I suppose this theater was near the Cairo, which would answer my question on that page about the address. I don’t know if I would put either theater in the downtown area, however.
Here is an early photo of the America, from the SF Library. After the Iroquois Theater fire of 1903 in Chicago, which resulted in 602 deaths, many buildings went out of their way to advertise that they were fireproof and “safe”.
An expanded view of the photo at the top of the page:
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Interior:
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Some additional pictures from construction, grand opening and later on in the mid 1940s:
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Here is an expanded version of the photo at the top of the page:
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From the SF Public Library:
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Here are some photos from the SF Public Library:
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A photo of the interior from the same source:
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There was another United Artists theater in San Francisco, also called the Imperial. I didn’t see a listing under either name:
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These two photos show different Alhambra theaters in San Francisco, presumably. The first shot was taken after the 1906 earthquake.
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One more:
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I suppose this theater was near the Cairo, which would answer my question on that page about the address. I don’t know if I would put either theater in the downtown area, however.
The address above would put the theater near Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles. Is that correct?
I think Cosmo is referring to the “Hungry i”, a noted comedy club, and not the country in Eastern Europe.
That would be the San Francisco Public Library, of course. I am going for some coffee to wake up.
Here is an interior photo of the Warfield, from the LA Library:
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Here is an early photo of the America, from the SF Library. After the Iroquois Theater fire of 1903 in Chicago, which resulted in 602 deaths, many buildings went out of their way to advertise that they were fireproof and “safe”.
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Here are three pictures which show the Optic south of Fifth, then the Art following, with a last shot of Main looking north from Sixth:
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014123.jpg
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http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics09/00014117.jpg
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This could be the same theater, but the picture definitely pre-dates the 1930s:
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Here are some additional photos, from the same source:
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