The historic Whittier Walk in Theatre 

Love that t shirt ..the 80s rocked..and go cardinals 🤠💙

I remember The Wardman Theater well. Back in the 60's, we had free passes. My brothers are the sons of John Bruen. We would go to all the theaters, including the Sundown drive-in, which was my favorite. I think growing up in Whittier from 1958 to 1968 was the happiest time of my life.

The one and only time I visited that theater I was with a friend of mine and his girlfriend. We saw the first Indiana Jones film there. I remember seeing all the little twinkle lights on the ceiling. Remember that well. I was sad to hear that the decision was made to demolish it, instead of repair it after the Whittier earthquake. While you were thumbing through one of the annuals, I saw an ad from Quaker City Bank. My future wife found a job there when she was let go from GEMCO, La Mirada, when they closed down. We've been together for 39 years. Both proud members of the Whittier Elks Lodge.

this was awesome born in 1949 in whittier,murphy memorial hospital,i lived very close to that theatre and went there many times over the years until i moved in 1967,also close to there was jack's salad bowl restaurant,great place....

Wow.amazing pictures.lucky u this man sent these annuals to u.

You have received some treasures. I believe my mom (Helen H) graduated WHS in '43. Her sister Ruth graduated WHS in '41 or '42. I remember the theater. I was fascinated by the stars moving across the ceiling. So atmospheric. It was a fabulous place.

I went to the Whittier in 1973 to watch "The Lords Flatbush" / the whole theratre was packed

Seeing that theatre brings back great memories. I saw Star Wars there when it first came out. I also took Karate in that little store front there to the left. Tai crane or something like that 😂

That's awesome , whenever I look at old annuals I go right to the Football section

My friends family were the Bruen’s that owned the Whittier Theater along with the Wardman and the Roxy. My friend’s father managed the theaters for a number of years. When her father and mother were newlyweds they lived upstairs in the Whittier Theater, along with their first baby daughter. So much history there. Sad we lost it to the earthquake.

miss the Whittier walk in , saw Superman there Pink panther , the Watcher in the woods , escape from witch mountain , Chariots of Fire and others I cant remember

Whittier HS holds an Alumi Dinner. It is held in the library which is really cool. A lot of famous people have graduated from there. Very cool school!!

Nice Channel Bobby !

You need to talk to the older residents of Whittier.. who can tell you. There was only one liquor store in Whittier.. friendly hills liquor for a long time. And a shoot out on Whittier Blvd. it was big news

WHO REMEMBERS THE WHITTIER WALKER WITH HIS violin ?????????

Trust me man I been trying my best to get them to trim all their trees at that Walgreens and I been ignored every single time

My uncle used to be an usher there way back in the day... :)

saw the Poseidan adveture ther----and the Jazz Musucian neil diamond all the people cheered it up>

That theater was close to my House

I remember the Theater, Went by it so many times. Saw the movie fatso wtih Dom Delouise there. Last time i saw it was after the quake, made me really sad.

i remember going to that movie theater it was 1 dollar for two grindhouse movies

They had another earthquake in the 90's? We moved out of state late 1980's just missing the one that struck Uptown area. Earliest one I recall was actually in San Fernando Vally where an uncle lived, but we felt it all the way down there close to La Mirada. Knocked me right out of bed.

Nice books, great editing during a time when each page had to be designed by hand. I wonder when yearbooks went all digital? The one with the wood cover is really unique. I remember the theater. I rode my bike up the hill on Hadley to Whittier High School on Saturdays for tennis lessons in the early 70's.

Class of 96 Go Cardinals ❤️

Tunnels under the Auditorium & underground walk ways in science building.

My understanding is that Pat Nixon worked the box office back in the day. I remember someone telling me that's where Richard Nixon met her.

I'm told Pioneer High School no longer has a school news paper. That is so sad.

Also at Whittier HS, they may still have the locker underneath the school where they stored Richard Nixon's High School things when he was running for president.

My experience was born in Lincoln memorial hospital Soto Street downtown LA 1951 me and my four older brothers raise and he's still a south of Laguna Park across the street Coyls SuperMmarket The 5 10 and 15 cent store ... The pastrami store where my dad climbed up on a town from pole to take the picture that you'll find at any The Hat Pastrami Restaurant ... So I went back in the '60s and the '70s that '80s and '90s and I stopped going back cuz every goddamn time I went back I got treated like s*** by my own people They said I was not East LA cuz I spoke like you without a Mexican Accent ... And no longer accept it We moved to Arcadia which was 90% white Anglo-Saxon Lutheran and Protestant and I wasn't accepted there either Thank God for white women cuz they're the only ones that accepted me as much as I was attracted to Hispanic women 90% of the women I dated almost accepted by or white Anglo-Saxons to this day not being accepted by my own people really hurts me deeply! L. Eric de Sahagun

$160k back in 1929 is $2.8Mill in tdy's money ...

Does anyone remember the small bowling alley across from the theater where pizza hut and the car dealer is now , it might have not been so close to the corner