{"id":28362,"date":"2023-12-31T07:58:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T15:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=28362"},"modified":"2024-01-01T07:27:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T15:27:10","slug":"color-photo-of-the-broadway-theatre-428-s-broadway-downtown-los-angeles-circa-1954-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/31\/color-photo-of-the-broadway-theatre-428-s-broadway-downtown-los-angeles-circa-1954-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Color photo of the Broadway Theatre, 428 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1954"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28363\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/31\/color-photo-of-the-broadway-theatre-428-s-broadway-downtown-los-angeles-circa-1954-2\/color-photo-of-the-broadway-theatre-428-s-broadway-downtown-los-angeles-circa-1954\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Color-photo-of-the-Broadway-Theatre-428-S.-Broadway-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1954.jpg?fit=999%2C665&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"999,665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Color photo of the Broadway Theatre, 428 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1954\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Color-photo-of-the-Broadway-Theatre-428-S.-Broadway-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1954.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Color-photo-of-the-Broadway-Theatre-428-S.-Broadway-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1954.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28363\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Color-photo-of-the-Broadway-Theatre-428-S.-Broadway-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1954.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1\" alt=\"Color photo of the Broadway Theatre, 428 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1954\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Color-photo-of-the-Broadway-Theatre-428-S.-Broadway-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1954.jpg?w=999&ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Color-photo-of-the-Broadway-Theatre-428-S.-Broadway-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1954.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Color-photo-of-the-Broadway-Theatre-428-S.-Broadway-downtown-Los-Angeles-circa-1954.jpg?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>In this vibrant color shot we\u2019re looking down Broadway to the aptly named Broadway Theater at 428 S. Broadway, between 4<sup>th<\/sup> and 5<sup>th<\/sup> Streets around the corner from Pershing Square. They had a pretty good double bill playing that week: \u201cRob Roy\u201d and \u201cCreature from the Black Lagoon.\u201d The latter movie came out in March 1954, so I\u2019m guessing the shot was taken later that year. I would also love to have seen the neon sign for the neighboring American Music Co that sold records, televisions, radios and appliances. A veritable one stop shop!<\/p>\n<p>A 1954 advertisement for Philco portable record player, available at the American Music Co for $29.95:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/31\/color-photo-of-the-broadway-theatre-428-s-broadway-downtown-los-angeles-circa-1954-2\/a-1954-advertisement-for-philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-american-music-co-for-29-95\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?fit=687%2C1932&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"687,1932\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"A 1954 advertisement for Philco portable record player, available at the American Music Co for $29.95\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?fit=107%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?fit=364%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28367\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?resize=640%2C1800&ssl=1\" alt=\"A 1954 advertisement for Philco portable record player, available at the American Music Co for $29.95\" width=\"640\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?w=687&ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?resize=107%2C300&ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?resize=364%2C1024&ssl=1 364w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A-1954-advertisement-for-Philco-portable-record-player-available-at-the-American-Music-Co-for-29.95.jpg?resize=546%2C1536&ssl=1 546w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is roughly how that view looked in February 2023. There no sign of the Broadway Theatre any more. That space now appears to be occupied by The Judson loft apartments.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2023\/12\/31\/color-photo-of-the-broadway-theatre-428-s-broadway-downtown-los-angeles-circa-1954-2\/february-2023-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?fit=1266%2C934&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1266,934\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"February 2023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?fit=300%2C221&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?fit=640%2C472&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28364\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?resize=640%2C472&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?w=1266&ssl=1 1266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?resize=300%2C221&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?resize=1024%2C755&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/February-2023-3.png?resize=768%2C567&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this vibrant color shot we\u2019re looking down Broadway to the aptly named Broadway Theater at 428 S. 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