Website:http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/2249/photos (Cinema Treasures)http://ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardena_Cinema (Wikipedia)
Description:Old-fashioned single-screen movie theater/cinema built in 1946 and maintained in its original design. The Park Theatre opened December 11, 1946, and is still a single screen movie house after all these years.
Site Condition:Opened: 1947. At some point is was called the Morning Calm Theatre. In the early 60s as the Park Theatre it was run by Harry Milstein's Grand Theatres as a second run house like their Grand and Stadium theatres in Torrance. Pacific Theatres was later involved. Sometimes it ran Spanish language films as well as occasional Korean and Japanese films. In the late 70s and into the mid- 80s it was the Teatro Variedades with Mexican films and the occasional live variety show.
General Notes:Confirmed contact 9/21/23 jj / verified 4.8.24 bd
Usage Restriction:All use must comply with local, state, and federal laws. Beauty salon tenant may need to be compensated for inconvenience to business.
Jurisdictions::Gardena
Within 30-Mile Zone: Y
State Property: No
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.8959671, y coordinate: -118.3261500
Fees: Yes
Contacts: Kim, Judy *Owner, Gardena Cinema310.217.0404 - Box Office Phone 1213.839.0100 Mobile[email protected]
* Key Contact
