Alhambra
Theatre
515 S. Beacon St. | map - approximate
|
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Listed in
the 1914 & 15 L.A. city directories.
Status: Demolished. The area has been redeveloped.
L.A. Public Library Photo Collection
Auditorium
264 5th St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Listed in the 1908 San Pedro city directory as at 264 5th St. Oscar Jacobson was the manager.
Status: Demolished
Avalon Theatre
722 N. Avalon Blvd. | map |
Wilmington,
CA 90744
Opened: As the
Empress, later renamed the
Avalon.
It's in the 1925 L.A. city directory as the
Empress at 722 Canal Ave.
Cinema Tour lists this as 5258 N. Avalon Blvd. Canal St. was renamed Avalon Blvd.
In the 1923 San Pedro directory it's the
Empress but it gets a sex change in 1924 to become the
Emperor. It's back to the
Empress in 1926 and 1928 with the address listed as on Avalon Blvd. There's no listing in the 1930 directory.
In the 1932, 34 and 37 San Pedro directories it's called the
Avalon. In the 1940, 46 and 49 directories it is the
Fox Avalon.
Seating: 450
Status: Demolished -- now a parking lot.
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page on the Avalon.
L.A. Public Library Photo Collection
www.lapl.org
A view of the Avalon down the block.
"Any seat 15 cents".
Barton Theatre
211 N. Pacific Ave. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Seating: 412
It's in the 1924, 26 and 28 San Pedro directories as the
Barton. From 1930 through the 1946 directories it's the
Barton Hill Theatre. In 1949 and 1952 it's back to the
Barton Theatre.
It had a fling as a theatre for live events toward the end and was then called the
Star Theatre.
Status: Demolished.
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page on the Barton Theatre.
Capitola Theatre
336 N. Avalon Blvd. | map |
Wilmington,
CA 90744
It's listed in the 1914
L.A. city
directory as the
Crystal, 330 Canal St. In the 1915 L.A. city directory it's the
Crystal at 336 Canal.
In the 1923 Los Angeles city directory it's called the
Paramount, 336 Canal. In the 1923 and 1924 San Pedro directories it's already the
Capitola. In
the 1925 Los Angeles directory it's called the
Capitola as well at 336 Canal.
Canal St. later got renamed Avalon Blvd. The 1928 directory lists the address as on Avalon.
Status: Demolished
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page on the Capitola.
Electric Theatre
No data yet. The
Electric Theatre was mentioned in a 2007 Cinema Treasures
Cabrillo Theatre
post by Joe Vogel.
More digging is needed. So far I've found no listings for it in San
Pedro city directories for 1908, 1923, 1924, 1926 or 1928.
Empire Theatre
124 W. 5th St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Opened: Possibly 1917. The Cinema Treasures page on the
Globe Theatre has a 2009 post by Joe Vogel reporting that the "Empire Motion Picture Theatre" got an organ in 1917.
The address in the L.A. city directories varies -- in 1919 and 1921 at 124 W. 5th -- at 120 in 1921. In the 1923 L.A. city directory under "theatres" it's at 124 W. 5th. and at 122 W. 5th in under "motion picture theatres."
In the San Pedro directories it's at 124 in 1923 and 120 W. 5th in 1926 and 1928.
Status: Demolished
Fox Cabrillo
115 W. 7th St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Opened: November 15, 1923 as the
Cabrillo. The building also contained stores and offices.
Architects: Gabriel Meyer and Phillip Holler, Meyer & Holller
In the 1924 San Pedro directory "West Coast Theatres" was listed as in "rm 2."
The San Pedro city directories list it as the
Fox Cabrillo from 1930 through 1956. It's not in the 1957 edition.
Seating: 1518 seats
Status: Demolished in 1958. The site is now a parking lot.
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page on the Fox Cabrillo. The
Cinema Tour page has a photo from the Bob Meza collection.
Globe Theatre
204 W. 6th St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Opened: 1912
Seating: 622 seats
Status: Demolished. John Kielbasa on LA Okay notes that it survived well into the 1960s and was demolished in 1971.
The Globe is in the 1914 L.A. city directory as at "6th nw cor Palos
Verdes" and in the 1915 directory as 202 W. 6th.
It's in the 1917 through 1922 L.A directories and the 1923 through 1959 San Pedro directories as at 204 W. 6th
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page on the Globe Theatre. The page includes a link to a
1928 photo unearthed by Ken McIntyre.
A
PDF file in the LAPL archives from the San Pedro Bay Historical Society contains a c.1965 view of the Globe down at the bottom of the document.
