Fox Figueroa Theatre
508 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90037
508 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90037
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This theater, built in 1925, was located on Santa Barbara Boulevard (now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) at Figueroa Street.
This theater was razed in the late 60’s, along with its large roof top sign and now on the site is a gas station. The former theater’s location is directly across the street from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
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William Gabel
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Here is a new addition from the LAPL:
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Here is a May 1958 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/n2vaem
An ad from a newspaper that I have actually heard of.
Don Meyers is correct about the address of the Figueroa Theatre. I’ve checked several old street directories and the address for the theater itself is always given as 4011 S. Figueroa Street. The Santa Barbara Avenue address must have been for the office section of the building above the shops.
Got gas today on the bones of the Fox Figueroa:
http://tinyurl.com/nvze9a
Here are the USC photos, circa 1936:
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http://tinyurl.com/ye8xuh6
Nice aerial shots of something.
Here is a February 1927 item in the LA Times:
Lois Moran, the heroine of the Fox Films production of David Warfield’s greatest triumph, “The Music Masterâ€, arrived back in Los Angeles last week in time to be here for the western premiere of this picture, now at the Figueroa Theater.
Alec B. Francis has the name role in the production and other prominent members of the cast include Norman Trevor and Neil Hamilton. Other features of the Figueroa program include Salvatore Santaella’s twenty-piece orchestra on the stage in a trio of numbers and a breand new Earle Fox Van Bibber comedy called “The Speedboat Demonâ€.
More National Enquirer material. Fascinating.
Here are some interior photos from the LAPL, circa 1945:
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http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015289.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater2/00015288.jpg