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2002
final report
MOST OF THE BUILDING WILL
BE SAVED AND WILL BE A
BANQUET HALL.
but...
THE
HISTORICAL
ART-DECO FRONT
WAS NOT SAVED.
tearing down our past
?
??
?
bye bye our past
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this was our 'theme' during our campaign
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WE DID THE BEST WE COULD
THIS WAS...
OUR ART-DECO THEATER
'land for sale'
$650,000
+ free theater building
or
DEMOLISH the THEATER
??FINAL??
[yes, it was removed, unfortunately]
.CAMPAIGN REPORT
?FINAL?
[yes]
CAMPAIGN REPORT
2002
THIS WAS HOW
WE TOLD THE STORY...
THE BAD news:
OUR THEATER
'land for sale'
price:
$650,000
[2000] OUR THEATER [1943]
with OR withOUT
our THEATER!
GOOD DEAL,
LAND on FOOTHILL BLVD.
1938 ART DECO
HISTORICAL BUILDING free !!!
let us all state our need:
WE NEED OUR HISTORY!!
MOST OF THE BUILDING WILL
BE SAVED AND WILL BE A
BANQUET HALL.
BUT...
the art-deco front of the building
MAY BE DEMOLISHED!!
[ final REPORT ART DECO FRONT REMOVED]
ORIGINALLY
OUR THEATER WAS CALLED THE
TUJUNGA THEATER [1938]
OUR THEATER
WAS BUILT IN 1937-38
designed by
S Charles Lee
ARCHITECT S. CHARLES LEE was responible for THEATERS throughout the U.S.A.[1920-50!]ESPECIALLY HERE ON THE WEST COAST. THE HISTORIC LOS ANGELES THEATER ON BROADWAY IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES IS ONE. S CHARLES LEE CREATED AN ANIMATION THEATER FOR WALT DISNEY IN 1941, THE FIRST THEATER WITH STEREO SOUND!
"the show starts on the sidewalk"
a book about the architect
by maggie valentine
[get it thru libraries]
WE NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE
ALL ROADS LEADING
TO PRESERVING OUR
HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE ...
our history
[gloria mcgowan]
AND THE WAY TO GIVE CONSCIENCE
TO HERTIAGE,
GIVING THANKS TO ALL OUR FOREFATHERS,
WHO BEFORE US,
HAVE GIVEN US OUR FUTURE,
THEIR OFFERING FROM THE PAST.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF "THEATERS' IN L.A.
YET NOTHING NEAR THE THOUSANDS
WHO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ...
we are lucky for the natural
splendor given to our area
WHY TAKE AWAY THIS THEATER
THAT HAS WITHSTOOD EARTHQUAKES
DECADES OF USE.
TELL YOUR
THEATER
STORIES
[more history, and now it is, HISTORY]
COMMERCE STREET FAIRES
STREET FAIRE #3 2000, #2 1999, #1 1998
START-UP FOR THE "SAVE OUR THEATER!" CAMPAIGN. FLYERS WERE
HANDED OUT TO HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHILE WE
ALL ENJOYED THE WONDERFUL WEATHER,THE BOOTHS, CAR SHOW
AND ATMOSPHERE THAT THIS GREAT EVENT PROVIDED TO
EVERYONE. COMMERCE STREET WAS CLOSED OFF BETWEEN
FOOTHILL BLVD. AND VALMONT. EVERYONE COULD SEE THE
SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF OUR HILLS AND MOUNTAINS AS ONE
LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE STREET. HELPING THE CAMPAIGN WERE
DEICY's RESTAURANT formerly LOCATED ON FOOTHILL, 1/HALF A
BLOCK FROM COMMERCE ST. DEICY INITIATED THE PRINTING OF
THE FLYERS, PRINTED BY FOOTHILL COPY CENTER, LOCATED ALSO
1/2 BLOCK FROM COMMERCE, ON FOOTHILL. DEICY ALSO WAS
DISTRBUTING THE FLYERS TO FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS.THE
RESTAURANT WHERE DEICY RESIDES WAS FORMERLY VICTOR'S BBQ,
AND VICTOR ALSO DISTRIBUTED THE FLYERS AT THE STREETFAIR
ALONG WITH MENUS FROM DEICY'S RESTAURANT [NOW CLOSED].
THIS IS COMMUNITY SPIRIT!
100% INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY
RESPONSE TOTALLY POSITIVE TO THE
"SAVE OUR THEATER!" CAMPAIGN
IT WAS FOUND
THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD LIKE SAVE IT
AS A WORKING THEATER.
THEATER
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" BOTTOM LINE: " MAKING MONEY ... by doing the RIGHT THINGS! "...
