- Old Georgetown Theater For Sale – Georgetown Metropolitan – August 2009
- Old Georgetown Theater, Soon to Be Empty, Still For Sale – Georgetown Metropolitan – August 2011
Theatres
Barbary Coast – San Diego’s ‘In Spot’ – New California Theatre – San Diego, CA – Mitch Paluszek
The picture was taken from the corner of 3rd Ave and B Street in downtown San Diego; the building on which this is painted is at 4th and C. The building itself is a gem; the old “California Theater.” Shuttered now. – Mitch Paluszek
This Spanish Colonial Revival theater was built in 1927 and seated over 2200 patrons. Once a premiere venue for the city, the theater has been in disuse for decades. Although the California was renovated in 1988, two years later it was again scheduled for demolition. Now, in addition to restorations, plans call for a wide redevelopment of the entire area, which should bring the theater back into the spotlight and out from the shadows of time. – Cinema Treasures
Internet resources:
- Cinema Treasures – California Theatre
- Printsellers dot com
- Internet Movie Poster Awards Gallery
Barry Cigar – California's First Theatre – Monterey, CA
- California’s First Theatre – CA Parks dot gov
- California’s First Theatre – Historic Monterey
Society Smoke…Cigar! Wall Sign Revisited – Theatre District, NYC
Other Society Smoke Cigar postings before & during adjacent buildings demolition.
Furry Sings the Blues – Joni Mitchell – Jay Warren – Memphis TN
“There’s a double bill murder at the New Daisy
The old girl’s silent across the street
She’s silent waiting for the wrecker’s beat
Silent staring at her stolen name…”
“Handy’s cast in bronze
And he’s standing in a little park
With a trumpet in his hand
Like he’s listening back to the good old bands
And the click of high heeled shoes Old Furry sings the blues…”
– Joni Mitchell – Furry Sings the Blues – Hejira 1976