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Originally Posted by unihikid
The Uptown sure does look an awful lot like the Golden Gate over in east la
LAPL has this view of the corner showing the Uptown building
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I see what you mean. The Golden Gate building at Whittier & Atlantic dates to 1927. The theater survives as a
CVS, but per L.A Conservancy the retail part of the building was demolished in the 1990s.
1950s view
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1938 view when the theater was showing Swing Your Lady
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The Uptown's building was done by Everett H. Merrill in 1925
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lat 1925 image
The theater had its gala opening 12-29-1925 when Olympic was still 10th.
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Sad image of the Uptown with demolition signage, November 1964. The site became a Ralphs market. The Bank of America roof sign was still there.
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