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Originally known as the Warner Bros. Theatre or Warner Hollywood Theatre, the latter used to avoid confusion with another Warner Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, [4] this building was designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, an architect renowned for his theater designs, having previously designed the Palace, Orpheum, El Capitan, and more.
The main theater is the most intact portion of the entire theater. It retains the original proscenium arch and decorative organ screens which consist of a lattice of interlocking chevrons and diamonds painted gold. The exits to the theatre are dated from 1946 and are topped by two large rococo scroll pelmets.
The Arcade Theatre is a historic former vaudeville and movie theater in the Broadway district of Los Angeles, California. Commissioned by real estate developer William May Garland in 1910, it originally operated under the direction of Alexander Pantages .
Hollywood Theater opened on December 20, 1913, the second to open in Hollywood's emerging theater district. A 700-seat Nickelodeon, [1] it was owned by H.L. Lewis and designed in the Romanesque style by Krempel and Erkes. [2] In 1927, the theater was remodeled by Clifford Balch and in 1936, it was remodeled a second time by S. Charles Lee.
The Regent Theatre is a live music venue and historic former movie theater in the Downtown section of Los Angeles, California. Opened as the National Theatre in 1914, it is the oldest remaining theater building on South Main Street .
The 1999 horror film End of Days briefly features the building as an abandoned movie theater. [1] The 2001 thriller film Swordfish depicts the Belasco. [1] The 2005 period drama film Memoirs of a Geisha features the theater. [1] The Belasco appears in the 2006 psychological thriller film The Prestige. [1]
The Roxie Theatre is a historic former movie theater in the Broadway Theater District of Los Angeles, California. The venue opened in 1931 as the last theater to be built on Broadway . Architect John M. Cooper 's Art Deco design of the Roxie remained the only theater of that style in the downtown neighborhood.
Nowadays, a sign outside the theater warns: “Movie theater viewed by LAPD.” The Los Angeles Police Department “doesn’t have any cameras in that area and did not post that sign,” said ...