Princess Theatre

308 N. Main Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

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rivest266
rivest266 on September 21, 2023 at 6:34 pm

The Empire theatre reopened under new management on March 5th, 1910. Ad posted.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on June 4, 2010 at 4:40 pm

Looks that way Joe.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 22, 2009 at 2:15 am

I’d say that’s definitely the original Princess Theatre. The cars are all open, and most have cloth tops, so they are probably from the 1910s rather than the 1920s. By 1923, most new cars had glazed side windows like this 1923 Essex. Also, there’s no doubt the buildings across the street are the same ones in both photos.

drb
drb on April 21, 2009 at 12:59 pm

Could this be the original Princess, on the left? I’d think that the Model Ts would be later than 1923, but it looks like a different building than the other photo. Or is that even a theater?

http://www.santaanahistory.com/bk2pics/b2/zxv.jpg
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The buildings across the way look to be the same ones that are across from the West Coast in this shot, which would put it at the correct address.

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 25, 2007 at 6:09 pm

The photo linked above by ken mc dates from no earlier than 1926, the year in which the movie Oh Billy, Behave was released. As the first Princess Theatre was demolished in 1923 to make way for the New Walker Theatre, later renamed the West Coast Theatre, the photo must depict the later New Princess Theatre.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on October 22, 2005 at 8:21 pm

From the UC Berkeley collection:

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