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United Artists Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1932

Description: A street view of the United Artists Ritz Theatre at 5600 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. The marquees read "The biggest pictures, best stars, the finest productions play the Fox Ritz Theatre" and "See pictures sooner at the Ritz Theatre". The theater is housed in an Art Deco style building with several empty storefronts to the left of the theater and a nut shop to the right. Two automobiles are parked on the street.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1932
Call number: photCL Whitt 1077 ; Whitt neg. 0608
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Milnor Inc. Importers; 3555 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1927

Visual Materials

A street view of Milnor Inc. Importers at 3555 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. The business, which sells gifts, kimonos, and jewelry, is run out of a large house with Oriental decorations, mainly consisting of dragons mounted on the roof. Automobiles are driving past other houses on the same street.

photCL Whitt 1067 ; Whitt neg. 0193

Crowd waiting to see Desert Song at Mason Theatre, 127 South Broadway, Los Angeles. 1928

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A long line of people wait outside the Mason Theatre at 127 South Broadway in Los Angeles to see a stage production of the operetta Desert Song. Signs outside the theater announce an extra gala performance and the last two weeks of shows. The long line goes down the street, past Woolworth's, Spear's, and Lucky Seven Department Store.

photCL Whitt 3099

United Artists Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif

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Interior view of the lobby of the United Artists Theatre, a movie theatre on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.

photCL_555_06_1684

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)

Open-air drive-in theatre, Los Angeles, Cal

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Image of a drive-in movie theater in Los Angeles, California, with a woman standing on the corner at the intersection of West Pico Boulevard and Westwood Boulevard. The writing on the drive-in signs read "Drive-in theatre sit in your car see and hear talking pictures on the world's largest screen - California's first" "turn all lights out here" and "drive-in theater admission prices adults $.35 per person."

photCL_555_06_1624

Hancock Mansion, Wilshire, Los Angeles. 1927

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A street view of a large white house, identified as the Hancock Mansion, on Wilshire in Los Angeles. There are several automobiles parked along the street and a few others in motion.

photCL Whitt 1059 ; Whitt neg. 0173

United Artists Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 1932

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