Point Loma in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Strand Theater
November 6, 1925
Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 9, 2022
1. The Strand Marker
This local theater of Ocean Beach catered to children and grownups alike: the children enjoyed serial matinees every Saturday, always trying to guess the next cliffhanger; grownups enjoyed Saturday nights with a new movie billed every week.
While the movies were different, everyone enjoyed "black and white" sundaes (chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream) for 10 cents at the Strand Sweet Shop next door, run by Alan Belmont and Clifford Harrison.
As the audience changed, so did the theater. The Strand counts among the first theaters in the country to feature The Rocky Horror Picture Show every Friday and Saturday night, and later evolved to show films such as Woodstock, Endless Summer, Gimme Shelter and Rust Never Sleeps.
The Strand officially closed in 1998.
Erected by Ocean Beach MainStreet Association, the Ocean Beach Community Foundation & the Ocean Beach Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
Location. 32° 44.789′ N, 117° 15.013′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in Point Loma. It is on Newport Avenue 0.1 miles
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Market (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ocean Beach Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ocean Beach Municipal Pier (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ocean Beach Elementary School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lifeguard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Belmont Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mission Beach Roller Coaster (approx. 1.7 miles away); Giant Dipper (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 9, 2022
2. The Strand Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
