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gorf commented about Strand Theatre on Jan 8, 2005 at 2:13 pm

well thought i’d share my know'ledge,of what i know,well i was raised in east l.a since i was knee high…i attended boulevard,alameda,and golden gate,theater’s..i remember going into the srand theater,when and is still use’d as a clothes factory,yeah all the interior is filled with rows of sewing machines,,,but the outside is still intact,you can still see the original painted sign on the outside that reads ADULT 15 CENT CHILDREN 5 CENT..I NEVER ATTENDED the grant theather,but always remember the sing,and try to picture what it was like….just as the picture looks today..its still the same……gorf…..east l.a

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gorf commented about Golden Gate Theatre on Dec 20, 2004 at 7:43 pm

its the son now

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gorf commented about Golden Gate Theatre on Dec 19, 2004 at 10:04 pm

THE BARBER ON KERN BLV,THE NAME IS ART’S HAIR STUDIO HE’S STILL THERE…..GORF….

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gorf commented about Golden Gate Theatre on Dec 19, 2004 at 10:01 pm

well paul you were right,the bowling alley next to the builders emporiom was called [lucky lanes]yup we use to go bowlling there all of our history is mostly gone now, so we as people neen to stand up to protest and save our history,,,,like our GOLDEN GATE,,, MERRY CHRISTMAS……GORF…….

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gorf commented about Golden Gate Theatre on Nov 27, 2004 at 7:14 pm

we as people should take action in try'ing to protest and save our history,whittier is'nt the same anymore'weve lost much or our history'as well as many kid’s life’s there'many gang’s have developed around our area,i myself was also running around being stupid!!!i’m 32 yrs old and have grown up,i have a family and love my children verry much'even the i have moved out,i still love east l.a,all my childhood years were spent there so it is verry hard for me to not to try to do something not to try to save our history,like they said if we were in a rich area,golded gate would be restored and saved,,,now it is us east siders to stand up for our history,and what we can to keep our old golden gate theather..i’ll call{ gloria molina}on monday…..GORF…….

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gorf commented about Golden Gate Theatre on Nov 22, 2004 at 7:30 pm

hello people,well im still overwellemed on how many of us, are now intristed in our past history, of east los angeles,i myself was raised in east l.a maravilla,im 32yrs old and still remember,all the good old times i had as little kid, Boulevard,was the first movies,were i got to see my .1st. bruce lee movie,i even seen E.T,there…Alameda,was the spanish movies,i also got to sneak up to the upper level seating,it was always off limits,but you know living in east l.a and being a little kid' we explored,hahahahaha..well i’m telling you something some us would'nt have known,..damb… those were the good old days,..now the Golden Gate,well i myself was attended it many times,now it hurts see'ing it look the way it sits today,,i went by there yesterday,i guess they are going to start restoring the place,which its all good, i dont live in east l.a,anymore but all my familly still lives there, i go by there all the time,,,oh and yes, i do' remember PAP.N.TACO,, THE CHILI BEAN BOWL was the best…….GORF… i love east l.a………

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gorf commented about Golden Gate Theatre on Nov 14, 2004 at 4:27 pm

i love east l.a