There is a nice shot of the Fox in the 2008 THSA Annual, which highlights the Fox West Coast chain. Photo is circa 1955. Many other good exterior and interior views of other Fox houses as well.
There are some interesting aerial views on this site. You can see that in 1972 there was one screen facing Vermont, but in the 1980 photo the screens have been moved as it was then a triplex. Also in the 1972 photo you can see the Ascot race track a few blocks to the south. Enter the theater address to see the photos. View link
Here is an item from the Oakland Tribune dated 11/4/48:
What was once a dog track and later a large trailer court has now become one of the largest drive-in movie theaters on the Pacific Coast. After months of construction, the El Cerrito Motor Movies, at Fairmount Avenue, a block east of San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito will have its opening tomorrow night. The drive-in, which will be operated under direction of Blumenfeld Theaters, will have three changes of program a week, the change days being Friday, Sunday and Tuesday.
My only quibble would be that I don’t recall ever seeing billboards of that nature on Main Street, at least not on that part of Main. if it’s not this Gayety I wonder which one it could be. I think it may be on Broadway, but perhaps not in Los Angeles?
Interesting that they advertise it as having a Broadway stage show. There is a Gayety on Central Avenue in LA but none on Broadway that I know of. Maybe they were fudging since Broadway is three blocks away.
All the news plus coffee and doughnuts. From the Oakland Tribune, 10/20/39:
Opening tomorrow at noon, the Franklin Newsreel Theater will fire its first entertainment bombardment. Thirty or more minutes of the latest news, plus one full-length picture, “War Clouds Over Europe,” starring Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson, three short subjects, a musical reel, cartoon and novelty subject will provide two hours of the grandest show you have ever seen
In the lobby of the Franklin Newsreel Theater The Tribune’s exclusive A P. Wirephotos will be on display as a service to its patrons. Here you will see the latest happenings from “coast to coast in six minutes.” Another novel innovation of this newsreel theater will be the free coffee and doughnuts served in the lobby, every day, from noon until 2:30 p.m.
Here is part of a June 1965 article in the Syracuse Herald Journal:
Dean Robinson of Penn Yan, who delighted local music lovers last year with an informal concert on the giant Loew’s Theater organ, will appear again on June 17 to put the newly-restored RKO Keith’s organ through its paces. Robinson, who plays regularly for a well-known Penn Yan supper club, has been engaged by the fledgling Syracuse Theater Organ Society, which is seeking to save the Keith’s organ for Syracuse.
This instrument is the only one of its kind left in the Syracuse area. The Loew’s organ has been sold to California interests. Officials of the association will solicit assistance from local people in their campaign to keep the organ here. Persons who are interested will be asked to join the society.
The RKO Keith’s theater will be razed in about a year, but measures to save the organ must be taken before that time. Association officials estimate that about $10,000 will be needed to finance purchase of the organ and removal from the theater. The Keith’s organ was restored by a small group of theater organ enthusiasts, under the direction of Paul Fleming. The men spent more than a year working on the instrument’s maze of switches, circuits, pipes and sound effects.
Here is a photo taken around midnight on Friday:
http://tinyurl.com/dmayv4
Here are two photos taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/c62e3c
http://tinyurl.com/dgl4gb
Filming at the Regent on Friday afternoon:
http://tinyurl.com/d748xh
http://tinyurl.com/dy3fd4
Named after owner’s two sons, Don and Gordon. Opened on october 12, 1946. Closed in the mid seventies.
David Welling’s book “Cinema Houston” mentions the Al Ray and notes that the building has been demolished.
Opened on November 22, 1939. Street is Navigation, not Navagation. At opening had 725 seats. Architect was E.E. O'Donnell.
Opened on June 29, 1967. Features on opening night were “War Wagon” and “For a Few Dollars More”.
There is a nice shot of the Fox in the 2008 THSA Annual, which highlights the Fox West Coast chain. Photo is circa 1955. Many other good exterior and interior views of other Fox houses as well.
