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Originally Posted by ScottyB
Took wife and kids to a play at 24th St Theater for Mother's Day,.
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You sound like a great dad and husband Scotty.
Did you see "
Hansel & Gretel Blueglass"?
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Originally Posted by ScottyB
across the street was this theater
me
We wandered in and found a most interesting place, run by the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiasts.
Built on the site and opened in 1921 as the Fairyland Theatre. It became the Union Square Theatre by 1929. In 1935 it became a live theatre named the Louise Glaum Little Theatre. By 1938 it had been renamed Continental Theatre and by 1942 it was the Union Theatre. Closed by 1956 when it became a union hall.
It lay empty for several years, until it was purchased by, and re-opened as the Velaslavasay Panorama in June 2005.
Anybody know anything more?
Quite a few interesting old houses on the block, BTW.
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Union Square area and it's surroundings. (the Santa Monica freeway is at the top edge)
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below: I placed a red star on the 24th Street Theater where ScottyB took his family. "Union Square" is the small irregular piece of land directly above it.
As ScottyB mentioned earlier, the Velaslavasay Panorama at Union Theater can be seen across the street.
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Originally Posted by "ScottyB'
Anybody know anything more?
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I do.
I always meant to do a post on this area but kept putting it off.
What first stoked my interest was this blurb about an electrical lighted sign and star that would span Union Avenue.
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Much to my disappointment, I was never able to find a photograph of the Union Square sign. (makes me wonder if it was ever installed)
Here's a view of Union Square as it looks today.
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The line of vintage buildings shown above are on the east side of the square situated along Union Avenue. The square itself is on the far left.
Here's a closer look at the same buildings as seen from the square. (note the middle bldg was built in 1902) *i might have posted this before
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Did you notice Pete's Hamburgers in the google aerial?
It's located on the northeast corner of Hoover and 24th street (just south of the vintage bldgs shown above)
Pete's
Has anyone eaten here.....or know the history of this place?
To me it resembles the old Dolores that was once on Sunset Blvd. (see below)
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A couple closer looks at Pete's.
below: Looking southeast from the tip of Union Square.
The building is looking a bit worse for wear.
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It's terrible if they're letting this place fall down. Is it on any kind of registry?
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I have a number of gs-views of the turn-of-century houses in the area that i'll post later.