Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, exterior

Item Overview

Title

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, exterior

Uniform title

Mayfair Theatre (Ventura, Calif.)

Photographer

Shulman, Julius

Architect

Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990

Date Created

1939-40

Date

1939/1940

Collection

S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Notes

Description

The realized building is less dramatic, partially because it is sited on a prosaic small-town street. Nevertheless retains the portholes and swooping form of the roofline. The pylon sign and the curving marquee command the corner site.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs
Architectural photographs

Longitude

34.2796299

Latitude

-119.2889161

Resource type

still image

Subjects

motion picture theaters
Entertainment
Landmarks