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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » California » Los Angeles » Orchestrion Theatre

Orchestrion Theatre

Los Angeles, CA
527 S. Spring Street
, Los Angeles, CA 90013 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: Unknown
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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A nickelodeon theatre which was operating in 1910. As of January 2005, there was an old (then empty) building still standing at this site which could have housed the Orchestrion and could be the original.

The building was torn down in around 2006.
Contributed by KenRoe

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I find the name of this theater interesting. An orchestrion is a coin-operated automatic piano, similar to a player piano but used in public places, that has several additional instruments, especially percussions. Some of the firms that made these machines in the 1900-1930 era also made instruments for silent film accompaniment.
posted by MikeR. on Nov 19, 2005 at 5:21pm
This building has been torn down, since there is an empty lot on Spring between the Alexandria Hotel (1906) and the Broadway-Spring Arcade Building (about 1925).
posted by ScottS. on Apr 28, 2007 at 8:40pm
I concur. I walked by this site today. Status should be closed/demolished.
posted by ken mc on May 29, 2007 at 6:16pm
darn.
posted by andrewb on Mar 11, 2008 at 1:20am
It seems that 527 S. Spring would have been right next door to the Arcade Building. Might this building have been the Orchestrion Theatre?

http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics30/00064910.jpg
posted by Chris Rini on May 29, 2009 at 3:20am
Here's a better picture. The Orchestrion would have been in one of the two buildings. http://digarc.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/view/whit-m869/DW-B5-53-14-ISLA
posted by Chris Rini on May 29, 2009 at 3:27am
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