I was trying to get over to a theater on the West Side once when I was new to LA. The directions indicated that I should take Beverly Boulevard. I consulted my trusty Thomas Guide, and it told me to take the 60 east and get off on Atlantic Boulevard, which of course put me on E. Beverly Boulevard in East Los Angeles. If you’re trying to get to the New Beverly, this is not the way to go.
The entrance was on the White Horse Pike. The marquee was out on the Pike as well. There was a narrow two lane road that led to the ticket booth about a hundred yards back from the street. From there you would park your car and enjoy the show.
My drive-in in Absecon, NJ had train tracks behind the theater. We used to sit on the tracks and watch the films for free. You could even hear the sound from the paying customer’s clip-on speakers.
The Lyric was across the street at 262 S. Main in 1903. Do we have another name for this one?
http://tinyurl.com/2kuqya
Nope. An article on 5/16/02 puts the Unique at 456 S. Spring:
http://tinyurl.com/38c6bh
Here is a very early article in the LA Times, dated 12/23/01. Possibly another aka for this theater:
http://tinyurl.com/333y5a
It appears that a restoration effort is under way:
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I was trying to get over to a theater on the West Side once when I was new to LA. The directions indicated that I should take Beverly Boulevard. I consulted my trusty Thomas Guide, and it told me to take the 60 east and get off on Atlantic Boulevard, which of course put me on E. Beverly Boulevard in East Los Angeles. If you’re trying to get to the New Beverly, this is not the way to go.
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The entrance was on the White Horse Pike. The marquee was out on the Pike as well. There was a narrow two lane road that led to the ticket booth about a hundred yards back from the street. From there you would park your car and enjoy the show.
My drive-in in Absecon, NJ had train tracks behind the theater. We used to sit on the tracks and watch the films for free. You could even hear the sound from the paying customer’s clip-on speakers.
Will do.
Here is a closeup of the marquee:
http://tinyurl.com/29x2by
Or maybe not. It should be on the Superior page.
Here is a photo of the marquee:
http://tinyurl.com/29x2by
Is anyone familiar with this theater? I don’t think we have any twins listed in Eau Claire:
http://tinyurl.com/29npm8
Looks like architects were Jack Liebenberg and Seeman Kaplan:
http://tinyurl.com/2v7og9
Now playing:
http://www.companyoffools.org/
This 10/7/07 article presumably refers to the Mandan as the other theater on Main Street is still open:
http://tinyurl.com/2ag5g8
Not especially timely, but here is a June 2006 article about the theater from a local perspective:
http://tinyurl.com/37x3jp
The portholes remind me of the Vern Theater on Olympic in Los Angeles.
There are some vintage photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/ywc6qc
I don’t remember what my source was when I added the theater. I can’t tell you if it was N. or S.
There is a photo of the Hollywood marquee on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2cgjv9
There is a photo of a building at 311 N. Polk on this site. I don’t know if it’s the former Capitol:
http://www.sealing.com/locations/
According to this September 2007 newsletter, the Cinema III is being converted to a community theater:
http://tinyurl.com/yp6w4l
Wal-Mart and urban sprawl in Salida, circa 1994:
http://tinyurl.com/26v6hr
Here is a photo of the former Grove:
http://tinyurl.com/3xcqlr