In Santa Monica: Wilshire Boulevard was originally Nevada Ave. Santa Monica Blvd. was originally Oregon St. Broadway was originally called Utah St. Colorado Blvd. was originally Railroad Ave. Pico Blvd. was originally Front St. For Ocean Park and Venice area theatres see the Venice and Ocean Park Theatres page on our L.A. Movie Palaces site. | West is on the top [Santa Monica] << = on the south side <-- ocean ave. -->1442 2nd St.
[ demolished ] 1332 2nd St.
[ movies ] <-- 2nd st. -->214 Santa Monica Blvd.
[ only facade remains ] 1310 3rd St. Promenade
[ movies ] 1434 3rd St. [ demolished ] <-- 3rd st. -->1313 3rd St. Promenade
[ movies ] 1441 3rd St. Promenade [ movies ] 1448 4th St.
[ demolished ] <-- 4th st. --><-- 5th st. --><-- 6th st. --><-- 7th st. --><-- 8th st. --><-- 9th st. --><-- 10th st. --><-- 12th st. --><-- 11th st. --><-- 12th st. --><-- euclid st. -->1314 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica
<-- 14th st. --><-- 15th st. -->[ we're skipping 10 blocks ] <-- chelsea ave. --><-- 25th st. --><-- princeton st. -->[ we're skipping 16 blocks ] <-- barrington ave. --><-- barry ave. -->
Brentwood Theatre <-- federal / san vicente -->
11523 Santa Monica Blvd.
[ movies ] -- on the L.A. Movie Palaces site Brentwood Theatre Wadsworth Theatre <<
6 blocks south <-- bonsall --> >> sawtelle<-- 405 freeway --><-- sepulveda blvd. -->1050 Gayley Ave.
[ Whole Foods ]
Westwood Village >> 1 block north >> 10925 Lindbrook Dr. [ demolished ]10889 Wellworth Ave. [drug store ]
1 block north >>
Billy Wilder 10840 Wilshire Blvd.
[ skipping lots of blocks ] looking east [ Yesterday L.A. c. 1964 ] <-- rodeo dr. --><-- beverly dr. -->1/2 block north >> 135 S. Doheny Dr.
[ members only ]
<-- doheny dr. -->9036 Wilshire Blvd. [ films ] <-- wetherly dr. --><-- almont dr. --><-- la peer dr. --><-- swall dr. --><-- clark dr. --><-- robertson blvd. --><-- arnaz dr. --><-- hamel dr. --><-- willaman rd. --><-- carson rd. --><-- stanley dr. -->Fine Arts Theatre <-- le doux rd. -->looking east <-- la cienega blvd. --> <-- tower dr.
<-- san vicente blvd. -->schumacher/sweetzer
<-- san gabriel way
capistrano/la jolla
mc carthy vista|crescent hts.
<< 3 bks south looking east <-- fairfax ave. --><-- orange grove ave. --><-- ogden dr.<-- spaulding ave.<-- stanley ave.<-- curson ave. --><-- sierra bonita ave.<-- masselin ave. -->Wilshire Bowl looking east <-- hauser ave. --><-- ridgeley dr. -->looking east [ USC Archives - c.1939 & Zilf's Postcards - 50s ] <-- burnside ave. -->
<-- dunsmuir ave. --><-- cochran ave. -->looking east <-- cloverdale ave. -->The Darkroom <-- detroit ave. --><< 3 blocks south <-- la brea ave. -->Four Star Theatre
5112 Wilshire Blvd.
[ church + <-- citrus ave. --><-- highland ave. -->[ a few blocks missing ] < fremont pl w./rossmore >< fremont pl/arden blvd.>4400 Wilshire Blvd.[ concerts, etc. ] looking east <-- lucerne blvd. -->[ a few blocks missing ] looking east <-- st andrews pl. -->looking east <-- manhattan pl. -->
looking east [ USC Archives c. 1939 ] 7 blocks north >>
143 S. Western Ave.
[ demolished ]4 1/2 blocks north >>
221 S. Western Ave.
[ demolished ]<-- western ave. -->3790 Wilshire Blvd.
[ concerts ] << 6 blocks south <-- oxford ave. --><-- serrano ave. -->looking west [ USC Archives - mid 30s & LAPL collection - late 30s ] <-- hobart blvd. --><-- harvard blvd. --><-- kingsley dr. --><-- ardmore ave. -->looking east [ USC Archives c.1939 ] <-- normandie ave. --><-- mariposa ave. -->looking east [ USC Archives c.1939 ] alexandria ave. -->kenmore ave. -->looking west [ USC Archives 1928 & 1938 ] <-- catalina st. --><-- berendo st. --><< 3 blocks south <-- vermont ave. -->5 1/2 blocks north >>
<-- shatto pl. -->Bullock's Wilshire westmoreland ave. --><-- wilshire pl.
virgil st. -->commonwealth ave. -->looking west <-- hoover st.
Lafayette Park looking east <-- la fayette park pl. -->Granada Buildings <-- rampart blvd. --><-- coronado st. --><-- corondelet st. -->MacArthur Park <-- park view st. --><< 1 block south <-- alvarado st. -->
638 S. Alvarado St..
[ swap meet ] << 1 block south MacArthur Park <-- westlake ave. --><-- bonnie brae st. --><-- burlington ave. --><< 2 blocks south <-- union ave. --><-- valencia st. --><-- witmer st. --><< 1 block south <-- lucas ave.. --><-- bixel st. -->st paul pl. -->st paul ave. --> st. paul ave. --><-- beaudry st. --><-- 110 freeway --><< 4 blocks south << 5 blocks south <-- francisco st. -->] 3 1/2 blocks north >> <-- figueroa st. --><< 3 1/2 blocks south 4 blocks north >> <-- flower st. -->4 blocks north >> <-- hope st. --><< 2 1/2 blocks south <-- grand ave. -->on our Downtown Theatres site [ demolished ] << 1 1/2 blocks south [ Wilshire Boulevard begins at Grand Avenue ] For Downtown Theatres between Grand Ave. and Broadway, see our Downtown Theatres site: Theatres West of Broadway | For other westside theatres not near Wilshire, see the listings on our Los Angeles Movie Palaces site. |
Los Angeles Theatres Map -- along the Wilshire corridor |