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After closing its doors to the public in 1994, the Los Angeles has sat vacant for many years, although it can be rented as a venue for special events. [9] The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Los Angeles is used most often today as a location for filming, and is frequently seen in commercials, television shows ...
The Broadway Theater District in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [2] With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch of Broadway, it is the only large concentration of movie palaces left in the United States. The ...
Pages in category "Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Vista Theatre opened on October 9, 1923, [2] as a single-screen theater. In addition to screening films, the theater also showed vaudeville acts on stage. [3] Originally known as Lou Bard Playhouse on opening day in 1923, the cinema played the film Tips starring Baby Peggy. [4] The original seating capacity in the auditorium held space for 838 ...
It later operated as the Teleview Theatre, another operation that ceased in favor of regular movie programming. [8] The Arcade's final operator, Metropolitan Theatres, ran it as a grindhouse. On March 20, 1991, the city of Los Angeles designated the building a Historic-Cultural Monument, along with the neighboring Cameo and Roxie theaters. In ...
The Alex Theatre Performing Arts and Entertainment Center has been the centerpiece of Glendale's arts, culture and community events since it originally opened. It is managed by Glendale Arts, a non-profit organization. The theater's diverse schedule boasts roughly 250 events per year and attracts more than 100,000 patrons annually.
The theatre boasts a vibrant fire/safety curtain, by Armstrong-Powers, [8] depicting a futuristic fantasy city of onion-domed towers surrounded by planets and comet trails. [9] The State Theatre is currently managed by the Broadway Theatre Group, who also manage the Palace, Los Angeles, and Tower theatres [14] in the Broadway Theatre District.
The Orpheum Theatre at 842 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles opened on February 15, 1926, as the fourth and final Los Angeles venue for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit. [3] After a $3 million renovation, started in 1989, it is the most restored of the historical movie palaces in the city. Three previous theatres also bore the name Orpheum ...