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Here's some sites I've come across in the quest to learn But these are either the most useful or otherwise If you have suggestions for additions See you at the movies! --- Bill Counter about photos from other We've tried to give appropriate credit. Please Agility Nut A look at the detail at the top of the Warner San Pedro's boxoffice and the marquee soffit above in the Agility Nut collection. It's on Debra Jane's page 6 of her California Theatres set. The collection is mostly exteriors. Start with the California page 1 or Los Angeles page 1 for the full tour. American Picture PalacesTHE ARCHITECTURE OF FANTASY Van Nostrand Reinhold Company New York, 1981 ISBN: 9780130263292 This great book is a lush tour through the country's buy the book:  An early interior view of the Pantages / Warner downtown in Mr. Naylor's wonderful book. The photo is from the Terry Helgesen collection.
Bringing Back Broadway
This ambitious venture with a 10 year timeline
Broadway Theatre Tourwww.gmrnet.com This site's Broadway Theater Tour is a great stroll down Broadway with theater data and pictures. Here we're looking at the Roxie, the only art deco theatre in downtown Los Angeles. full size view Cinelog cinelog.org/cinelog This wonderful blog chronicles the happenings of theatres in Orange County. Nicely written articles touch on openings, closings and upgrades in the works for the various multiplexes. Also great articles about the older venues in Orange County. The photo here is of the West End Theatre in Santa Ana on a 2010 post by Christopher Crouch: "West End Theatre at 95. Cinema Tour
 Information and photos on historic theatres in Los Angeles as well as around the world. Here's a Bob Meza photo on the site's page about the Warner Grand Theatre. full size view Cinema Treasures
 Data on thousands of historic U.S. theatres with links, photos and endless fascinating discussions. Here's a luminous photo from an article on the Raymond Theatre in Pasadena. Search the Cinema Treasures list for Los Angeles pull down menu to select various communities. Or start with the California list for areas outside L.A. Jericl Cat on Flickrflickr.com/photos/79761301@N00
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than 370 photos to browse -- and it continues to grow. L.A. Historic Theatre Foundation
The Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation is See the LATHF website for information on the organization's
monthly "All About" open houses. They visit a different theatre each month or so for a tour and discussion. There are numerous film screenings hosted by LAHTF in historic theatres. You can keep up with it all on Facebook.  This view of the Loew's State Theatre on the LAHTF website is courtesy Berger Conser Photography. larger view LA Okay
 This site is a treasure trove of material. See the articles on S. Charles Lee, Beaux Arts Architecture, Morgan Walls & Clements, and more. This view of the Westlake is from their Theatres article.
 A grand collection of 60,000 photos about all |  The Village Theatre in Westwood in 2007 American Theatres of Todayby R.W. Sexton and B. F. Betts
The two volumes were published in 1927 and 1930 by the Architectural Book Publishing Co, New York. Reprinted in one volume in 1977 and 1985 by the Vestal Press, New York. Theatre Historical Society also did a reprint in 2009.  the arrangement of the two side stages from Volume 2 of "American Theatres of Today." larger view The book also has many other great photos Robert Berger Photographywww.robertbergerphotography.com Berger Conser Architectural Photography sets  From the Robert Berger website comes this view of the Wiltern proscenium. For larger views of this and 15 other photos, Best Remaining Seatsby Ben M. Hall Crown Publishers, Inc, New York, 1961 Paperback: DaCapo Press, 1988  Ben Hall's landmark 1961 book is still the best treatment of movie palace architecture. It has inspired decades of theatre lovers to work toward saving these landmark buildings. Here we get a rare glimpse toward the rear of the Egyptian Theatre's auditorium. Many other Los Angeles movie palaces are also featured. [ buy it on Amazon ] Big Orange Landmarksbigorangelandmarks.blogspot.com  Here's a bird's eye view of the auditorium of the Los Angeles Theatre in this blog's great article. full size view Floyd Bariscale's blog tours the whole list of the Among his other wonderful | Philharmonic Auditorium | Chinese Theatre | also of interest: | Original Disney Studio site | Old Warner Studio |  The State Library is a great treasure trove of photos for many Los Angeles theatres. Here we have a photo of Clune's Auditorium from the collection. full size image Classic Films in Los AngelesThe Classic Films page of our Movies Los Angeles site has the rundown on the Los Angeles theatres to check out for classic movie screenings.  