Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), street elevation, night

Item Overview

Title

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), street elevation, night

Uniform title

Tumbleweed Theatre (El Monte, Calif.)

Photographer

P.A.C Photographers

Architect

Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990

Date Created

1939

Date

1939

Collection

S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Notes

Description

Lee illuminated the "barn" to highlight its forms in light and dark. The windmill tower with its illuminated revolving wheel attracted attention from afar, while the tower structure was used to display the name of the theatre. For good measure, a standard box sign on a pylon was added at the street frontage.

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
Entertainment
Landmarks