Denny’s comment in full was: “Denny > Nov 30, 2002 10:14 PM EST
The murders happened in February 1973. The feature film was Disney’s "World’s Greatest Athlete”. The bodies were taken out on coroner’s wheeled gurneys durning the morning as kids came to line up at the ticket window but a note on the ticket booth window announced that the theatre will be closed until further notice. The story was covered by all the major TV networks and got coverage around the world."
After moviemanforever’s comment ended on the old board after “…and waited for the movie to start.”, he continued: “Just as I had finished about half of the weenie, I bit into a folded piece of paper – it was the free pass!! I used it a couple of nights later to see – yes – "Good Times” (Sonny & Cher) plus “Ride The Wild Surf” (Fabian, Tab Hunter, and a bleached blonde Shelley Fabares). The Ritz didn’t have the prestige of the UA, Fox, or Academy in Inglewood. However, considering the diversity of films shown there and the conversion into the Cine, it was, without a doubt, the most interesting."
The marquee isn’t entirely blank – the clinging letters remaining on one of its sides spell out a screening of Esther Williams' “Million Dollar Mermaid” (1952).
Many aeons ago, someone posted this: “charlessheen > May 14, 2003 1:21 PM EDT
I’m new to this group, but anyway, I live 3 blocks from the old Picfair site. My mom use to go to the shoe repair store that was on the corner of the theatre. They tore down the remains of the Picfair in early 1995 (me and my friends broke in to see the inside for my 13th birthday). I have a brick from the theatre. I really thought nobody cared about its history but me so yea, cool site.”
This theatre, the UA Valley Plaza 6, was known as UA Movies from 1979 to 1995 and was located at 6355 Bellingham Avenue, Valley Plaza, North Hollywood CA 91606. It was equipped to show 70mm films as well.
Lawrence Tierney could be found in the center of the very back row whenever they’d do midnight screenings of “Reservoir Dogs” (a habit he kept until his death).
Seating 2400, this theatre was also known at alternate points as the AMC Hollywood Galaxy 6 and the GCC Galaxy 6. I saw “Billy Madison” here when it first opened.
It’s next to the Knitting Factory in that ill-fated complex (which isn’t doing too well itself) – are the fitness branch and pharmacy actually in the physical space of the theatre itself?
Divining the number of seats in a theatre helps to clear up if one theatre in town was simply renamed or was another theatre entirely.
This theatre was located at 217 East Philadelphia Street.
One of the Robert Lippert chain of theatres.
Denny’s comment in full was: “Denny > Nov 30, 2002 10:14 PM EST
The murders happened in February 1973. The feature film was Disney’s "World’s Greatest Athlete”. The bodies were taken out on coroner’s wheeled gurneys durning the morning as kids came to line up at the ticket window but a note on the ticket booth window announced that the theatre will be closed until further notice. The story was covered by all the major TV networks and got coverage around the world."
A duplicate listing for this theatre is here: /theaters/1038/
After moviemanforever’s comment ended on the old board after “…and waited for the movie to start.”, he continued: “Just as I had finished about half of the weenie, I bit into a folded piece of paper – it was the free pass!! I used it a couple of nights later to see – yes – "Good Times” (Sonny & Cher) plus “Ride The Wild Surf” (Fabian, Tab Hunter, and a bleached blonde Shelley Fabares). The Ritz didn’t have the prestige of the UA, Fox, or Academy in Inglewood. However, considering the diversity of films shown there and the conversion into the Cine, it was, without a doubt, the most interesting."
It’s now operating as some kind of community centre.
The marquee isn’t entirely blank – the clinging letters remaining on one of its sides spell out a screening of Esther Williams' “Million Dollar Mermaid” (1952).
As in the photograph above, it was also known as Chotiner’s Ravenna Theatre in the 1930s.
The address of this theatre is 6107 South Main Street.
Oh, and it use to be called the Del Mar when it first opened.
The address of this theatre is 17801 East Gale Avenue, City of Industry CA 91748.
Many aeons ago, someone posted this: “charlessheen > May 14, 2003 1:21 PM EDT
I’m new to this group, but anyway, I live 3 blocks from the old Picfair site. My mom use to go to the shoe repair store that was on the corner of the theatre. They tore down the remains of the Picfair in early 1995 (me and my friends broke in to see the inside for my 13th birthday). I have a brick from the theatre. I really thought nobody cared about its history but me so yea, cool site.”
The address of this theatre is 9100 South Sepulveda Boulevard.
That “Bond” sign in the 1942 photograph above is still there.
John Coltrane’s son Ravi worked at the Topanga Theatre?!
That sure looks like an interior view of this theatre, though. Maybe they were the avant-garde grindhouse theatre?
Also known as the El Segundo Theatre from 1940 to 1950, when it was located at 142 Richmond.
This theatre, the UA Valley Plaza 6, was known as UA Movies from 1979 to 1995 and was located at 6355 Bellingham Avenue, Valley Plaza, North Hollywood CA 91606. It was equipped to show 70mm films as well.
Lawrence Tierney could be found in the center of the very back row whenever they’d do midnight screenings of “Reservoir Dogs” (a habit he kept until his death).
This should be Honolulu Avenue, not Boulevard.
Theatre still abandoned – stuck behind lots of plywood boards currently and unless one does one’s Human Fly thing, impossible to see into.
A long time ago: “plinfesty > Jun 5, 2003 9:28 PM EDT
The first 70mm attraction at the Village was "2001: A Space Odyssey” in the fall of 1974."
Seating 2400, this theatre was also known at alternate points as the AMC Hollywood Galaxy 6 and the GCC Galaxy 6. I saw “Billy Madison” here when it first opened.
It’s next to the Knitting Factory in that ill-fated complex (which isn’t doing too well itself) – are the fitness branch and pharmacy actually in the physical space of the theatre itself?