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Title
Puente Theatre, Puente, ticket booth, opening night
Alternative Title
Puente Theatre (Puente, Calif.)
Contributor
Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990
Date Created and/or Issued
1947-48
1947/1948
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962
Rights Information
copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the UC Regents.
Description
Later renamed the "Star".
Construction photographs show the process of framing and cladding the building, as well as the trucks and equipment used. Interior scaffolding (51103) shows how the frame was supported as it went up. A close-up of the truss detail (51104) shows how the trusses were bolted together. Workmen begin to finish the exterior (51105). The end wall is closed with V-angled boards (51106). Exterior finishing and ventilation ducts are added (51107). People line up at the box office on opening night (51108). The auditorium interior reveals its structural origins; (51109) the trusswork is left exposed in the ceiling. Lee (right) shakes hands with the owner (left) on opening night (51110).
Type
image
Identifier
0051108
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Subject
Lifestyle
Motion picture theaters
Culture
Ticket offices
Entertainment
Landmarks
Source
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

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