Postcard view of Citrus Avenue north from Badillo Street in Covina, California, in Fall, 1954. which just happens to be when I was born here. I can peg the date because both films on the Covina Theater's marquee are from 1954, and the later of the two—"Down Three Dark Streets"—was released on Sep. 2. It might be as late as early November, though, because of the snow in the mountains and the ladies wearing winter coats. It can't be after Thanksgiving, however, otherwise Citrus would be decked out in its traditional Christmas decorations!
Correction: According to an ad in the Covina Argus-Citizen, the twin bill of "Lucky Me" and "Down Three Dark Streets" played at the Covina Theatre only on January 16 and 17 of 1955—a Sunday and Monday respectively—and since none of the retail businesses on Citrus would have been open on a Sunday, the photo of this busy street scene must have been taken precisely on Monday, January 17, 1955. Q.E.D. :-)
