That’s impressive. My only question is why the theater is numbered 23,401? 20,000 is the Odeon Sketty. Just wondering if that’s due to entries being added and then deleted.
I don’t think the caption is correct, as the Banner was a few doors south. It’s possible that the Banner was an early name for the Regent, but I haven’t seen any evidence to that effect.
Wasn’t the Ritz the last name before it was a Pussycat? I looked for Ritz initially and then had to search under previous names. Perhaps this should be changed. Anyway, here is a photo I took yesterday. The sun washed out the circular sign at the top, but I could see where the church scrubbed off the Pussycat logo: http://tinyurl.com/2bnnws
OK, there’s some contradiction there between my two comments, but I think the 1973 building is in fact the Central theater location. I can’t explain the 1960 photo.
I decided to check this building out after work today. The middle business in the photo below is clothing. I asked the owner if I could browse the merchandise, subsequently I began wandering around the store. The interior has a drop ceiling, so no evidence of any theater is visible. At the very back was an entrance which looked promising as it appeared to lead to a large space. Unfortunately, the owner caught me peeking and pretty much harassed me out of her store. I did tell her that her $110 Dodger jackets were overpriced. http://tinyurl.com/ysdyko
I’m no expert, but that doesn’t look like a 1905 building to me, unless it was completely done over in the twenties.
I did say “it appears”. Not citing as the gospel truth.
Further research shows the location of former this drive-in as 10200 Cullen Boulevard, Houston 77051.
That’s impressive. My only question is why the theater is numbered 23,401? 20,000 is the Odeon Sketty. Just wondering if that’s due to entries being added and then deleted.
I went to that show. It was a blast.
It appears that the architect was Albert C. Martin.
Perhaps it was on the other side of Broadway. I know there was a caption originally, but I would have to dig through the site to find it.
I thought that ad looked familiar.
If it means changing all the downtown theaters to Teatro, I reverse my earlier recommendation and vote no.
Can’t explain. Maybe it’s just a Pussycat thing.
You would think so, except none of the Pussycats are titled that way. I guess the thought was that twenty Pussycats would be too hard to sort through.
Here are two photos taken yesterday while inching my way down Ventura Boulevard at rush hour:
http://tinyurl.com/29fsna
http://tinyurl.com/yrx8a9
I don’t think the caption is correct, as the Banner was a few doors south. It’s possible that the Banner was an early name for the Regent, but I haven’t seen any evidence to that effect.
Here is a photo taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/27blpl
Are you pro or con, Joe?
Wasn’t the Ritz the last name before it was a Pussycat? I looked for Ritz initially and then had to search under previous names. Perhaps this should be changed. Anyway, here is a photo I took yesterday. The sun washed out the circular sign at the top, but I could see where the church scrubbed off the Pussycat logo:
http://tinyurl.com/2bnnws
For some of the “classic” theaters, people get huffy if changes are proposed absent concrete evidence. Hence the solicitation for objections.
OK, Joe, I’ll buy that. The theater was around in 1955, but gone by 1960, apparently.
OK, thanks.
OK, there’s some contradiction there between my two comments, but I think the 1973 building is in fact the Central theater location. I can’t explain the 1960 photo.
This 1973 photo shows the theater building, sans theater:
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The Central can be seen to the north of the Cozy in this 1955 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/369yjh
I decided to check this building out after work today. The middle business in the photo below is clothing. I asked the owner if I could browse the merchandise, subsequently I began wandering around the store. The interior has a drop ceiling, so no evidence of any theater is visible. At the very back was an entrance which looked promising as it appeared to lead to a large space. Unfortunately, the owner caught me peeking and pretty much harassed me out of her store. I did tell her that her $110 Dodger jackets were overpriced.
http://tinyurl.com/ysdyko
Any objection to Teatro Orpheum as an aka?
Is that a good wow or a bad wow? I liked the picture myself.
That’s interesting, Warren. I didn’t know that there were other papers besides the Times on the LAPL database. I have to check that out.