| Field Name |
Field Value |
| Photo Identifier |
00000173 |
| Title |
Best Theatre, ca 1920 |
| Description |
The theater was located at 1330 E. 14th St., now the site of the San Leandro Beauty College. It was built by Daniel Best around 1912, next to the Best Building. Pictures, L-R: Lloyd Bridges Sr. (father of the actor), Frank Halliday (who had married a sister of Mr. Bridges wife), Paul Simpson (?), Van Blix, a singer and Dooley, a movie operator. Actor Lloyd Bridges was born while his father was working at this theater. |
| Year |
1920 |
| Picture |
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| GPS Latitude |
37.72510761969249 |
| GPS Longitude |
-122.15702683125953 |
| Address |
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| Contributor |
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| Old-style map grid reference |
D825 |
| Period date |
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| Subject |
| Theatre, Best | Other Recreation and Sports | Performing Arts | Portraits, Group | Bridges, Lloyd Sr. | Halliday, Frank | Simpson, Paul | Blix, Van | Dooley | |
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Location is approximate. For further explanation, see
this page
from a Google Slides presentation.
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