Here's something you might be interested in.
Sunday morning found me roaming the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Don't ask. Better 9:30am than 9:30pm, right?
Here amidst the gold buyers, Quinceanera dressmakers, pawnshops, and Starbucks outlets stand the shells of what used to be some of the mightiest movie palaces on earth. What Broadway must have looked like in the '40's. You probably needed sunglasses at night to avoid neon blindness.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48131/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48132/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48133/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48134/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48135/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48136/
The 2,200 seat Los Angeles Theatre appears to be the only one of the bunch that's still in operation.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48137/
Sunday morning found me roaming the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Don't ask. Better 9:30am than 9:30pm, right?
Here amidst the gold buyers, Quinceanera dressmakers, pawnshops, and Starbucks outlets stand the shells of what used to be some of the mightiest movie palaces on earth. What Broadway must have looked like in the '40's. You probably needed sunglasses at night to avoid neon blindness.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48131/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48132/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48133/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48134/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48135/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48136/
The 2,200 seat Los Angeles Theatre appears to be the only one of the bunch that's still in operation.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/25/48137/