I ushered and worked candy counter at the Shafter Theater, 148 Central Avenue, 1948 through 1951. It was opened by the Paneros in May of 1937, a state-of-the-art structure with very nice decor. The State is the building in this photo, though Google camera makes it appear there’s a bend in James Street there. Not so. It was opened after the war, followed by the Del Kern Drive-In on the outskirts of Shafter. The theaters were operated into the sixties, with the Shafter being demolished in 2000 to make way for a Rite Aid drugstore. The State still stands and has been used as a church for decades.
I ushered and worked candy counter at the Shafter Theater, 148 Central Avenue, 1948 through 1951. It was opened by the Paneros in May of 1937, a state-of-the-art structure with very nice decor. The State is the building in this photo, though Google camera makes it appear there’s a bend in James Street there. Not so. It was opened after the war, followed by the Del Kern Drive-In on the outskirts of Shafter. The theaters were operated into the sixties, with the Shafter being demolished in 2000 to make way for a Rite Aid drugstore. The State still stands and has been used as a church for decades.