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The first site for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit was the Grand Opera House, also known as the Grand Theater, 110 S. Main Street (built 1884, closed 1937). [4] The second Orpheum venue was the Orpheum Theatre (previously known as the Los Angeles Theatre and later known as the Lyceum Theatre, at 227 S. Spring Street (opened 1888, closed 1941). [4]
The Pavilion has 3,156 seats spread over four tiers, with chandeliers, wide curving stairways and rich décor. [2] The auditorium's sections are the Orchestra (divided in Premiere Orchestra, Center Orchestra, Main Orchestra and Orchestra Ring), Circle (divided in Grand Circle and Founders Circle), Loge (divided in Front Loge and Rear Loge), as well as Balcony (divided in Front Balcony and Rear ...
Detroit Opera House (Michigan Opera Theater), Detroit; Dicapo Opera Theater (Dicapo Opera), New York City; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles Opera), Los Angeles; Duchamp Opera House (1830) (Le Petit Paris), St. Martinville, Louisiana; Ellie Caulkins Opera House (Opera Colorado), Denver; French Opera House, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ohrbach's was a moderate-priced department store with a merchandising focus primarily on clothing and accessories. From its modest start in 1923 until the chain's demise in 1987, Ohrbach's expanded dramatically after World War II, and opened numerous branch locations in the New York and Los Angeles metropolitan areas.
Downtown Los Angeles's Woolworth's building is made of reinforced concrete in a steel frame and has a Zigzag Moderne facade. [6] It is 60 feet (18 m) by 170 feet (52 m) feet in size. [2] Inside, the building features two grand terrazzo-covered staircases that connect the ground floor to the basement. [4]
The NYCO brought productions to Los Angeles every fall from 1966 to 1982. In 1984, the Music Center Opera Association hired Peter Hemmings and gave him the task of creating a local opera company which would once again present its own productions. This led to the forming of Los Angeles Opera, originally known as the Los Angeles Music Center ...
Grand Opera House was built by Ozro W. Childs and opened on May 24, 1884, at which point it became the largest theater in Los Angeles. It was designed by Ezra F. Kysor and Octavius Morgan and had a seating capacity of 1,311. The theater was renovated by James M. Wood in 1887-1888. [1] [2]
Bullock's complex is a collection of nine historic buildings located at 639-651 south Broadway, the 300-block of 7th Street, and 634-670 south Hill Street in the Jewelry District and Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles.