Comments about AAA Theatre in Los Angeles, CA

rickyrecon45 on February 9, 2010 at 12:36 pm

I saw a rock and roll movie there in 1955 which was one among many which starred the group that sang Who Wears Shorts Shorts. There were a lot of double features including Charlie Chan and other 40’s movies on a Saturday afternoon and it was always sold out on Saturday and Sunday.

kencmcintyre on July 23, 2009 at 2:39 am

Here is an ad for “Monster on the Campus” at the New AAA in October 1958:
http://tinyurl.com/kwplqt

kencmcintyre on April 29, 2009 at 10:42 pm

Advertised as Encel’s Theater in a 1923 Paramount ad.

kencmcintyre on April 7, 2009 at 2:22 am

Here is an April 2009 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/d3xlnd

kencmcintyre on January 30, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Here is an ad for the New AAA Theater in a January 1959 LA Times ad. The theater was showing a horror double feature. Click on the ad on the left to zoom in.
http://tinyurl.com/aesgyv

kencmcintyre on December 3, 2008 at 12:47 am

Here is a December 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/6rd5tn

kencmcintyre on October 5, 2007 at 2:35 pm

I can’t see the street numbers in the photo I took in June, but I had the impression that the theater building was the older one on the left and not the one with the marquee on the right. I will take another look the next time I’m in the area.

Joe Vogel on October 5, 2007 at 4:15 am

The zoning information system of the L.A. planning department lists this property at 8610 S. Broadway, but it’s definitely the same building: just under 5000 square feet, and currently serving as a church. The building was erected in 1921.

MagicLantern on October 4, 2007 at 10:04 pm

Known as the AAA Theatre in 1964 at least.

kencmcintyre on October 3, 2007 at 3:09 am

I believe the Pix/Mecca/Encell was also called the AAA at one point, according to some information on the Manchester Theater page.

MagicLantern on August 15, 2007 at 2:30 am

Wow, great! I’d always wondered where the Encell was.

kencmcintyre on August 14, 2007 at 1:26 am

Here is another aka. The Mecca/Pix was listed at 8612 Moneta (Broadway) in the 1925 city directory as the Encell Theater.

kencmcintyre on July 14, 2007 at 9:47 pm

My pleasure.

MagicLantern on July 14, 2007 at 9:34 pm

Ken, I’m very happy you’re going to these lengths to get a sense of where we are now with these places! Thanks a million!

kencmcintyre on July 14, 2007 at 5:35 pm

Sorry about that. This was a shoot-and-run type of photo as I wasn’t inclined to stop and walk around. If I’m back there again, I will take a better photo.

MagicLantern on July 14, 2007 at 12:30 pm

It should be observed that the theatre is the building at the right of the photograph. You can see about half of a marquee there.

kencmcintyre on June 17, 2007 at 1:54 am

Here is a June 2007 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/366eyk

AAA Theatre

8612 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003

8612 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles, CA 90003