PLEASE NOTE: Due to a scheduling conflict, Saturday’s All About at the Academy, with discussion of Saving The Fox is moving up in time. Doors open at 10 a.m., event begins at 10:30 a.m. Hope to see you there!
PLEASE NOTE: New time for the All About on Saturday due to a scheduling conflict — doors open at 10 a.m., event to begin at 10:30 a.m. Please spread the word!
Saturday, Feb 20th. Park behind the Academy Theater at 3141 West Manchester Blvd in Inglewood. The doors open at 1:30; the presentation starts at 2 p.m.
As well as the history presentation on Inglewood’s theaters, we will be discussing the current efforts to save the Fox (note: the deadline for submitting a bid on this theater has been extended one month). Following this will be a tour of the Academy, and then we move over to the Fox Inglewood at 115 North Market St, where we will be giving visitors a walk through of this long-closed gem.
Two great S. Charles Lee theaters for the price of FREE! Hope to see you there.
Yes. Well done. Pull out the leg that’s supporting theatrical exhibition of movies. If we all start going to Terry Wade’s friend’s house, how long do you think the popcorn will be free?
I want to see movies in classic movie theaters (with snacks, thank you!).
And as an added bonus: get a rare chance to walk through the Fox Inglewood. Yes, we’ve gotten permission to take people into the Fox. So, two amazing S. Charles Lee theaters for the low price of FREE.
Doors open at 1:30. Park behind the Academy. See you there.
From CRALA.org: the Westlake Theater has been designated in the National Registry of Historic Places. Negotiations to rehabilitate the place are still underway. They have an artistic representation of what the development might look like, and it’s an improvement over that “theater with a fungus growing on it” picture previously released.
You may want to clear Feb 20th on your calendar — that’s the day that the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation is going to hold one of their “All About” tours in the classic S. Charles Lee Academy Theater. Ed Kelsey will present Powerpoint presentations on the history of that building and the Fox Inglewood. And if all goes according to plan, we’re going to give everyone a chance to go inside the Fox Inglewood. If you’ve seen my video linked above, you know just how amazing that place is.
You may want to clear Feb 20th on your calendar — that’s the day that the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation is going to hold one of their “All About” tours in this classic S. Charles Lee theater. Ed Kelsey will present Powerpoint presentations on the history of this building and the nearby Fox Inglewood. And if all goes according to plan, we’re going to give everyone a chance to see inside the Fox Inglewood. If you’ve seen my video on the Fox, you know just how amazing that place is.
David, the theater was built by the Leimert family (I believe), and was leased by H. Hughes and his partner. They only ran it for about a year before going out of business.
It looks like they removed the slanted roofs on either side. As for the top, it suffered quite a bit of earthquake damage. It’s possible they’ve only removed the parts that are too damaged to repair. But it’s worth keeping an eye on…
The two smaller theaters are the back of the old theater, turning the front into the main auditorium. Now there’s a long hallway that runs between the small auditoriums to reach the main. They also had to extend the projection room out over the small theaters to serve the main auditorium. It’s an interesting solution to turning a single screener into a multi-screen facility — one that avoids the problem of throwing off the symmetry by dividing it down the middle. Plus they still have one good sized screen.
Only a few months sitting finished and empty, and people are starting to vandalize the place. The other day I noticed the new glass in front all scratched up, and homeless people roosting in those entryways they added…
It might still be there when the TCM Film Festival starts in April.
Keep March 20th open, because on that morning the Wilshire/Saban Theater will open its doors for an LAHTF All About. More details soon.
The zipcode for this theater is 90028, not 92262, which puts it in Palm Springs.
Thanks for the warning, Ken. Did you make it to the event? I was scanning the sign-in sheets for you…
The future of home theater???
Thanks. Are you coming out for the tour?
See my post from Sept 11…
tlsloews: the exterior is vintage, but the insides look like any other soulless multiplex theater.
