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Valley West opening day ad (December 17, 1982) [Enlarge]

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Mann Valley West, shortly after being closed for good in August of 2005

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This San Fernando Valley theatre was popular with residents for years

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Parking for the theatre was located in the rear

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Decorative tiles on the side of the building lead moviegoers to the ticket window straight ahead

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"Theatre closed — Thank you for your patronage" has been an unfortunate phrase in the 21st Century — On the day this picture was taken, the Sherman Oaks 1 & 2, about 6 miles away, had been turned into a pile of rubble only about a week before

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The box office and entrance (left)

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The box office

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The sign says it all

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A view of the complex from behind the theatre (the theatre extends from the green trash bin [left] to the far right

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The plain walls hide the fact that this theatre showed 70mm prints starting in 1982

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No more reels (rather, platters) will spin at the Valley West