PERSPECTIVE : Will 1-Screen Theaters Find a Happy Ending?
Curtains Falling
The rapid construction of multiplex cinemas is putting pressure on the few remaining single-screen movie theaters, many of which are cultural and historic landmarks. Some of Orange County’s old-fashioned theaters and their status:
Name: 1. Fox
Location: Fullerton
Status: Closed; contains historic mural
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Name: 2. Yost
Location: Santa Ana
Status: Once a lively vaudeville hall, now a church
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Name: 3. Lido
Location: Newport Beach
Status: Mix of art-house and mainstream movies
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Name: 4. Balboa
Location: Newport Beach
Status: Closed; renovation plans recently announced
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Name: 5. Port
Location: Corona del Mar
Status: Streamline 1940s design; shows art-house movies
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Name: 6. Bay
Location: Seal Beach
Status: Shows mostly art-house movies
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Name: 7. Edwards Cinema
Location: Costa Mesa
Status: Designed in 1960s space-age style
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Name: 8. South Coast
Location: Laguna Beach
Status: Historic theater was divided into two screens
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Name: 9. Miramar
Location: San Clemente
Status: Closed; designed in Spanish Colonial Revival style
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Name: 10. The Orange
Location: Orange
Status: Near the traffic circle; now a church
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Sources: Times reports, interviews; Researched by SHELBY GRAD / For The Times
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