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Here is an undated photo: http://tinyurl.com/25v3yw
Listed as the Roosevelt Theater in the 1939 city directory.
This is from the Estella Theater page: http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics35/00067232.jpg
I read the LA Times story this morning. It was reported that on some days the total attendance at theater was zero. I can see why Landmark would be complaining.
Here is an LA Times ad from January 1949: http://tinyurl.com/3ap6aw
Here is a July 1960 ad: http://tinyurl.com/2uy849
Here is a July 1957 ad for the United Artists State from the LA Times: http://tinyurl.com/2crl3l
Here is a July 1957 ad: http://tinyurl.com/25rvba
The El Miro is in the background of this 1964 photo: http://tinyurl.com/3a4zzy
Here is an early sixties photo: http://tinyurl.com/2sara9
Here are two undated photos. “Conservancy” is a tough word to spell, apparently: http://tinyurl.com/2lezcj http://tinyurl.com/3azxcb
Here is an undated photo: http://tinyurl.com/2lrpml
Premiere, 1928: http://tinyurl.com/3c3hf4
I imagine they changed the street name to the more euphonious La Mirada when they started developing the area.
An LA Times ad dated 11/23/63 lists the address at 14900 Luitwieler Road in La Mirada.
This theater was once known as the New Yorker, per an ad in the LA Times dated 11/23/63.
The Central was already gone by 1960, according to this LOC photo: http://tinyurl.com/2mh2fs
Here are some additional photos from the LOC: http://tinyurl.com/2pu7z4 http://tinyurl.com/3amhdl http://tinyurl.com/2vay37 http://tinyurl.com/2slgf4 http://tinyurl.com/2mtroe http://tinyurl.com/329bys http://tinyurl.com/2wkqdp http://tinyurl.com/322yb3 http://tinyurl.com/34nzw6
There is a photo of a Fox Cinema II on the same site. It doesn’t look like the Ritz. Any ideas as to where this theater was? http://tinyurl.com/2c8vo9
There is a nice color photo of the Fox from 1958 on roadsidepeek.com: http://tinyurl.com/2za6d5
There are some photos of the Sage on roadsidepeek.com: http://tinyurl.com/39cjjo
There is a photo of the screen on roadsidepeek.com: http://tinyurl.com/39cjjo
There are some photos on this website: http://tinyurl.com/2ne2sh
There is an abandoned marquee in this Vegas graveyard. Probably from the Fox. Scroll down about halfway to see it: http://tinyurl.com/2ayyqe
Here is a website with additional photos: http://tinyurl.com/28xg7l
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/25v3yw
Listed as the Roosevelt Theater in the 1939 city directory.
This is from the Estella Theater page:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics35/00067232.jpg
I read the LA Times story this morning. It was reported that on some days the total attendance at theater was zero. I can see why Landmark would be complaining.
Here is an LA Times ad from January 1949:
http://tinyurl.com/3ap6aw
Here is a July 1960 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/2uy849
Here is a July 1957 ad for the United Artists State from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/2crl3l
Here is a July 1957 ad:
http://tinyurl.com/25rvba
The El Miro is in the background of this 1964 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3a4zzy
Here is an early sixties photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2sara9
Here are two undated photos. “Conservancy” is a tough word to spell, apparently:
http://tinyurl.com/2lezcj
http://tinyurl.com/3azxcb
Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2lrpml
Premiere, 1928:
http://tinyurl.com/3c3hf4
I imagine they changed the street name to the more euphonious La Mirada when they started developing the area.
An LA Times ad dated 11/23/63 lists the address at 14900 Luitwieler Road in La Mirada.
This theater was once known as the New Yorker, per an ad in the LA Times dated 11/23/63.
The Central was already gone by 1960, according to this LOC photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2mh2fs
Here are some additional photos from the LOC:
http://tinyurl.com/2pu7z4
http://tinyurl.com/3amhdl
http://tinyurl.com/2vay37
http://tinyurl.com/2slgf4
http://tinyurl.com/2mtroe
http://tinyurl.com/329bys
http://tinyurl.com/2wkqdp
http://tinyurl.com/322yb3
http://tinyurl.com/34nzw6
There is a photo of a Fox Cinema II on the same site. It doesn’t look like the Ritz. Any ideas as to where this theater was?
http://tinyurl.com/2c8vo9
There is a nice color photo of the Fox from 1958 on roadsidepeek.com:
http://tinyurl.com/2za6d5
There are some photos of the Sage on roadsidepeek.com:
http://tinyurl.com/39cjjo
There is a photo of the screen on roadsidepeek.com:
http://tinyurl.com/39cjjo
There are some photos on this website:
http://tinyurl.com/2ne2sh
There is an abandoned marquee in this Vegas graveyard. Probably from the Fox. Scroll down about halfway to see it:
http://tinyurl.com/2ayyqe
Here is a website with additional photos:
http://tinyurl.com/28xg7l