I’ll justify the addition of this photo by pointing out the Warner marquee at the far end, but I enjoyed the rest of the photo much more: http://tinyurl.com/ofrmb
That’s an interesting story. I think sometimes we have romantic ideas about some of these old theaters, but the reality is that some can be saved and others have to be demolished for practical, safety and financial reasons.
I was in Milwaukee last week, but was only downtown for a few hours. I saw the Pabst theater but didn’t recognize any others, open or closed. We were primarily in the area around Wells Street, by the river.
I’ll justify the addition of this photo by pointing out the Warner marquee at the far end, but I enjoyed the rest of the photo much more:
http://tinyurl.com/ofrmb
Here is a 1944 photo. The Strand is on the right:
http://tinyurl.com/q3kwz
Here is a 1939 photo showing the Orpheum and the Capitol:
http://tinyurl.com/rfhua
I thought this photo was interesting as it shows the theater and its surroundings in 1941:
http://tinyurl.com/rkm5p
I went to Shep’s Deli once in the mid 80s, then years later I saw it was gone. I think it was east of Overland on the south side of Pico.
Interesting photos. Thanks.
There are some photos on these two pages:
http://tinyurl.com/rv333
http://tinyurl.com/ovkcc
Same theater, 35 years later:
http://tinyurl.com/n5bhb
Here are the photos from the Wisconsin Historical Society, to augment the members' above contributions:
http://tinyurl.com/ma8rw
http://tinyurl.com/p35r7
There are some nice photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/ma8rw
Here are some additional photos from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/ocnx8
http://tinyurl.com/rn3qk
http://tinyurl.com/ld79h
http://tinyurl.com/lrqoy
http://tinyurl.com/nk5g3
http://tinyurl.com/lkhx9
Here are two interesting photos from 1929:
http://tinyurl.com/lhamt
http://tinyurl.com/o5saw
Here is a photo from 1915:
http://tinyurl.com/s486l
I know about the older Belmont High in LA, as well as the newer fiasco on Beaudry. Was there another Belmont High before that? What was the location?
That’s an interesting story. I think sometimes we have romantic ideas about some of these old theaters, but the reality is that some can be saved and others have to be demolished for practical, safety and financial reasons.
Here is a photo from 1930:
http://tinyurl.com/nhro8
Here is an interesting photo from 1951:
http://tinyurl.com/rcj8y
I was in Milwaukee last week, but was only downtown for a few hours. I saw the Pabst theater but didn’t recognize any others, open or closed. We were primarily in the area around Wells Street, by the river.
Here is a 1946 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mxmpu
Here is a photo from 1942:
http://tinyurl.com/s3oko
Here is a photo from the Milwaukee Public Library. The Strand is on the left side, and the Palace/Orpheum is on the right:
http://tinyurl.com/pwhn2
Here are two more photos from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/hpydb
http://tinyurl.com/z6krs
Here is a photo from around 1923:
http://tinyurl.com/gumn8
I don’t think this photo has been posted yet:
http://tinyurl.com/zpamo
There are two contemporary photos on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/zo2ad