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Brad Smith commented about Warner Theatre on Feb 7, 2010 at 2:40 pm

This article in Billboard (3-19-49) reports a one-time, one-week vaudeville show at the Warner after four years without any live performances. The article also reports that, at the time, Loew’s Capitol was the only theater in DC with a regular stage-screen schedule.

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Brad Smith commented about RKO Boston Theatre on Dec 17, 2009 at 7:08 pm

This photograph of the RKO Keith-Boston Theater was taken in 1935 by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann.

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Brad Smith commented about Carman Theatre on Dec 17, 2009 at 2:46 pm

As shown in this 1961 PhillyHistory photo ( http://tinyurl.com/ygqoj7l ) that includes a Roy Street sign, the Carman Theater was located at the southeast corner of Germantown Avenue and Roy Street rather than Germantown and Allegheny Avenues. This is another view of the Carmen Theater, also taken in 1961: http://tinyurl.com/yem9eou. As shown in this Google satellite view ( http://tinyurl.com/yfx8r5q ), the lot now seems to be filled with old cars. This photograph ( http://tinyurl.com/y98olul ) of the Carman Theater was taken in June of 1937 by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann.

In my comment of 15 December 2009, I made a mistake indentifying the Galard Theater (originally called the Carman Theater) located across the street at 3226 Germantown Avenue ( /theaters/10345/ ) as the Carman Theater at the corner of Germantown Avenue and Roy Street.

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Brad Smith commented about Galard Theater on Dec 15, 2009 at 8:02 pm

I believe this 1961 photograph from the same set of photographs at PhillyHistory.com that ken mc used is actually the site of the Carman Theater: http://tinyurl.com/y9gyf53

This Google Earth photo shows the site now filled with what looks like junk cars: http://tinyurl.com/y9j6ddl

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Brad Smith commented about West Coast Theatre on Nov 28, 2009 at 1:57 pm

Here’s a 1926 playbill from the West Coast Walker:
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