Here's a photo of the New Beverly Theatre from the site. The site includes photos and links for current schedule information. full size view Elizabeth Fuller's Old L.A. Postcardswww.flickr.com/photos/zilf Elizabeth Fuller's Old Los Angeles Postcards collection of 659 cards encompasses a vast swath of vintage Los Angeles including beaches, hotels, parks and more. The collection is also an interesting collection of theatre cards. You'll find her cards linked to on many pages of our sites including those for the Chinese, the Egyptian, Warner Hollywood, Loew's State, United Artists and many, many more. The view here is looking south on Broadway perhaps around 1905. The light colored building on the right is the Mason Opera House. full size view | Broadway cards | theatre cards | Great American Movie Theatresby David Naylor,
foreword by Gene Kelly A National Trust Guide The Preservation Press, Washington, D.C., 1987 buy the book: | Amazon | Barnes & Noble |  A view of the auditorium of the United Artists from this great guide to theatres around the country. Los Angeles, of course, is well represented. The photo is from the Theatre Historical Society Terry Helgesen Collection L.A. Conservancywww.laconservancy.org | on FacebookHistoric Theatres Committee on Facebook The Los Angeles Conservancy is one of the main forces The Conservancy offers Walking Tours of Last Remaining Seats offers a yearly series of classic  Here's is a photo of the Million Dollar Theatre by Berger Conser Architectural Photography on the site's Broadway Initiative page. The page features 8 other views by Berger Conser. full size view And don't miss the Photo Gallery -- a stunning array The Conservancy's Historic Theatre Committee The Historic Theatre Committee now has a Movie PalacesSURVIVORS OF AN ELEGANT ERA by Ave Pildas (photos) and Lucinda Smith (text) buy the book:  A nice shot of the Hollywood Theatre entrance c.1980 by Mr. Pildas from his book "Movie Palaces". Mr. Pildas' book has lots of shots of other Los Angeles Theatres and he is (it seems) particularly fond of boxoffices. Online Archive of California
 An incredible treasure trove of great theatre photos. Public Art in L.A.
This fun site has an informative page listing Rivest's Ultimate List of Movie Theatres Mike Rivest has illustrated lists of theatres all over the
country. You can browse on Scribd or download sections of the list in PDF format. Go to Los Angeles Theatres page for an illustrated tour of 1530 or so theatres in the L.A. area. Roadside Peek
 This site has all sorts of interesting adventures nationwide. There's a Broadway Theatre Tour with a number of exterior shots as well as chapters on Hollywood and Westwood. full size view
Southern Cal. Drive-In Movie Society
 This is the place to go to connect with your fellow drive-in theatre buffs. Blogs, videos, news and more concerning Southern California's vanishing drive-in culture. The photo here is of Barstow's Skyline Drive-In in on a post by Kathy Beyers about a "Road Trip to the Skyline Drive-In" from 2009. A Stroll Down Old Broadway
Go to the Broadway Tour Part 3 for a tour that includes This fun site features a number of other episodes Other Broadway adventures include Broadway Part 1 , Too Much Fire on Flickrwww.flickr.com/photos/toomuchfire  View some nice work on Too Much Fire's UCLA - Calispherewww.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu  Calisphere acceses various UCLA collections as wel as documents form other institutions. From the UCLA photo collection comes this 1940 Uncanny - Downtown Walking Tour
A great site by Tom Wetzel with lots of excursions
via old photos on various interurban lines. We'd suggest his Downtown Walking Tour.  Here we're going up Hill St. with the Town Theater
USC Geography Walking Tour
The Downtown Walking Tour is a good exploration of  Here's a postcard of the Pantages/Warner Bros. Theatre at 7th and Hill in their chapter on the Jewelry District. full size view |
