Name/Title
Clipping about demolition of the Strand Theatre, 1964Entry/Object ID
2001.55.1Description
ACC. NO. 01.55.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: THEATRES
DATE OR PERIOD: 1964
OBJECT: CLIPPING, NEWSPAPER
DESCRIPTION: AN ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER CLIPPING, WITH BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "END OF AN ERA."
SIZE: L 7" X W 5-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER CLIPPING OF THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRAND THEATRE ON PARK STREET. THE STRAND OPENED IN 1917 AND PLAYED ITS LAST PICTURE IN 1948. IT WAS DEMOLISHED FOR THE PARKING LOT OF THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE ALAMEDA FIRE DEPARTMENT (ENCINAL AVENUE AND PARK STREET.)
DONOR: UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 17, 2001