Welcome! This East Los Angeles Theatres page is just getting started. It'll be expanding as more data and photos surface. I'm amazed that there aren't more pictures of some of these theatres. If you have any in the attic or know of sources online that we can link to, please let me know. Also, please let me know what I've missed and what errors or bad links you spot. Thanks! East LA Theatres Street by StreetE. 1st St.Aliso Theatre 1520 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Joy Theatre 2014 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Meralta Theatre 2035 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights The Nickelodeon 2129 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Unique Theatre 3645 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles Colonial Theatre 3915 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles Bijou Theatre 4006 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles Unique Theatre 4007 1/2 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles Anaheim Rd.See the listings forTelegraph Rd. -- it got renamed. Brooklyn Ave.See the listings forCesar Chavez Ave. -- it got renamed. Carmelita Ave.Aztec Theatre 250 N. Carmelita Ave. East Los Angeles E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave.National Theatre 2229 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights Brooklyn Theatre 2524 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights City Terrace Dr.City Terrace Cinema 3945 City Terrace Dr. City Terrace -- LA County Ford Blvd.Bonito Theatre 410 N. Ford Blvd. Belvedere / East LA Goodrich Blvd.Regency Commerce 14 950 Goodrich Blvd. @ Whittier City of Commerce Montebello Blvd.AMC Montebello 10 1475 N. Montebello Blvd. Montebello E. Olympic Blvd.Vern Theatre 2811 E. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles Telegraph Rd.Garden Theatre 4483 - 4511 Telegraph Rd. Belvedere Gardens Wabash Ave.Wabash Theatre 3014 Wabash Ave. Boyle Heights / City Terrace Whittier Blvd.Monterey Theatre 2312 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Crystal Theatre 2806 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Euclid Theatre 3021 / 3029 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Family Theatre 3814 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Jewel Theatre 3817 / 3829 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Bell's Theatre 3878 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Ivy Theatre 3937 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Strand Theatre 4232 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Boulevard Theatre 4549 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Center Theatre 4762 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Royale Theatre 5123 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles United Artists 5136 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Golden Gate Theatre 5176 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Red Mill Theatre 5215 1/2 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Regency Commerce 14 950 Goodrich Blvd. @ Whittier City of Commerce Garmar Theatre 2325 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello Vogue Theatre 712 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello Cameo Theatre Montebello Star Theatre Montebello Alternate Name DirectoryAlameda -- see United
Artists 5136 Whittier Blvd. East Los
Angeles Aliso
Theatre 1520 E. 1st St. Boyle
Heights AMC Montebello 10 1475 N. Montebello Blvd. Montebello Aztec Theatre 250 N. Carmelita Ave. East Los Angeles Azteca -- see Meralta Theatre 2035 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Bell's Theatre 3878 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Bijou Theatre 4006 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles Blanquita -- see Monterey Theatre 2312 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Bonito Theatre 410 N. Ford Blvd. Belvedere / East LA Boulevard Theatre 4549 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Brooklyn -- see National Theatre 2229 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights Brooklyn Theatre 2524 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights Cameo Theatre Montebello Center Theatre 4762 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles City Terrace Cinema 3945 City Terrace Dr. City Terrace -- LA County Colonial Theatre 3915 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles Commerce 4 or Commerce 7 950 Goodrich Blvd., City of Commerce -- see Regency Commerce 14 Commerce 14 950 Goodrich Blvd., City of Commerce Crystal Theatre 2806 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Euclid Theatre 3021 / 3029 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Family Theatre 3814 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Garden Theatre 4483 - 4511 Telegraph Rd. Belvedere Gardens Garmar Theatre 2325 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello Golden Gate Theatre 5176 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Ivy Theatre 3937 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Jewel Theatre 3817 / 3829 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Joy Theatre 2014 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Keystone -- see Aliso Theatre 1520 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Library Theatre, New -- see The Nickelodeon 2129 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Lido -- see Brooklyn Theatre 2524 