El Rey Theatre

El Rey Theatre (HM1RLY)

Location: Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Contra Costa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 54.071', W 122° 3.704'

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1641 N. Main St.

— 1937 —

The plush El Rey Theatre was Walnut Creek's second movie house and a popular venue for nearly 50 years. The El Rey showed films ranging from Shirley Temple's "Wee Willie Winkie" to the cult classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show." An office building stands here today.
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HM NumberHM1RLY
Series This marker is part of the series
Marker Number166
Placed ByWalnut Creek Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, April 11th, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 582488 N 4195266
Decimal Degrees37.90118333, -122.06173333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 54.071', W 122° 3.704'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 54' 4.26" N, 122° 3' 42.24" W
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Area Code(s)510, 925, 415, 619
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1655 N Main St, Walnut Creek CA 94596, US
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