Opened: It was running in the 1920s. The opening date is unknown. It was on the north side of the street just east of 6th St. The name is fictitious. It's not yet known what it was actually called.
Closing: The date is unknown.
Joe Vogel notes that the building with the
arched entrance for the theatre dates from 1915 and got a major remodel
in 1933. He offers some ideas about these two photos on the
site's page for the Garmar Theatre. Sharp-eyed contributor Montebellodays noted that the brick building on
the far right edge of the photo appears to say "Olander" across the top.
That family later owned the Vogue and Garmar theatres in Montebello.
It's not known what their earlier interests were.
A 2015 view of the same block as seen in the LAPL photos -- most of it still intact. We're looking east. The lot in the foreground on the corner of 6th & Whittier has lost its building. The theatre building has gained a more exaggerated arch -- it's the brown one we see nearest us, using 520 and 522 W. Whittier addresses. The Security Bank building at the end of the block at 5th is gone and has been replaced with a new lower one. Photo: Google Maps
More Information: That's all there is at the moment.
See the pages here on this site for three other theatres in Montebello: The Cameo Theatre at 605 W. Whittier, the Vogue Theatre (1937) at 712 W. Whittier and the Garmar Theatre (1950) at 2325 W. Whittier Blvd.
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