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Description
This circa-1962 photograph shows the Rio Theater (521 J St.), formerly the El Rey Theater. Also seen is the Big Ben Loan Office (531 J St.), El Paso Cafe/Tavern (525 J St.), G 'n' M Club/Tavern (529 J St.), Pacific Hotel (527 J St.), Fong Sing Hand Laundry (527 J St.), and the Disabled Veterans Thrift Store (515 J St.). The Rio Theater survived for a few more years and alternated between live burlesque shows and Mexican movies, as advertised on the marquee.
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