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El Portal Theater, also known as El Portal Center for the Arts, is a historic former theater located at 5265-5271 Lankershim Boulevard and 11200-11220 Weddington Street in North Hollywood, California. Built as a single theater in 1926, the venue was rebuilt as a three-theater performing arts complex in the late 1990s. [1]
Mellon also used his economic power to push companies and landowners to comply with new regulations. In 1955 a redevelopment plan and federal funding were approved to coincide with the construction of a new Civic Arena (1961–2010). The URA, with the support of R. K. Mellon, displaced 8,000 residents, businesses and churches.
Construction started on March 9, 1962, and it was dedicated September 27, 1964. [3] The Pavilion was named for Dorothy Buffum Chandler who . led [the] effort to build a suitable home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and rejuvenate the performing arts in Los Angeles.
On October 20, 1929, the LA Times announced that William Simpson & Co. had finally begun construction on the theatre, with a capacity of 1,500 seats at a cost of $150,000. [3] The Art Deco style building was designed by W.C. Pennel, who designed hundreds of commercial and residential projects in LA. [ 3 ]
[4] [5] The building and its contents were looting targets during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, [6] and Fredericks vacated the building in 2005. In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with this building listed as a contributing property in the district. [3]
The aim was to offer Los Angeles residents exposure to innovative art forms more consistently than occasional events (e.g. 1984 Olympic Arts Festival). [ 2 ] Harvey Lichtenstein , then president and executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music , was brought in as a consultant during the development phases of REDCAT in 1999.
In June 2012, Los Angeles Fine Arts Building was purchased by Sorgente Group of America. [4] The building appears in the film (500) Days of Summer, where the protagonist — an aspiring architect — describes it as his favorite building. [2] The lobby has housed art galleries in recent years. [5]
The Brewery Arts Complex (also known as the Brewery Art Colony) in Los Angeles has been called the largest live-and-work artists colony in the world. The 16-acre compound sits on twenty-one former warehouses and includes a former Edison power plant chimney dating to 1903, work studios, living lofts, restaurants and galleries. [1]