217 N. Citrus Ave. Covina, CA 91723 | map |
Thanks to Ron Pierce for researching the theatre. Part of his 2009 report:
A December 6, 1913 ad from the Covina Argus. Thanks to Lisa Kouza Braddock for locating it.
The Isis got renamed the Star Theatre in 1915. Ron Pierce has more:
"The Argus-Citizen said in 1954, that for a few years the competition between the two theaters was intense but the Isis Theatre eventually prevailed and the Empress Theatre closed. The Merwins sold the theater in November of 1915 to Lulu Dietz, who renamed it the Star Theatre. In 1919, Dietz sold her interests to J. Lisy who then sold it to George Leonardy in 1920. Leonardy then begin plans to build the Covina Theatre, which was block away and on the opposite side of the street of the Star Theatre."
Closing: December 15, 1921 was the final day of operation. The new house for George Leonardy and his partner Earl Sink that opened the next day was the Covina Theatre, a block farther south at 104 N. Citrus Ave.
Ron Pierce researched the later use of the Star's building:
"In 1922 it was remodeled into a Ford car and tractor agency. In 1932 Cornet’s five and dime, which later became a large West Coast chain, moved into the location. Cornet stores occupied the location until the middle 1960’s. In 2009 the building was still occupied by retail stores."
A view south in the alley. The newer concrete block building on the left is at 221. The first older building was once the home of the Empress. The bay closest to us of the next building was once home to the Isis/Star Theatre. Photo: Google Maps - 2019
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