Vidiots
4884 Eagle Rock Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90041
4884 Eagle Rock Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90041
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Theatre is presently open & screening Halloween/Horror titles.
Schedule of titles here https://vidiotsfoundation.org/ Might count as theatre website…
This can be changed from closed to open
Target reopening date of June 1, 2023. Article below.
https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/vidiots-reopen-june-2023-1234829091/?fbclid=IwAR3cBknEdDObVnCwaIYIuQeoc72fe9YQWULzhchNlmGmr-v7bdGOkUvES0E
Reopening as Eagle on June 10th, 1937
Grand opening ad
Yosemite Theatre opening Fri, May 3, 1929 – 13 · Eagle Rock Sentinel (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com
Breaking news – 9/30/2019: Vidiots Sets L.A. Relaunch With Storefront And Independent Theater dlvr.it/RFCHtK
I will be touring the Eagle with the listing agent tomorrow, and then will be moderating a community meeting on Thursday May 23 at 7:30pm at Eagle Rock City Hall to gauge community interest and see if we can bring the Eagle Theatre back to life. Anyone in the area is encouraged to come. If you are interested in getting involved, you can also email me at .
Thanks, Escott Norton, Executive Director Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation
I find it hard do believe that the theatre closed down in 2001. I thought it closed down in the late 80’s early 90’s years. Did the theatre play movies up until 2001?
Yes. It is The Universal Church today. Below is the Photos page from their Facebook page.
I also ganked one of the 2015 photos and will add it to the Photos section here as well.
https://www.facebook.com/universalchurcheaglerock/photos?ref=page_internal
Does the Theatre still stand today?
Worked there in the mid 80’s. Was my first job and it was a blast to work there. The nachos were famous back then. We wouldn’t even put the nachos in the little plastic bowls. We should just fill the cardboard box you put the plastic bowl in with a ton of chips and cheese. It was like 3 nacho bowls for the price of 1. It did get a bit stuff in there and we would have to go out back and start the “swamp cooler” by climbing up a steel girder, avoiding falling, and pushing a button. I’m surprised no one got electrocuted or fell to their deaths. Was a great time. Dan M.
I saw Sink the Bismarck there with Dana Wynter back in, what, 1956
Onemadsniper….I worked there too from 88 to 91. Email me at
i agree with movie man 67. there was a long line on thursday. the line would go around the block i know i was there on thursday.
great theatre i used to go there when they had movies for 75cents.i saw lethal weapon2 and days of thunder. and other great films
I worked at the Eagle in the late 80’s (86-89) we showed good movies at a great price but no porn. Bargain day was a riot (literally) it would get a bit rowdy and we had to hire off duty cops to work security for us. I still have some scars from some altercations there. Overall it was a great experience and a fun place to work at while in HS. I have many fond memories of that place and met many great people I would love to see again. I can still recall some late Friday night after work private parties there.
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://snipurl.com/gjvae
New book-length Pussycat Theatre history from the San Diego Reader:
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Hey mdude I was there from 96-98! Are you MB,JR.? Drop me an email sometime- I forgot how good those nachos were and the popcorn with hot sauce on top!
I worked at the Eagle Theater for two years (95-97). Attendance had dropped a lot and went through 2 owners while I worked there. We had the best nacho’s in town. I remember people would come by just to buy nacho’s. As noted above… we also had Thursday specials. It was $1.00 for two movies. When I went as a kid… it was 75 cents. I wish I had taken pictures of the projection room. There were a lot of memories made there…
I lived in Eagle Rock from 1980 through 1985 during which my age was 14 to 19. If the Eagle had been showing porn during that time, I definitely would have noticed! But it wasn’t. The theater was dumpy but admission was cheap.
At least the Eagle Cinema is being preserved by the Church which is currently occupying it. I mean, it is neat and clean and the good folks are guaranteed to keep it for years to come. By the way, I saw a board saying they will be screening a movie on June 9th at 5pm. Free Entrance. For a bit of Nostalgia, I will be there. It’s the 10 commandment Classic.
The Eagle never showed porn, the Pussycat chain bought and remodeled the theatre but community opposition prevented the change in policy.
The theatre was rented to an independent operator who booked mainstream films.
I never saw this theater as a pussycat (Porno) theater, but the marquee was unmistakeably a “PussyCat job with the two tone purple/pink panels even when it was changed back to the Eagle.
Look at the color photo at the top, notice the colored panels and that oval ring of lights! Totally PussyCat in design.
Currently you can get a "Spiritual Cleansing” at this location. Plans for other venues at this location have not been approved due to lack of parking for the location etc. It is a shame it is not still a little neighborhood theater.
From the LA Library:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics49/00044199.jpg