April 1980 reissue engagement of "Lady and the Tramp" at the Cinema 1 in Fredonia, NY with the ticket.

This theater has since been restored as the Fredonia Opera House (below)

Movie Theaters and Classic Newspaper Ads from Yesteryear

Classic Movie Ad Long Beach Theaters. United Artists Theater "Cat on aHot Tin Roof"

Classic Movie Ad for Long Beach Theaters "Best Years of Our Lives" 1947

The Oriental Theater at 5384 American (now Long Beach Boulevard) was severely damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.  It was subsequently remodeled as the LaShell Theater.

The LaShell Theater post-earthquake 

Photo of the LaShell Theater building

The LaShell Theater at 5384 Long Beach Blvd. in Long Beach had 450 seats and was a second-run neighborhood theater.  The building still exists and the beautiful entrance is still evident.

Interior of theater

GWTW 1954 re-release shown on wide-screen

GWTW reissue at the Atlantic 1948

In 1974, the theater gained notoriety by showing adult films

In 1948, the theater owners attempted to sue, claiming that they were being forced to play second run films.

Article describing 1957 renovation of the Atlantic

I LOVE this.  It's an advertisement from 1949.  Apparently, the Atlantic Theater installed the new "Cycloramic Screen-the magic screen of the future"!  According to information found online, this screen was designed to produce a clearer, more uniform picture.  Unlike other screens, this product had no perforations and featured a "silky smooth" surface that was supposed to reduce eye strain.  It also supposedly created a 3-d like effect, making "every seat in the house a winner"!

Celebration program

These photos document the demolition celebration held shortly before actual demolition began.  I attended, but felt badly since I knew yet another single screen theater was to fall to the ground.  The furniture store next to the theater is also coming down.  Granted, these buildings are probably beyond repair, but a part of me still hates to see this happen.  The bottom photos show the demolished auditorium.  These were taken in February, 2014.