Pictured: The Empress Theatre, located at 338 Virginia Street, was built in 1911 as a movie and vaudeville house. Over time it was renamed the Vallejo, Senator, and Crest. The name was changed back to Empress Theater in the 1980s.
Luther Gibson (1894-1988) earned the title of Senator for his 18 years of service in the California State Senate from 1949 to 1966, as Solano County’s representative. He was a Democrat from Vallejo and represented the 15th District. Photo courtesy of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.