Embassy Theatre
331 S. Western Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90020
331 S. Western Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90020
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The Wilshire Theatre opened in October 1921. This theater was a fairly standard Fox house which was remodeled in the mid-1960’s.
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William Gabel
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Here is the location today:
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The Wilshire theater is on the left in this 1924 photo from the USC archive:
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Here is the LA Times ad from 1981:
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Listed as the Fox Embassy in the 1942 city directory. Address was 329 S. Western Avenue.
I saw the double feature of Fantastic Voyage and Do Not Disturb there in 1966.Nice theatre.
In 1933 it was known as the Embassy Theatre.
In 1933 it was known as the Embassy Theatre.
From the LA Times, 2/12/37:
Theater Booth Fire Fatal to Trapped Girl Cashier
Miss Betty Wallace, 18, died yesterday in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from injuries suffered Wednesday night when her dress caught fire in the tiny ticket booth at the Embassy Theater, 331 S. Western Avenue. Scores of people gathered outside the theater to attend a bank night drawing were unable to help, as Miss Wallace’s dress, ignited by an electric stove, became a pillar of flame.
1983 Photo
The Los Angeles County Assessor’s office says that the building on this site was built in 1921. In Google’s satellite view, the auditorium roof appears to be partly intact. Comparing it with a 1948 view at Historic Aerials, it looks as though only about the rear third of the building has actually been demolished.