building of a stage by & for a Rocky Horror live performance cast known as “Midnight Insanity” (http://www.midnightinsanity.com), this venue can accommodate 400 patrons for a showing of RHPS, art-house movies and special events…such as Spike & Mike’s “Sick & Twisted Film Festivals.”