I love the LA Library’s picture of the ol' Temple Theatre sign up above. Also, Edwards Century was replaced with a one-story medical office building [as San Gabriel Valley Medical Center is nearby].
The Temple Theatre [NE corner of Rosemead & Las Tunas] was built in 1940 for the Edwards circuit, and was designed by famed architect S. Charles Lee. This one-screen gem served many Temple City residents well. Unfortunately, this landmark was demolished and replaced with the NEW four-screen Edwards Temple Cinema in 1983.
Twenty-years later, the company’s bankruptcy and Alhambra’s new Edwards megaplex all but ensured the theater’s closure. Regency would later reopen the theater, now christened Regency Temple City Cinemas.
UPDATE: Regency Temple City Cinemas has been told by its property’s owner/developer to vacate. The last screening is on January 2, 2006.
A great resource to view pictures of both theaters, including the demolition picture of Temple Theatre, is the Temple City Museum, run by the Historical Society of Temple City [non-profit]. (626) 279-1784
I love the LA Library’s picture of the ol' Temple Theatre sign. Built in 1940 for the Edwards circuit, and designed by famed architect S. Charles Lee, this one-screen gem served many Temple City residents well. Unfortunately, this landmark was demolished and replaced with the NEW four-screen Edwards Temple Cinema in 1983.
Twenty-years later, the company’s bankruptcy and Alhambra’s new Edwards megaplex all but ensured the theater’s closure. Regency would later reopen the theater, now christened Regency Temple City Cinemas.
UPDATE: Regency Temple City Cinemas has been told by its property’s owner/developer to vacate. The last screening is on January 2, 2006.
A great resource to view pictures of both theaters, including the demolition picture of Temple Theatre, is the Temple City Museum, run by the Historical Society of Temple City [non-profit]. (626) 279-1784
…replaced with http://piazzatemplecity.com/
My apologies the original theater was torn down in 1982…
I’ve been taking pictures of the demolition…
It will be replaced by Piazza Las Tunas. Specific stores have not been named…
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I love the LA Library’s picture of the ol' Temple Theatre sign up above. Also, Edwards Century was replaced with a one-story medical office building [as San Gabriel Valley Medical Center is nearby].
The Temple Theatre [NE corner of Rosemead & Las Tunas] was built in 1940 for the Edwards circuit, and was designed by famed architect S. Charles Lee. This one-screen gem served many Temple City residents well. Unfortunately, this landmark was demolished and replaced with the NEW four-screen Edwards Temple Cinema in 1983.
Twenty-years later, the company’s bankruptcy and Alhambra’s new Edwards megaplex all but ensured the theater’s closure. Regency would later reopen the theater, now christened Regency Temple City Cinemas.
UPDATE: Regency Temple City Cinemas has been told by its property’s owner/developer to vacate. The last screening is on January 2, 2006.
A great resource to view pictures of both theaters, including the demolition picture of Temple Theatre, is the Temple City Museum, run by the Historical Society of Temple City [non-profit]. (626) 279-1784
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I love the LA Library’s picture of the ol' Temple Theatre sign. Built in 1940 for the Edwards circuit, and designed by famed architect S. Charles Lee, this one-screen gem served many Temple City residents well. Unfortunately, this landmark was demolished and replaced with the NEW four-screen Edwards Temple Cinema in 1983.
Twenty-years later, the company’s bankruptcy and Alhambra’s new Edwards megaplex all but ensured the theater’s closure. Regency would later reopen the theater, now christened Regency Temple City Cinemas.
UPDATE: Regency Temple City Cinemas has been told by its property’s owner/developer to vacate. The last screening is on January 2, 2006.
A great resource to view pictures of both theaters, including the demolition picture of Temple Theatre, is the Temple City Museum, run by the Historical Society of Temple City [non-profit]. (626) 279-1784
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