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Los Angeles is
not only the movie capital of the world, it's also the capital
of movie
theatre architecture. The 1920s was a boom time for the population
growth
of Los Angeles and it was also a time of expansion for the
theatre business.
We had interesting theatres popping up all over town.
The Chinese Theatre >>
Los Angeles the movie palaces got a much greater range of styles.
Even the neighborhoods got great buildings by talented architects.
Just look at the Chinese wonders of the Beverly Theatre in Beverly Hills or the
Art Deco confections in San Pedro, Huntington Park, and Beverly Hills that
B. Marcus Priteca did for Warner Bros.
Our intent is to search through the massive amounts of material available
and give it a bit of organization on a theatre-by-theatre basis.
Click on any of the links above to see what I've been exploring.
 Los Angeles Movie PalacesThis Los Angeles Movie Palaces site has a listing of historic Los Angeles movie palaces and neighborhood theatres outside the downtown, Wilshire Blvd./Westwood and Hollywood areas. The Warner Huntington Park >>
There's information on both existing and vanished buildings of special interest. There are photos I've taken as well as lots of links to other photo collections and information sources for further delving.  Downtown L.A. Theatres The downtown theatres range from some of the most opulent Los Angeles movie palaces to tiny grindhouses. It's a fun tour. The Downtown Los Angeles Theatres site has an overview of the surviving historic movie theatres in downtown Los Angeles on its home page. There are then links to additional pages for more detail about the remaining buildings in the South Broadway Theatre District. The Mayan Theatre >> There are also street-by-street tours of theatres both existing and vanished on Broadway, Main Street, Hill Street and more. These pages organize the listings by address. Plus there's an alphabetical directory listing all the various names various downtown Los Angeles theaters have operated under. See you at the Movies! |  Historic
Hollywood Movie Theatres The Hollywood Theatres site has the rundown on major theatres such as Grauman's Chinese, the Egyptian and the Pantages as well as the many smaller theatres and grindhouses that have vanished. The Egyptian Theatre >>
We also have listings for some sources for information on other aspects of Hollywood history and a map showing how the theatres are arrayed along Hollywood Blvd. The main page gives you a summary plus there are additional pages on each of the theatres on Hollywood Blvd. and adjacent streets.  The Wilshire Corridor Theatre TourThe
Wilshire Blvd. Movie Palaces
site has a listing of all the theatre buildings along Wilshire and in
Westwood Village, once a major locus of first-run Los Angeles theatres. A
display case at the WilternTheatre >> Some of these theatres are of architectural merit, some only for their past in exhibition history. Join us for a tour from downtown through the Miracle Mile theatres, see some art deco gems in Beverly Hills, explore the theatre buildings of Westwood and stop for a bit of Santa Monica history. |