Quickie Theatre
8253 Santa Monica Boulevard,
West Hollywood,
CA
90046
8253 Santa Monica Boulevard,
West Hollywood,
CA
90046
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The Quickie Theatre was opened on November 13, 1970 playing gay male adult films. In 1973 the Los Angeles Times advertises this as a male cinema. This may win hands down for the most bizzare-named theatre.
By 2005 it was a Thai restaurant named ‘The Flowering Tree’.
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I guess they showed short films…
Come and went so quick, even I missed this one! lol I was in West Hollywood when this was posted as a ‘newest theatre’ and didn’t have internet access, wish I had, as I could have checked out the current status.
Seriously though, doing a web search on this address comes up with a Thai restaurant called The Flowering Tree…selected extract from a web review of the restaurant:
‘…The Flowering Tree will delight your senses….Put on your comfiest brown corduroys and tattered sweater and enjoy a scrumptious earthy…..’
Well!
I hear that this theater had meters on the seats – 25 cents for each ten minutes…
Ken mc are you serious or are you kidding? I guess it really is a “Quickie Theater” if you only got 10 minutes!
September 1974 advertised all male films 10 am to 5 am. Gives them a couple of hours to sweep and mop, maybe make some fresh popcorn.
We kid you not:
http://tinyurl.com/2rp5pz
I hear the come and go there all the time.
If anyone has any stories about going to/ working at this threatre in its adult days, I would love to hear them. I am chronicling the histories of adult theatres in the US. Please contact me at Thanks!
If you want bizarre, take a look at this photo of and this ad for what was the former University Theater in Cleveland, Oh.
1st LA times ad appeared on November 13th, 1970 with “All Male Best of ‘70” posted.