Bellflower Theatre

16600 Bellflower Boulevard,
Bellflower, CA 90706

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dallasmovietheaters on June 3, 2021 at 5:56 am

The Bellflower Theatre bloomed on March 20, 1923 with Thomas Meighan in “Back Home or and Broke” supported by the Harold Lloyd short, “Look Out Below.” The theatre featured 50 loges and a quiet room where babies could be taken without missing the film. The well-placed and new Baldauf’s Sweet Shop was an original neighbor and was the de facto concession stand serving snacks and soft drinks. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Yarborough opened the venue though selling out to L.E. Funk in 1925.

The Bellflower, which remained silent, closed in March of 1930 when the New Bellflower Theatre opened on March 29. The original theatre was converted for other retail purposes. Funk would be the first manager of the New Bellflower turned Bellflower turned NuBel then, finally, the Holiday Theatre which has its own CinemaTreasures page.