A lot of history has passed through the Azteca Theater since 1948 when it first opened. When I walk out front to do a little cleanup people are always stopping by to ask "What are you going to do with the Azteca?" and then a story of memories usually raise a smile to their face and they tell how they used to come to the Azteca as kids. Stories of how they saw somebody famous. Stories of how the neighborhood has changed. Stories of what their friends did.
One person told me about how Cesar Chavez stopped his famous march to Sacramento out in front of the Azteca and gave a speech to a big rally. Tirado was there, too. Another mentions Bobby Kennedy. And all the famous performers from Mexico who packed the house. Most of the stories have not been written down. They are part of the oral history of the Chinatown community that generally did not make it into TV and newspapers.Some of the stories probably should have been wider known, and some are personal memories we all can identify with.
Overlooked, but not forgotten, these stories are the fabric of our lives and worth sharing
I have not seen one photograph of what the theater looked like in the 1940s and 1950s. If you have a picture or story you would like to share, please do so.
I would love to here from more of you, either as a comment here or as an e-mail to impresario@aztecatheater.com.
Let's have fun making new memories and revisiting the old.
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