LA Okay
This August 1965 view appears on the
LA Okay page "
Extinct in LA"
Granada Theatre
632
N. Avalon Blvd. | map |
Wilmington,
CA 90744
Seating: 994
It's listed as the
West Coast Granada in the 1926 San Pedro city directory. From 1930 through 1952 it's listed as just the
Granada.
Status: Now a church
More Information: The
Cinema Tour
page has a 2002 Bob Meza photo of the Granada.
See the
Cinema Treasures page for a discussion about the Granada and lots of links to exterior photos including a
2007
Ken McIntyre view of the theatre. Ken's exterior view is also on
Photos
of Los Angeles. Another treasure from Ken:
30s curtain with ads.
Lyric Theatre
No data yet. The
Lyric Theatre was mentioned in a 2007 Cinema Treasures
Cabrillo Theatre
post by Joe Vogel.
More digging is needed. So far I've found no listings for it in San
Pedro city directories for 1908, 1923, 1924, 1926 or 1928.
Majestic Theatre
407 S. Beacon St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
It's in the 1914, 1918 , 1199, and 1922 L.A. city directories as at 407 S. Beacon. In the 1915 and 1921 directories as at 409.
It's in the 1923 San Pedro directory as at 407. The
Majestic is not in the 1924 issue or later.
Status:
Demolished. This section of Beacon was vacated for development of the Harbor Village Shopping Center.
Royal Playhouse
1016 W. 7th St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
This one gets a listing in the 1924 San Pedro city directory as "1016 N 7th", presumably a typo.
Status: Nothing there. This section of 7th is all residential.
San Pedro Drive In
1811
N. Gaffey St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90744
Opened: 1949
Listed as at 1575 N. Gaffey in the 1952 and 1957 city directories.
Status: Demolished
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page on the San Pedro Drive-In. The Los Angeles Public Library has a
1949 rendering. Also see the page on the
SoCal Drive-Ins site.
San Pedro Opera House
205 6th St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Listed in the 1908 San Pedro city directory as at 205 6th St. That puts it across the street from the Globe, at 204.
Status: Demolished. This area has all been redeveloped.
San Pedro Theatre Arts
501 S.
Cabrillo St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Presumably a local theatre company.
It's listed in the 1959 San Pedro city directory.
Status: Nothing there. This area is all residential
Star Theatre
Beacon St. corner of 5th
| map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Listed in the 1908 San Pedro city directory. H.M. Good was the manager at the time.
Status: Demolished -- the area has been redeveloped.
Strand Theatre
1035
S. Pacific Ave. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Seating: 844 seats
Listed in the 1923 San Pedro city directory as the
California Theatre, 1037
S. Pacific Ave. In the 1924 and 26 books it's the
Mark Strand.
It's just the
Strand Theatre from 1928 through 1940. In the 1946, 49, 52 and 57 directories it's listed as the
Fox Strand. In 1959 it's back to being just the
Strand at 1035 S. Pacific.
Status: Later twinned by Mann Theatres. It was a church in the 80s. It has been demolished and is now a parking lot.
More Information: See the
Cinema Treasures page on the Strand. Also see the
Strand Theatres discussion.
American Classic Images
A 1983 photo of the Strand in the American
Classic Images collection.
full size view
Union Theatre
No data yet. The
Union Theatre was mentioned in a 2007 Cinema Treasures
Cabrillo Theatre post by Joe Vogel.
More digging is needed. So far I've found no listings for it in San Pedro city directories for 1908, 1923, 1924, 1926 or 1928.
Victoria Theatre
115
W. 6th St. | map |
San Pedro,
CA 90731
The Victoria is listed in the 1919 and 1921 L.A. city directories. It's in the 1923 and 1924 San Pedro city directories as at 115 W. 6th. In the 1926 issue it's listed as at 113.
It does not appear in the 1928 directory or later.
Status: Demolished. It's all new development on this stretch of 6th.
Warner Grand
San Pedro,
CA 90731
Opened: January 20, 1931 as the
Warner Bros. San Pedro with
"Goin' Wild" with Joe E. Brown. In the 80's it was renamed the
Warner
Grand. It's also been known as the
Warner and the
Teatro Juarez.
The photo here of the vertical is from 2007. Click on
it to enlarge.
Architect:
B. Marcus Priteca, who also the Warner theatres in Huntington Park and
Beverly Hills along with many other great theatres.
Seating:
1598
Status:
It's been owned since 1996 by the City of Los Angeles. The Warner hosts
live events and weekly screenings of foreign and classic films. The
theatre is being gradually refurbished.
More
information: See our Warner
Grand page for more information and photos of the theatre.
