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West Coast Theatres' Manchester Theater, viewed from across the street prior to opening, Los Angeles, 1926

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Title: West Coast Theatres' Manchester Theater, viewed from across the street prior to opening, Los Angeles, 1926
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa January 20, 1926]
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
West Manchester Avenue stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. The new Manchester Theater stands on the opposite side of the street and is viewed at an angle, facing left. Its facade enters frame from the right and extends left. Small balconies jut forward from some of the second-floor windows. Decorative reliefs are carved above some of the windows. The building's facade is capped by a low-pitched clay tile roof. Left-of-center, the main entrance's marquee hovers over the sidewalk. Across the front of the marquee, it reads, "GRAND OPENING WED. JAN.20-MOVIE STARS - REGULAR PRICES STAGE PRESENTATION - MANCHESTER SYNCOPATERS [AND?] FEATURES." Along the right side of the marquee, it reads, "OPEN WED. REGULAR PRICES." Behind and to the right of the facade, the theater's auditorium rises. A sign sits atop it near the upper right corner, it reads, "MA[...] THEATR[E]." A car is parked in front of the theater and 2 men stand in front of the entrance. Show windows along the ground floor appear empty. A neighboring business stands in the background at left.
Related to the article, “NEW UNIT OPENING TONIGHT: Gala Performance to Mark Debut of Newest Theater in West Coast Chain,” Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 1926: A9
Handwritten on negative: West Coast Theatre - Manchester + Moneta
Text from negative sleeve: LOS ANGELES, MANCHESTER THEATER
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6048
ark:/21198/zz002cw65s
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Motion picture theaters--California--Los Angeles
Premieres--California--Los Angeles
West Coast Theatres
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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