Monterey Theatre

In pulling the original building permits what I found is that it was designed by Barcune & King in 1939. [It replaced earlier homes]. The contractor was Floyd R. Fisher. The marquee was by Blaine Noice and the marquee contractor was the Tru-Ad Neon Sign Co. The interior tiles were by the Diato Flooring Co which also did magnisite floors.

On another note, I do know the owners and will give that information to the person who wants to know how to rent it if you contact me and if it is not already rented.

One more from the same date:
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The church has decamped, and the building is for sale.
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Here is a 1979 photo from the LAPL:
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hdtv: I’ve never seen Jail Bait myself, but William Gabel says that the scene you mention was shot in the Monterey Theatre in Monterey Park. I’ve been keeping an eye on the cable channels in hope that the movie will show up on one of them and I can see for myself. If any of the shots show the back of the house (the screen end of the room was rather nondescript), I’d probably recognize it, as I went to that Monterey many times. It was one of that handful of older theatres that had a section of stadium seating at the back of the auditorium. I never attended the Whittier Boulevard Monterey, but if, as listed above, its style was Spanish Renaissance, then it was probably more ornate than the Monterey in Monterey Park.

The Monterey Theatre opened in the 1920’s, located on the corner of Whittier Blvd and S. Soto St, it presented English language films up until 1965. By the early 1980’s it was known as Teatro Blanquita presenting on the stage, ‘Adult Only’ burlesque shows direct from Mexico City.