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights Link -- see Garden Theatre 4483 - 4511 Telegraph Rd. Belvedere Gardens Lyceum -- see Meralta Theatre 2035 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Meralta Theatre 2035 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Monterey Theatre 2312 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles National Theatre 2229 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights New Boulevard - see Boulevard Theatre 4549 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles New Library Theatre -- see The Nickelodeon 2129 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights New Lyceum -- see Meralta Theatre 2035 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights New Poppy -- see National Theatre 2229 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights New Vogue - see Vogue Theatre 712 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello The Nickelodeon 2129 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Olympus -- see Joy Theatre 2014 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Pacific's Commerce 4, 7, 14 950 Goodrich Blvd., City of Commerce -- see Regency Commerce 14 Poppy -- see National Theatre 2229 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Boyle Heights Puente Theatre -- see Star Theatre 145 N. 1st St. La Puente Red Mill Theatre 5215 1/2 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Regency Commerce 14 950 Goodrich Blvd., City of Commerce Royale Theatre 5123 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Star Theatre 3021 / 3029 Whittier Blvd. -- see Euclid Theatre Star Theatre Montebello -- Cinema Tour lists one but perhaps it's for the La Puente Star Strand Theatre 4232 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Swikard's Strand -- see Strand Theatre 4232 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Teatro Blanquita -- see Monterey Theatre 2312 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles Teatro Boulevard -- see Boulevard Theatre 4549 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Terrace Theatre -- see City Terrace Cinema 3945 City Terrace Dr. City Terrace Unique Theatre 3645 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles Unique Theatre 4007 1/2 E. 1st St. East Los Angeles United Artists 5136 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles Vern Theatre 2811 E. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles Vogue Theatre 712 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello Wabash Theatre 3014 Wabash Ave. Boyle Heights / City Terrace | about photos from other
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Seating: 3000+ Aliso Theatre1520 E. 1st St. | map |Boyle Heights (Los Angeles) 90033 Opened: 1914 or earlier. It's in the 1914, 1915 and 1923 city directories as the Keystone Theatre, 1522 E. 1st St. In 1916 and 1917 the address is shown as 1522 E. 1st. A 1914 ad promoted "Mutual Programs and Pacific Features." It was still called the Keystone as late as 1942. Seating: 652 Status: Demolished. The closing date is unknown but it was evidently running into the mid 50s. More Information: See the Cinema Treasures page on the Aliso. Also see the 1914 ad posted by Vokoban on Flickr. Aztec Theatre250 N. Carmelita Ave. | map |East Los Angeles, CA 90063 Status: Demolished. All I know is that it was listed in the 1929 city directory. Bell's Theatre3878 Whittier Blvd. | map |East Los Angeles, CA 90023 Opened: 1914 or earlier. It's in the 1914 city directory as a listing for "C F Bell" at 3878 Stephenson Ave -- later renamed Whittier Blvd. For lack of a name we're temporarily calling it "Bell's Theatre." Seating: Unknown Status: Demolished. Bijou Theatre4006 E. 1st St. | map |East Los Angeles, CA 90063 Dates: It's listed in the 1916 through 1923 city directories. Bonito Theatre East Los Angeles, CA 90022 The building dates from 1925. The operating dates as a theatre are not known but it was running at least from 1941 through 1952. Seating: 700 Status: Remodeled -- it's now a print shop. The photo here is a 2007 view from Google Maps. Click on the image to enlarge or go to the interactive version on Google. More Information: See the Cinema Treasures page on the Bonito. Boulevard Theatre East Los Angeles, CA 90022 Opened: 1937 or so.It's also been known as the New Boulevard and the Teatro Boulevard. Now due to it's current signage it's known as the Huggy Boy Church or the Huggy Boy Theatre. The photo here is a 2009 view by Michelle Gerdes. Click to enlarge. Architects:
Balch & Stanberry Seating: 916 Status:
Now a church. Brooklyn Theatre2524 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. (Brooklyn Ave.) |
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Boyle Heights (Los Angeles), CA 90033 Opened: 1926 as the Lido Theatre. In the 1929 city directory it's the Brooklyn. Architect: Lewis A. Smith Seating: 900 Status: Closed in 1989 and after a spell as a swap meet was demolished. More Information: See the Cinema Treasures page on the Brooklyn for lots of memories of a great neighborhood movie house. American Classics has a 1983 view of the theatre. L.A. Public Library Collection A 1987 view of the theatre from the LAPL collection. It's a Leo Jarzomb photo. full size view Cameo Theatre500 block W. Whittier Blvd. ? Montebello, CA 90640 The 2 photos below popped out when I was searching the LAPL photo collection for theatres on Whittier Blvd. The location is the 500 block of Whittier Blvd. in downtown Montebello.
