I will bet that if you offer the Iglesia people at the State some amount of money, they will set up a big movie screen on the stage, assuming the old one is not there anymore. I would pay to see a movie there, or in the Million Dollar.
I was reading Joe Vogel’s post from December 05. He would know better than me, but it doesn’t seem like this was ever a theater in the 30s or 40s. That would mean that the Admiral was at a different location. Alternatively the Admiral was replaced by a series of businesses and then became the Main. I think it more likely that some entreporneur took over the small space in the late 60s after x rated films became in vogue.
I always appreciate the program, so I don’t want to appear to be grousing. However, it seems like the theater rotation was better when I started attending a decade ago. I suppose it’s not possible to screen films in some of the other Broadway theaters, like the State for example, but I’m not too motivated to see a movie at the Ford that I can watch on AMC. The idea is to see the movies in the original settings. Just an opinion.
They may have had multiple locations as Main Street was prime pawn shop territory. I park on the lot at 4th and Main all the time and it’s funny to think that this enormous Victorian hotel was once on that spot.
The CA state library website has hundreds of pictures of this theater, mostly interior and mostly from the thirties. No way to post them all here, but it’s worth a look.
I will bet that if you offer the Iglesia people at the State some amount of money, they will set up a big movie screen on the stage, assuming the old one is not there anymore. I would pay to see a movie there, or in the Million Dollar.
Maybe we need a parallel universe website. Dibs on the Optic.
I was reading Joe Vogel’s post from December 05. He would know better than me, but it doesn’t seem like this was ever a theater in the 30s or 40s. That would mean that the Admiral was at a different location. Alternatively the Admiral was replaced by a series of businesses and then became the Main. I think it more likely that some entreporneur took over the small space in the late 60s after x rated films became in vogue.
I always appreciate the program, so I don’t want to appear to be grousing. However, it seems like the theater rotation was better when I started attending a decade ago. I suppose it’s not possible to screen films in some of the other Broadway theaters, like the State for example, but I’m not too motivated to see a movie at the Ford that I can watch on AMC. The idea is to see the movies in the original settings. Just an opinion.
I don’t think late summer is feasible. More like November or December.
They may have had multiple locations as Main Street was prime pawn shop territory. I park on the lot at 4th and Main all the time and it’s funny to think that this enormous Victorian hotel was once on that spot.
Use the link that Richard W posted in April.
The CA state library website has hundreds of pictures of this theater, mostly interior and mostly from the thirties. No way to post them all here, but it’s worth a look.
The blade looks the same in this 1950 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2843hq
I think 320 is to the far right of this 1973 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2ywmzh
Here is a 1984 photo. The blade looks a little different:
http://tinyurl.com/2mee53
This is an interesting photo from 1931. Hopefully it hasn’t already been posted:
http://tinyurl.com/2wevpk
There are three photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/3yno54
There are seven photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2w33kx
There are four photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2wadap
There are 12 photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2s9966
Two from the CA State Library on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/2vztln
There are three nice photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/3axcu5
There are more photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/33mja3
If anyone wants to see the Burger King in the lobby, here it is. The date is 1989:
http://tinyurl.com/2ls5gk
If anyone wants to see the Burger King in the lobby, here it is. The date is 1989:
http://tinyurl.com/2ls5gk
This 1954 photo shows the Roxy Loan Office at 438 S. Main, so presumably the theater arrived later:
http://tinyurl.com/2rj5jk
The Hippodrome is at the far end of this 1957 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2vf82e
Tearing up the promenade in 1965:
http://tinyurl.com/39lb5b
1992 from the Santa Monica PL:
http://tinyurl.com/2tjvml