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Florence Theatre, 770 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1928

Description: Street view of the Florence Theatre at 770 East Colorado. The marquee reads "Sue Carol in "The air circus"", and a sign below the marquee reads "Our screen talks and sings. Fox Movietone Talking News Weekly". Adjacent businesses include the Blue Goose Cafe and a soda shop. Automobiles and a motorcycle are parked on the street.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1928
Call number: photCL 402 (31508)
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Colorado Theatre, 1003 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1928

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Street view of the Colorado Theatre at 1003 East Colorado. The marquee reads "Charles "Buddy" Rogers in "Someone to love" with Mary Brian. Stage - F & M "Specialty Idea" - Celeste and Mexican Orchestra". Several adults and children stand outside the theater, near the ticket office. Adjacent businesses include the Albert Sheetz Mission Candies and Ice Cream and a Wurlitzer store. Automobiles are parked along the street.

photCL 402 (31478)

Strand Theatre, 340 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1929

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Street view of the Strand Theatre at 340 East Colorado, between Garfield and Euclid. The marquee reads "Now playing. "The Awakening" with Vilma Banky. Charley Chase in "Is everybody happy"." The adjacent businesses are the New York Hat Store and National Shirt Shop. Automobiles and a truck are parked outside on the street. The negative has been damaged.

photCL 402 (31928)

United Artists Theatre free car giveaway, 606 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1936

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Street view of the United Artists Theatre at 606 East Colorado. A large crowd is gathered in front of the theater for a drawing for a 1936 Plymouth sedan. The marquee reads "Free tonite - New 1936 Plymouth Sedan - Free tonite ; Barbara Stanwyck - "The Bride Walks Out"." A sign below the marquee advertises for "San Francisco" starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, and Spencer Tracy. Next to the theater is a See's Candies shop.

photCL 402 (35339)

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Pasadena. Florence Theatre. 770 East Colorado. Exterior

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The Harold A. Parker Studio Collection of Negatives consists of 5157 glass plate negatives, film negatives, and panoramic negatives, 1889-1949, that depict commercial, residential and landscape sites in and around Pasadena and Southern California. The images provide a look at the commercial, residential and social development of Pasadena and surrounding areas during the early years of the twentieth century. The collection is especially rich in images of residential architecture in Pasadena, Altadena, and San Marino; images of Lake Tahoe; depictions of, and activities at, the Raymond, Maryland, and Huntington Hotels in Pasadena; and the commercial, social and cultural landscapes of Pasadena. The collection also provides, through its breadth and depth of subject matter, an example of the career activities of a commercial photographer in Southern California in the early years of the twentieth century.

Essex Coupe and group in front of Warner's Egyptian Theatre, 2316 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1929

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Street view of a group of people sitting and standing around an Essex Coupe in front of Warner's Egyptian Theatre at 2316 East Colorado. The marquee of the theater reads "Phyllis Hayer and Robert Armstrong in "The shady lady"."

photCL 402 (32092)

Essex Roadster in front of Warner's Egyptian Theatre, 2316 East Colorado, Pasadena 1929

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Essex Roadster in front of Warner's Egyptian Theatre at 2316 E. Colorado. A young woman sits in the driver's seat of the automobile, while a young man leans on the driver's side door. The marquee of the theater reads "Crin' Griffith in Saturday's Children". Hart Players in "The Spieler"."

photCL 402 (31890)

Florence Theatre, 770 East Colorado, Pasadena. 1928

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