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El Rey Theater Fire
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Title
El
Rey
Theater
Fire
Date
1941
Description
Looking
west
, from the
top
of the
Ramona
Hotel
, this
February
21
,
1941
,
photograph
shows
the
frenetic
aftermath
of a
fire
at the
El
Rey
Hotel
at
519
J
Street
. The
fire
started
in
one
of the
theater’s
balconies
and was
likely
the
result
of
arson
.
Nearly
all
available
fire
units
in the
city
were
sent
to the
scene
. The
amount
of
smoke
created
by the
fire
was
reported
to have been
enormous
,
leaving
a
pall
over
the
central
business
district
for
hours
. This was the
first
time
in
Sacramento
Fire
Department
history
that a
hose
was
attached
to a
tower
on a
hook
and
ladder
truck
to
quell
the
fire
, and the
only
way
that
water
could
be
placed
on the
most
severe
sections
of the
fire
. The
blaze’s
total
cost
was
50,000
dollars
and
three
injured
fire
fighters
.
Thanks
to
quick
action
by
theater
management
,
nearly
100
customers
were
removed
from the
venue
without
injury
. The
structure
opened
in
March
1917
as
Godard’s
J
Street
Theater
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood
500
block
of
J
Street
;
Downtown
City/County
Sacramento
Subjects
Motion Picture Theaters
Street Scenes
Signage
Fires
Fire Departments
Firefighting Equipment
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
660
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