I
loved this photo of two sailors seated in front of Irving Gill's
fountain in Horton Plaza. Greg put a 1955 date on the photo,
probably because the movie "East of Eden" came out in 1955. The
nicely-dressed gentleman in the background looks to be the fellow
feeding pigeons in the photo below. "Navy Wife" came out in 1956
and was showing at the Cabrillo on May 25, 1956. Turns out "East
of Eden" was featured at The Plaza on the same date, so I guess we know
-- at least to the week -- when
these pictures were taken. Both theaters were open all
night. Remember when buses were yellow? Remember when
cameras had leather cases? I think the sailor on the right has a
light meter clipped to his camera.