This 1930 LA Times ad shows the Red Mill at 4549 Whittier. A different ad I saw a while ago put the Red Mill at 5215, at the time I added it as a new theater. I don’t know which is correct: http://tinyurl.com/yu686m
The number streets run north and south, while the name streets run east and west. This excepts Broad Street, which would actually be 14th Street. Also please note that if you ask someone to take you to East Philly, they will dump you in the Delaware River.
The Shadyside was listed at 5520 Walnut in the 1960 Pittsburgh yellow pages. Click on the second photo on the page for a view of the Pottery Barn at that address today: http://tinyurl.com/ywf25z
Here is a February 1930 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/3dxjsa
This 1930 LA Times ad shows the Red Mill at 4549 Whittier. A different ad I saw a while ago put the Red Mill at 5215, at the time I added it as a new theater. I don’t know which is correct:
http://tinyurl.com/yu686m
Advertised as McKinney’s Regent in 1930:
http://tinyurl.com/25ucl3
When it was a bowling alley in the seventies, there wasn’t much left of the interior. I never saw it when it was a theater.
Here is the USC photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2seuo7
Here is a lobby photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yukbay
An undated photo is on the left. The interior photo is of a different theater:
http://tinyurl.com/2mhqfn
There was a story on the Los Angeles local news (Channel 9) tonight about the imminent re-opening of the Texas. A fete is planned for next month.
Here is an undated interior photo:
http://tinyurl.com/32nvug
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2lo4bb
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/26prlo
Here is an undated interior photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2v4tcr
Here is a circa 20s photo:
http://tinyurl.com/34dsqv
Here is an undated interior photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2tw4zk
This photo was taken during the demolition in 1975:
http://tinyurl.com/2n4ub3
I saw one of these on the 15 outside of Las Vegas today. Big R on the front of the building. It may not even be open yet.
In the 1941 Philadelphia yellow pages, the Allegheny Theater was listed at 3141 Frankford Avenue.
The number streets run north and south, while the name streets run east and west. This excepts Broad Street, which would actually be 14th Street. Also please note that if you ask someone to take you to East Philly, they will dump you in the Delaware River.
I don’t know how that happened. I was trying to say that my mom lived over by 22nd and Lehigh, near Connie Mack Stadium, and went to Olney High.
My mom lived went to Olney High. My grandparents moved into an apartment on Queen Lane after they retired.
I think the address should be 1453 N. 52nd Street.
I think it gives the current seating as 620.
There are some interior photos and general information about the theater on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2h4nj8
The Shadyside was listed at 5520 Walnut in the 1960 Pittsburgh yellow pages. Click on the second photo on the page for a view of the Pottery Barn at that address today:
http://tinyurl.com/ywf25z
The Williams-Sonoma store is at 5514:
http://tinyurl.com/yqcfc7
Here is an August 2004 story when it appeared that the theater would soon close:
http://tinyurl.com/237heu
The address should be 490 Neptune, per an old city directory listing as well as the current listing for Radio Shack.