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Today’s picture is of Huntington Beach’s Surf Cinema (circa early 70’s). Opened as Scott’s Theatre, in 1925, the venue was later renamed the Roxie and settled in to it’s most recognizable incarnation, the Surf, on June 5, 1941. Owned by a revolving door of notable Orange County cinema operators, including Santa Ana’s Walker family, the […]

The area of Orange, running beside Interstate 5, has long been known for a string of popular cinemas. From the Orange Drive-In, to the Cinedome Theatres, and to the present day AMC Block 30, this short stretch of real estate has been home to movie going hotspots for seventy years. Yet, amid these period titans, there […]

It took almost three years, but the 2008 Krikorian Buena Park Metroplex 18 robbery looks to have finally been solved. In February, Fernando Ruiz, age 38, was arrested on charges of impersonating an officer, second degree robbery, and false imprisonment by violence or deceit. Mr. Ruiz was apprehended after his DNA was matched through a sample that […]