Guild Theatre
5161 Lankershim Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
91601
5161 Lankershim Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
91601
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The Valley Theatre opened in 1938. Later renamed Guild Theatre, it was a District 2 Fox house that served as move-over theater for the nearby El Portal Theatre.
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William Gabel
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The Guild/Valley Theatre was located were Lankershim Blvd. and Magnolia Blvd. meet in North Hollywood.
William
Thank you for the reply.
Michael
This theatre is located at 5161 Lankershim Boulevard (at Magnolia).
I once worked here showing the film Shampoo
This letter to the LA Times was written by a Mr. R.A. Simon on 7/24/77. It does not appear that Mr. Simon was a patron of the Pussycat Theater:
“This is part of a letter written to Councilman Joel Wachs. Certain tragic circumstances have come to my notice that the old El Portal Theater is being sold and is to be razed shortly and the Guild Theater is to be to become a porno house.
It would appear that the filth-peddlers, being forced out of Hollywood proper, are spreading their disease to the suburbs. Since the only other theater in North Hollywood (the old Lankershim Theater) is also porno, perhaps the City Council should consider making this a “red-light district” and bring to the residents the crime, pimping and prostitution that go hand-in-hand.
It seems to me that the theater owners are determined to sell to any get-rich-quick artist who doesn’t give a damn for the residents."
Here is part of an LA Times article dated 4/19/55:
In typical filmland style, Fox West Coast Theaters tonight will open the newly remodeled Valley Guild Theater in North Hollywood.
Refurbished at a cost of $35,000, the deluxe showcase, located at Lankershim & Magnolia, will feature many of the latest engineering techniques, including the newly developed “eye-intensity” curved screen, adapted for conventional pictures as well as Cinemascope.
Jacques Tati’s “Mr. Hulot’s Holiday” and “The Little Kidnappers” wil be the opening program.
Here are some photos from the early 1980s:
http://tinyurl.com/dzap4j
http://tinyurl.com/cucjuz
Both photos are from 1982. This one is a freebie.
Another 1982 night photo is here.
There’s a giant high-rise on the site now.