Bentley Grand

1907 (renamed the Empress Grand & Hart Theatre; later named the Strand Theatre)

Address: 317-319, The Pike

Capacity: 1,500 seats

Some point after 1915, the name was changed to the “Strand Theatre“, and this Strand Theatre closed on Jan. 7, 1929; then another theatre entirely, formerly the Otis Hoyt’s Pantages (see Hoyt Theatre) became the “New Strand” at another location.

Bentley Grand Theatre - Photo One
1915 photo showing the Bentley Grand Theatre at the Pike, with the Virginia Hotel dominating to the right, Historical Society of Long Beach
Bentley Grand Theatre - Photo Two
The Strand Theatre is outlined in yellow; photo courtesy of the Ronald W. Mahan & Joseph J. Musil Photo Theatre Collection