I drive by this place all the time and I never see anything going on. I would really like to go inside and see what’s left. Same with the Gentry in South LA. Maybe I should pose as a salesman.
When I was out front, an intoxicated man kept walking back and forth yelling on his cell phone. This was before lunch time. He was telling some girl that he didn’t need to give her a dollar for bus fare as he had plenty of other girlfriends with cars. I assume that’s not indicative of the neighborhood as a whole.
Rick Caruso was recently interviewed in the LA Times regarding his new mall in Glendale. He made a snide comment about seeing only eighty year olds the first time he went to the Farmers Market. I’m not one of his fans.
If you look at the 1942 photo and the one from April 5, you can see that the current building shows more of the original design. I was confused because I only remembered those flat panels behind the marquee, like you see in Lost Memory’s photo of 9/22/07. I guess they took those panels down, which revealed the original design.
I drive by this place all the time and I never see anything going on. I would really like to go inside and see what’s left. Same with the Gentry in South LA. Maybe I should pose as a salesman.
When I was out front, an intoxicated man kept walking back and forth yelling on his cell phone. This was before lunch time. He was telling some girl that he didn’t need to give her a dollar for bus fare as he had plenty of other girlfriends with cars. I assume that’s not indicative of the neighborhood as a whole.
Here are the photos:
http://tinyurl.com/6zc273
http://tinyurl.com/63by8j
http://tinyurl.com/5qcpsg
http://tinyurl.com/6fg7s8
http://tinyurl.com/6kqa4e
http://tinyurl.com/6jluem
OK, it was a bad guess. Thanks.
Rick Caruso was recently interviewed in the LA Times regarding his new mall in Glendale. He made a snide comment about seeing only eighty year olds the first time he went to the Farmers Market. I’m not one of his fans.
I stopped by the theater today. From the outside, it looks pretty dismal. I will post some photos later.
“Thoroughly Modern Millie” is on the marquee today, presented by the SPMS. I’m guessing that’s South Pasadena Musical Society.
I saw “Mr. Baseball” here in the early nineties. This mall always has bad luck no matter how many times they remodel it.
OK, thanks. I will be back there next month. I will try and take some pictures.
Here is the 1937 photo;
http://tinyurl.com/6h77bw
Ziegfeld’s daughter died recently. There was an obit in today’s LA Times.
If you look at the 1942 photo and the one from April 5, you can see that the current building shows more of the original design. I was confused because I only remembered those flat panels behind the marquee, like you see in Lost Memory’s photo of 9/22/07. I guess they took those panels down, which revealed the original design.
I drove by there last week, and the sign says California 2 Theatres. I guess they lost a screen sometime in the past few months.
Here is a 1927 photo from the UCLA collection;
http://tinyurl.com/6fwqbm
Here is a repost of the 1963 UCLA photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6jcgcf
OK, my mistake.
Here is a 1988 photo from the UCLA collection:
http://tinyurl.com/56qtwe
Here is a 1959 photo from the UCLA collection:
http://tinyurl.com/6z9usl
Here is a 1949 view of the gym, from the UCLA collection:
http://tinyurl.com/6rxoxn
Here is a 1955 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5683ce
Here is a 1955 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5683ce
Here is a repost of my May 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/68bzne
Here is a photo circa 1985:
http://tinyurl.com/5l49fq
The LA Harbor International Film Festival is this weekend. I am going to see “Unsinkable Molly Brown” on Saturday. I’ve never been inside the Warner.
That’s an interesting site. He really gives you the flavor of LA a hundred years ago.