Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte) auditorium

Item Overview

Title

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte) auditorium

Uniform title

Tumbleweed Theatre (El Monte, Calif.)

Architect

Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990

Date Created

1939

Date

1939

Collection

S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Notes

Description

The interior of the auditorium featured open trusses, exposed rafters and utilitarian metal light fixtures to lend authenticity to the building. Murals of cowboys and cattle along the side walls added a touch of Hollywood.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs
Architectural photographs

Longitude

34.062232

Latitude

-118.019233

Resource type

still image

Subjects

motion picture theaters
Landmarks