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Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), tower

Description:: The windmill tower, built of wood, is a heavier version of the usual graceful metal towers found on the Plains.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: P.A.C Photographers
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), tower

Puente Theatre, Puente, ticket booth, opening night

Description:: Later renamed the "Star".
Date:: 1947-48
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Puente Theatre, Puente, ticket booth, opening night

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, proscenium

Description:: The typical proscenium arch has been dispensed with, although it is still indicated by the swags of the valance and the curtain before the screen. Decoration is minimal, concentrated solely on the curved portion of the side walls flanking the screen.
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, proscenium

Garmar Theatre, Montebello, entrance and marquee

Date:: 1949-50
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Todd, L. A.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Garmar Theatre, Montebello, entrance and marquee

State Theatre, Stockton, ticket booth before remodel

Description:: These photographs of the State Theatre in Stockton show a early twentieth-century theatre that was used for stage acts and movies. These photographs were in Leeýs collection , because he was asked to submit a proposal for remodeling. The collection contains no records of his remodeling concepts.
Date:: 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

State Theatre, Stockton, ticket booth before remodel

La Tijera Theatre, Los Angeles, exterior, night

Description:: Lee designed his theatres to be most effective at night. The tall neon sign seems to hang in the air above the building. A grid of round lights underneath the canopy forms a high marquee and illuminates the entrance. Translucent panels on the lobby walls glow invitingly and the aluminum frames reflect the light. The poster cases are illuminated internally and outlined by neon strips.
Date:: 1948-49
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

La Tijera Theatre, Los Angeles, exterior, night

Tower Bowl, San Diego, cocktail lounge

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, cocktail lounge

Tower Bowl, San Diego, bowling alleys

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, bowling alleys

Picwood Theatre, Los Angeles, facade, night

Description:: The drawing style, with its curving frame, the simple swept lines of the box office, and the abstract lines on the lobby floor, which use motifs drawn from contemporary painting, all bespeak the era of the 1930s and 1940s.
Date:: 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Greene, Michael
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Picwood Theatre, Los Angeles, facade, night

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, exterior

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.
Date:: 1939-40
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, exterior

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