Comments from kencmcintyre - Cinema Treasures

kencmcintyre commented about Lyceum Theatre on Oct 28, 2007 at 5:09 pm

Advertised as Fischer’s Lyceum in 1911:
http://tinyurl.com/2vw7je

kencmcintyre commented about Clune's Auditorium on Oct 28, 2007 at 5:02 pm

Color films in 1911? Who knew?
http://tinyurl.com/2mnpej

kencmcintyre commented about Garrick Theatre on Oct 28, 2007 at 4:56 pm

Here is a 1911 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2mz9tp

kencmcintyre commented about Capitol Theatre on Oct 28, 2007 at 4:50 pm

Here is a May 1911 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2fz52v

kencmcintyre commented about Majestic Theatre on Oct 28, 2007 at 4:43 pm

Here is a May 1910 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2zn3bg

kencmcintyre commented about Los Angeles Theatre on Oct 28, 2007 at 4:32 pm

The Unique would have been a few doors south. If they were projecting something on the Unique-O-Scope, would that qualify it as a theater? The ad is from 1906:
http://tinyurl.com/288ls6

kencmcintyre commented about Grand Theater on Oct 28, 2007 at 4:21 pm

Here are some ads from the LA Times in January 1906. The first is for the Grand. The second is for the Hotchkiss, which we were discussing on another page:
http://tinyurl.com/23grcd
http://tinyurl.com/24dx8e

kencmcintyre commented about Silent Movie Theatre to be revival house on Oct 28, 2007 at 12:36 pm

Part and parcel with the changing neighborhood. Fairfax is turning into Melrose Avenue circa 1985.How long before the King David nursing home turns into a W hotel?

kencmcintyre commented about Meet the people who run Cinema Treasures! on Oct 28, 2007 at 12:31 pm

I will be there. Don’t forget my free book. 8-)

kencmcintyre commented about Esquire Theatre on Oct 27, 2007 at 3:07 pm

According to some sources, Rosebud was Hearst’s pet name for a particular part of Davies’s anatomy. An in-joke for Orson Welles in Citizen Kane.

kencmcintyre commented about Stanley Theatre on Oct 27, 2007 at 2:00 pm

There are more photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/37d8uc

kencmcintyre commented about Carlisle Theatre on Oct 27, 2007 at 1:57 pm

Here is an article about the renovation of the Carlisle:
http://tinyurl.com/2wnptq

kencmcintyre commented about Atco Multiplex Cinemas on Oct 27, 2007 at 1:54 pm

Here is a photo of a former theater in Atco, identity unknown:
http://tinyurl.com/3bpb4j

kencmcintyre commented about Fort 8 Theatres on Oct 27, 2007 at 11:48 am

Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yr4g3m

kencmcintyre commented about Electric Cinema - Portobello on Oct 27, 2007 at 11:40 am

A sunny day in London? I thought they didn’t have any.

kencmcintyre commented about Ingersoll Theatre on Oct 27, 2007 at 10:29 am

Here are some additional photos. The dinner theater closed in 2004, and although there has been interest in reuse, nothing has happened yet:
http://tinyurl.com/2vbjzo
http://tinyurl.com/2sy5pc

kencmcintyre commented about Garden Theatre on Oct 27, 2007 at 10:18 am

The ten story bank building in the photo is at 201 W. Third. The photo is looking west. It’s possible that the building in the foreground is the theater at 121:
http://tinyurl.com/2kcjrp

kencmcintyre commented about Strand Theatre on Oct 27, 2007 at 10:12 am

I think this is a duplicate of the Broadway Theater entry.

kencmcintyre commented about Roosevelt Theatre on Oct 27, 2007 at 8:37 am

Here is an October 1915 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2xf92d

kencmcintyre commented about Park 70 Theatre on Oct 26, 2007 at 7:30 pm

This postcard shows the Cecil Hotel and Theater, but in the early 1900s. Perhaps there was a predecessor:
http://tinyurl.com/36jxqj

kencmcintyre commented about Crown Theater on Oct 26, 2007 at 7:15 pm

I don’t know if the Jack that wrote the caption is also the Jack who took the photos, but if that’s the case we appreciate the use of the photos on this site.

kencmcintyre commented about Crown Theater on Oct 26, 2007 at 7:14 pm

According to this site, the Ideal was also called the Senate and the Crown:
http://tinyurl.com/23m3sf

There are also photos of the theater on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/yw4j3e

kencmcintyre commented about Vineland Drive-In on Oct 26, 2007 at 7:05 pm

Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2zoytv

kencmcintyre commented about Ali Baba Cinema on Oct 26, 2007 at 6:32 pm

According to this website, the Ali Baba was built in 1946. Architect was Naoum Chebib. Scroll down to his section for a discussion of the Ali Baba:
http://tinyurl.com/399k4s

kencmcintyre commented about Brooklyn Paramount on Oct 26, 2007 at 6:19 pm

There are a few pictures of the interior on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/32gaxa