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Thanks Joe. That should end the speculation about which building was the theater.
Here is an ad circa early 1960s: http://tinyurl.com/ylqg8a7
Here is a 1956 aerial photo: http://tinyurl.com/y89rhrw
Here is an ad circa early 1960s: http://tinyurl.com/yb9yjnp
9115 S. Vermont was the Manchester Bowling Academy before it was a church. Advertised in the LA Times from 1942 to about 1964.
Here is a February 2010 photo: http://tinyurl.com/y92jg82
Screens should be changed from six to five.
The related site is no longer working. Here is another photo of the Wilrik: http://tinyurl.com/ya4r59y
Here is a 1971 aerial photo: http://tinyurl.com/y9agsg9
Try this on Google-boxoffice July 1949. The issue should come up as a link. Most dates will work.
I think popcorn lost its appeal for me when they started using “butter flavoring” instead of real butter. I would not like to see the chemical formula for the butter substitute.
It would be nice if they fixed up the building, but the neighborhood is not that great. We’ll see.
Here are some ads from drive-ins.com: http://tinyurl.com/y9e9lcn
Operated by the Hanna Theater Service in the late 1950s.
Here are photos from 1968 and 1983: http://tinyurl.com/ydc2xsy http://tinyurl.com/yfjpov6
The Monroe lives on in the map photo. Thank you Googlemobile.
Sorry, that’s the Loew’s on the left, not the Scenic.
The RKO, the Scenic and the Town can be seen in this 1969 photo: http://tinyurl.com/y9rpuhc
Here is a 1982 photo: http://tinyurl.com/yc32bfd
Here is a 1979 photo. It looks like they tore down the adjacent building when they added the extra screens. http://tinyurl.com/y8pvj32
Here are some more 1982 photos: http://tinyurl.com/ybtsdof http://tinyurl.com/ydezjss
Here is a 1979 photo: http://tinyurl.com/y8mfu94
Here is a 1988 photo: http://tinyurl.com/y9ffr6g
Here is a photo from drive-ins.com circa 1947: http://tinyurl.com/ybkdu86
Here is a larger version of the 2/26/06 photo: http://tinyurl.com/ybpony4
Thanks Joe. That should end the speculation about which building was the theater.
Here is an ad circa early 1960s:
http://tinyurl.com/ylqg8a7
Here is a 1956 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y89rhrw
Here is an ad circa early 1960s:
http://tinyurl.com/yb9yjnp
9115 S. Vermont was the Manchester Bowling Academy before it was a church. Advertised in the LA Times from 1942 to about 1964.
Here is a February 2010 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y92jg82
Screens should be changed from six to five.
The related site is no longer working. Here is another photo of the Wilrik:
http://tinyurl.com/ya4r59y
Here is a 1971 aerial photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9agsg9
Try this on Google-boxoffice July 1949. The issue should come up as a link. Most dates will work.
I think popcorn lost its appeal for me when they started using “butter flavoring” instead of real butter. I would not like to see the chemical formula for the butter substitute.
It would be nice if they fixed up the building, but the neighborhood is not that great. We’ll see.
Here are some ads from drive-ins.com:
http://tinyurl.com/y9e9lcn
Operated by the Hanna Theater Service in the late 1950s.
Here are photos from 1968 and 1983:
http://tinyurl.com/ydc2xsy
http://tinyurl.com/yfjpov6
The Monroe lives on in the map photo. Thank you Googlemobile.
Sorry, that’s the Loew’s on the left, not the Scenic.
The RKO, the Scenic and the Town can be seen in this 1969 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9rpuhc
Here is a 1982 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yc32bfd
Here is a 1979 photo. It looks like they tore down the adjacent building when they added the extra screens.
http://tinyurl.com/y8pvj32
Here are some more 1982 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/ybtsdof
http://tinyurl.com/ydezjss
Here is a 1979 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y8mfu94
Here is a 1988 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9ffr6g
Here is a photo from drive-ins.com circa 1947:
http://tinyurl.com/ybkdu86
Here is a larger version of the 2/26/06 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ybpony4