Townee Trivia: A Theatre by any other name

It’s time for this month’s Townee Trivia! Townee Trivia is sponsored by Townee Tours (me), San Pedro’s premiere (only) walking tour company and gives you a taste of one of my three tours of the Historic Waterfront District. I shared a trivia nugget from my “Back-Lot San Pedro” tour. I’d like to share another because I had such a fun time at the Beatles show this past Friday. There have been so many amazing performances on stage at the Warner Grand over the years and some of them have been courtesy of Hollywood.

This Youtube clip starts in Spanish, but the performance is all in English. It’s a clip from ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It” starring Angela Basset and Laurence Fishburne. Angela plays the role of Tina Turner, Laurence plays the part of Tina’s husband Ike and the Warner Grand is playing the role of the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem. This wouldn’t be the last time the Warner Grand stood in for a world famous concert hall. Some years later the Warner Grand had a small role as Carnegie Hall in Running With Scissors.

Townee Trivia: The Ferry Building

Do you like trivia? Do you LOVE San Pedro trivia? I know I do. If you really want to learn some fun facts about San Pedro, I highly recommend you take one of my walking tours, and not just because I’m the one giving them. They’re super informative and they’ll give you the edge over all your friends when you get together for a good game of reminiscing.

Townee Trivia will give you a little taste of the fun stuff you’ll learn on one of my tours. This month I have a video trivia for you from my Back-lot San Pedro tour.

Have you ever felt like you were born in the wrong era? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an undercover federal agent running through the ferry building in a three piece suit, over coat and hat? Behold, a clip from The Street With No Name (1948).

The ferry was important because it connected most San Pedrans with their livelihood.

For more information on the Back-lot San Pedro tour or any other San Pedro walking tour, visit http://www.towneetours.com.