Cinema Treasures researcher Joe Vogel also spotted these and speculates that these may be of the Cameo Theatre. His notes are on the site's page for the Garmar Theatre. More Information: More digging is needed. L.A. Public Library Collectionwww.lapl.org 500 block Whittier Blvd, Montebello - c.1920. The building with the arch and posters outside is the suspected cinema. full size view  The same view in the 30s. full size view Center TheatreEast Los Angeles, CA 90022 Opened: 1926 Architect: Unknown The Center Theatre had a combination hamburger stand / snack bar that could be accessed from both the street and the lobby. By the late
60s, the Center was a porno venue. There seem to be no surviving photos of
the building when it was still a theatre. The exterior view here a 2007 look from Google Maps. Click on the image to enlarge or go to the interactive version on Google. Seating: 690 Status:
Now retail. L.A. Eastside Al Desmadre has this view of the Center Theatre building with his 2008 post: "Memories of a Lost Boulevard: The Center Theatre." | another view |
City Terrace Cinema3945 City Terrace Dr. |
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City Terrace (LA County), CA 90063 Opened: In the late 40s as the Terrace Theatre. Architect: Unknown Seating: 811 Status: Closed in 1964. It's been demolished. There's now a church on the site. More
information: See the Cinema
Treasures page on the City Terrace for everything hat is known about the theatre..
P.E. Railway Historical SocietyColonial Theatre3915 E. 1st St. | map |
Boyle Heights (Los Angeles), CA 90063 All that we know about this one is that it was running in 1913 and is listed in the 1914 & 15 city directories. Status: Demolished Noirish Los Angelesforum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread  Ethereal Reality found this 1913 view of the Colonial on eBay. It's in his post #2544 on the delicious discussion thread Noirish Los Angeles. wider view The back of the photo says just "Los Angeles 1913." The theatre is running "Broncho Billy For Sheriff" which was released in 1912. Crystal Theatre2806 Whittier Blvd. | map |
Los Angeles, CA 90023 Opened: 1923 or earlier. It's listed in a 1923 Paramount ad and thec 1929 city directory.
Architect:
Unknown Seating: 806 Status: Demolished More Information: See the Cinema Treasures page on the Crystal Theatre.
Euclid Theatre3021 Whittier Blvd. | map |
Los Angeles, CA 90023 Opened: 1914 or earlier. It's in the 1914 city directory as 3029 Stephenson Ave. Stephenson got renamed Whittier Blvd. The address is just east of Euclid Ave.
In the 1921, 1922 and 1923 city directories it's the Star Theatre at 3029 Whittier Blvd. Architect:
Unknown Seating: Unknown Status: Demolished More Information: See the Cinema Treasures
page on the Euclid Theatre.
Family TheatreLos Angeles, CA 90023 Opened: 1915 or earlier. It's in
the 1915 and 1916 city directories as 3814 Stephenson Ave. Stephenson got renamed
Whittier Blvd.
More Information: There isn't any.Garden Theatre4483 - 4511 Telegraph Rd. | map |Belvedere Gardens (East Los Angeles), CA 90022 The 1929 city directory has a listing for the Link Theatre at 4483 Telegraph Rd. I'm assuming that this is the same building later known as the Garden Theatre at 4511 Telegraph. As the Garden it was open from at least 1932 through the early 50s. Seating: 512 Status: Demolished. More Information: See the Cinema Treasures page on the Garden Theatre. The Garden is also discussed on the page for the Bonito Theatre. Garmar Theatre2325 W. Whittier Blvd. | map |
Montebello, CA 90640 Opened: March 29, 1950
The Garmar Theatre was named for the two sons,Gary and Mark, of the owner Al Olander. Olander also owned the Vogue in Montebello. Architect:
S. Charles Lee designed the building using a quonset hut for the
auditorium. Seating: 998 Status: Demolished for a strip mall. Pacific Theatres was the last chain to operate the Garmar. More Information: See our page on the Garmar Theatre. L.A. Eastside Al Desmadre has this 1978 view of the Garmar Theatre with his 2008 post: "Memories of a Lost Boulevard: The Garmar Theatre." larger view Golden
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