The Alhambra Theater was the location of the murder of an Alhambra Police Officer who interrupted a robbery. I believe there wass a plaque at the newer theater.
http://www.odmp.org/officer/9906-police-officer-james-h-nerison
Joseph, The theater was not on the second floor, it was on the first floor. I worked there when Phantasm showed in 1979! In early 1979, someone walked off with about $10,000 in cash from the managers office. They were sure it was an inside job but they could never prove who did it. They polygraphed everyone but never solved it.
JoeW
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Vidiotson
Oct 21, 2005 at 3:53 am
Disagreeing with Charlie Fisher on local history is never easy, but I really don’t remember the Pussycat chain ever running movies here. I do know that in the mid-70’s they wanted to run adult movies at the nearby Highland, but community activists stopped them.
This theater open in the summer of 1973 when the Eagle Rock Plaza opened. It did great business for many years. There would often be long lines outside, especially when first run movies were there. I worked there in 1979 for a few months and it was a great place for a movie buff to work because they let you watch movies all day long.
The Alhambra Theater was the location of the murder of an Alhambra Police Officer who interrupted a robbery. I believe there wass a plaque at the newer theater.
http://www.odmp.org/officer/9906-police-officer-james-h-nerison
Joseph, The theater was not on the second floor, it was on the first floor. I worked there when Phantasm showed in 1979! In early 1979, someone walked off with about $10,000 in cash from the managers office. They were sure it was an inside job but they could never prove who did it. They polygraphed everyone but never solved it.
Disagreeing with Charlie Fisher on local history is never easy, but I really don’t remember the Pussycat chain ever running movies here. I do know that in the mid-70’s they wanted to run adult movies at the nearby Highland, but community activists stopped them.
Joe W.
This theater open in the summer of 1973 when the Eagle Rock Plaza opened. It did great business for many years. There would often be long lines outside, especially when first run movies were there. I worked there in 1979 for a few months and it was a great place for a movie buff to work because they let you watch movies all day long.
Now closed and divided into several stores.