Want a look inside the Academy Cathedral? Hillsman Wright and I took an advance tour yesterday and the video is up on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/lahtf
Want an advance look inside the Academy Cathedral? Check out the featured video, Insider’s Peek #2!
http://www.youtube.com/lahtf
PLEASE NOTE: Due to a scheduling conflict, Saturday’s All About at the Academy, with discussion of Saving The Fox is moving up in time. Doors open at 10 a.m., event begins at 10:30 a.m. Hope to see you there!
PLEASE NOTE: New time for the All About on Saturday due to a scheduling conflict — doors open at 10 a.m., event to begin at 10:30 a.m. Please spread the word!
Here are the details:
Saturday, Feb 20th. Park behind the Academy Theater at 3141 West Manchester Blvd in Inglewood. The doors open at 1:30; the presentation starts at 2 p.m.
As well as the history presentation on Inglewood’s theaters, we will be discussing the current efforts to save the Fox (note: the deadline for submitting a bid on this theater has been extended one month). Following this will be a tour of the Academy, and then we move over to the Fox Inglewood at 115 North Market St, where we will be giving visitors a walk through of this long-closed gem.
Two great S. Charles Lee theaters for the price of FREE! Hope to see you there.
Yes. Well done. Pull out the leg that’s supporting theatrical exhibition of movies. If we all start going to Terry Wade’s friend’s house, how long do you think the popcorn will be free?
I want to see movies in classic movie theaters (with snacks, thank you!).
And as an added bonus: get a rare chance to walk through the Fox Inglewood. Yes, we’ve gotten permission to take people into the Fox. So, two amazing S. Charles Lee theaters for the low price of FREE.
Doors open at 1:30. Park behind the Academy. See you there.
From CRALA.org: the Westlake Theater has been designated in the National Registry of Historic Places. Negotiations to rehabilitate the place are still underway. They have an artistic representation of what the development might look like, and it’s an improvement over that “theater with a fungus growing on it” picture previously released.
It would be cool to meet you, Ken. I’ve enjoyed your theater photos for a long time.
You may want to clear Feb 20th on your calendar — that’s the day that the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation is going to hold one of their “All About” tours in the classic S. Charles Lee Academy Theater. Ed Kelsey will present Powerpoint presentations on the history of that building and the Fox Inglewood. And if all goes according to plan, we’re going to give everyone a chance to go inside the Fox Inglewood. If you’ve seen my video linked above, you know just how amazing that place is.
Stay tuned for details!
You may want to clear Feb 20th on your calendar — that’s the day that the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation is going to hold one of their “All About” tours in this classic S. Charles Lee theater. Ed Kelsey will present Powerpoint presentations on the history of this building and the nearby Fox Inglewood. And if all goes according to plan, we’re going to give everyone a chance to see inside the Fox Inglewood. If you’ve seen my video on the Fox, you know just how amazing that place is.
Stay tuned for details!
David, the theater was built by the Leimert family (I believe), and was leased by H. Hughes and his partner. They only ran it for about a year before going out of business.
It looks like they removed the slanted roofs on either side. As for the top, it suffered quite a bit of earthquake damage. It’s possible they’ve only removed the parts that are too damaged to repair. But it’s worth keeping an eye on…
They have shows in the planetarium, exhibits, a 200 seat multi-media theater… For details, to to:
http://www.griffithobs.org/
The two smaller theaters are the back of the old theater, turning the front into the main auditorium. Now there’s a long hallway that runs between the small auditoriums to reach the main. They also had to extend the projection room out over the small theaters to serve the main auditorium. It’s an interesting solution to turning a single screener into a multi-screen facility — one that avoids the problem of throwing off the symmetry by dividing it down the middle. Plus they still have one good sized screen.
Only a few months sitting finished and empty, and people are starting to vandalize the place. The other day I noticed the new glass in front all scratched up, and homeless people roosting in those entryways they added…
There are a couple of new condo buildings around mid-Wilshire that have sat empty for months…
Damn! You’re right, Ken. I checked under every alias, but didn’t learn about the Times name until I was writing the description.
MODS: There’s a lot of info here not included on the Times page — can you move it over? Thanks!