Jewel Theatre

1220 Pacific Avenue,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 26, 2015 at 1:20 am

Mike, I think you forgot to close the space between the ] and the ( in the markdown code. Here’s a clickable link: Jewel theatre opening

rivest266
rivest266 on July 25, 2015 at 7:19 pm

opened on or about November 22nd, 1907

rivest266
rivest266 on July 25, 2015 at 7:18 pm

[Jewel theatre opening] (http://www.newspapers.com/clip/2882471/jewel_theatre_opening/)

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 10, 2014 at 1:01 pm

The modern address of the lot the Jewel Theatre was on is 1220 Pacific Avenue. The current building is occupied by Rosie McCann’s Irish Pub & Restaurant. The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, by John Chase, says that the Jewel Theatre operated from 1908 to 1920 on the ground floor of a three story building that housed the Masonic Lodge on the upper floors.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 9, 2014 at 2:52 am

The historic address of the Jewel Theatre was 161 Pacific Avenue. A bit farther up Pacific, at 145, was another movie house called the Princess Theatre. Both were listed in the 1916 and 1918 directories, but no longer listed in the 1921 directory. The lots that once had those numbers should appear on Sanborn maps from the period.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 6, 2014 at 7:35 pm

Edward E. Prince, who lived in Santa Cruz from June 21, 1910, to December 16, 1911, kept a diary in which he mentions attending theaters in Santa Cruz. He mentions the Jewel Theatre by name on September 24, 1910. He also saw the movies at the Unique Theatre the same day.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on February 6, 2014 at 6:35 pm

The Jewel Theatre was listed in the 1916 and 1918 editions of the Western Directory Company’s Santa Cruz County Directory, but not in the 1921 edition.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on January 20, 2011 at 10:16 am

Can anyone come up with the address? More info and photos are always welcome.