Maybe they feed you hot dogs while you work out.
This site shows a supermarket at the theater address, in the list at the bottom of the page:
http://allamericanhotdog.com/order2.html
Here is an August 1962 ad from the Pasadena Independent:
http://tinyurl.com/c6x5yp
There are some interesting aerial views on this site. You can see that in 1972 there was one screen facing Vermont, but in the 1980 photo the screens have been moved as it was then a triplex. Also in the 1972 photo you can see the Ascot race track a few blocks to the south. Enter the theater address to see the photos.
View link
Here is an ad from the Stroudsburg Daily Record, dated 11/23/63:
http://tinyurl.com/db4y3y
The website that was posted on the theater building is no longer operational.
There is a photo on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/d8af4f
Scroll down on this site for some photos of the Adams. The blog author mentions an aka of Carteri.
http://www.dsoderblog.com/
There are some nice photos of the theater on this site:
http://www.dsoderblog.com/
Here is a November 1969 ad from the Dover Times-Reporter:
http://tinyurl.com/cv3khe
Here is an item from the Oakland Tribune dated 11/4/48:
What was once a dog track and later a large trailer court has now become one of the largest drive-in movie theaters on the Pacific Coast. After months of construction, the El Cerrito Motor Movies, at Fairmount Avenue, a block east of San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito will have its opening tomorrow night. The drive-in, which will be operated under direction of Blumenfeld Theaters, will have three changes of program a week, the change days being Friday, Sunday and Tuesday.
My only quibble would be that I don’t recall ever seeing billboards of that nature on Main Street, at least not on that part of Main. if it’s not this Gayety I wonder which one it could be. I think it may be on Broadway, but perhaps not in Los Angeles?
Interesting that they advertise it as having a Broadway stage show. There is a Gayety on Central Avenue in LA but none on Broadway that I know of. Maybe they were fudging since Broadway is three blocks away.
All the news plus coffee and doughnuts. From the Oakland Tribune, 10/20/39:
Opening tomorrow at noon, the Franklin Newsreel Theater will fire its first entertainment bombardment. Thirty or more minutes of the latest news, plus one full-length picture, “War Clouds Over Europe,” starring Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson, three short subjects, a musical reel, cartoon and novelty subject will provide two hours of the grandest show you have ever seen
In the lobby of the Franklin Newsreel Theater The Tribune’s exclusive A P. Wirephotos will be on display as a service to its patrons. Here you will see the latest happenings from “coast to coast in six minutes.” Another novel innovation of this newsreel theater will be the free coffee and doughnuts served in the lobby, every day, from noon until 2:30 p.m.
Here is an ad for the Roosevelt in the Oakland Tribune, July 1938:
http://tinyurl.com/c8qko7
Here is part of a June 1965 article in the Syracuse Herald Journal:
Dean Robinson of Penn Yan, who delighted local music lovers last year with an informal concert on the giant Loew’s Theater organ, will appear again on June 17 to put the newly-restored RKO Keith’s organ through its paces. Robinson, who plays regularly for a well-known Penn Yan supper club, has been engaged by the fledgling Syracuse Theater Organ Society, which is seeking to save the Keith’s organ for Syracuse.
This instrument is the only one of its kind left in the Syracuse area. The Loew’s organ has been sold to California interests. Officials of the association will solicit assistance from local people in their campaign to keep the organ here. Persons who are interested will be asked to join the society.
The RKO Keith’s theater will be razed in about a year, but measures to save the organ must be taken before that time. Association officials estimate that about $10,000 will be needed to finance purchase of the organ and removal from the theater. The Keith’s organ was restored by a small group of theater organ enthusiasts, under the direction of Paul Fleming. The men spent more than a year working on the instrument’s maze of switches, circuits, pipes and sound effects.
There are aerial views of the drive-in from 1964 and 1980 on this site. Enter the theater address to see the photos.
View link