Comments about Esquire Theatre in Los Angeles, CA

kencmcintyre on April 24, 2007 at 10:27 am

I poked around upstairs the last time I was at Canters. It looks like the projection booth is being used for storage. I opened all the doors but only saw fuses and such.

Bway on February 18, 2007 at 9:16 am

Here’s an aerial view of the Theater:
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kencmcintyre on February 7, 2007 at 11:49 am

There are two parts to the restaurant. The northern part was the theater. The high ceilings are original, I believe. The southern part was an adjacent building with low ceilings that was added on after the restaurant opened. I couldn’t tell you if the walls are original or not.

Bway on February 7, 2007 at 11:02 am

Anyone know of any interior photos of the Esquire? I passed it the other day when driving on Fairfax, near CBS Studios. Does anyone know if the original ceiling and walls exist in the restaurant?

kencmcintyre on January 27, 2007 at 7:44 am

The first comment about the Esquire being an art house is probably correct if you look at the photo of the Esquire hanging in the restaurant. The picture was a French film, title unrecalled.

Ken Roe on January 27, 2007 at 5:08 am

Two photographs I took of the former Esquire Theatre building in January 2005:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/370817635/
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/370819448/

Ralgev on October 25, 2006 at 5:29 am

In addition to the Esquire photo on display at Canters, there is other evidence of its former life. The marquee out front and, if one climbs the stairs to the second floor, the original projection booth and rest rooms.

kencmcintyre on September 3, 2005 at 6:00 pm

I was going to say that Canter’s is in Los Angeles, not Hollywood, but as Hollywood is not a city the difference is miniscule. I saw the picture of the Esquire the first time I went to Canter’s back in the mid-80s.

Joe Vogel on December 3, 2004 at 10:47 pm

Southwest Builder and Contractor issue of 3/15/1937 says that architect Clifford A. Balch had prepeared the plans for remodeling an existing building at 417-419 N. Fairfax for use as a movie theatre.

MagicLantern on June 27, 2004 at 5:15 pm

There’s a very nice black-and-white photograph of the Esquire posted on the wall at the back of Canter’s.

William on February 18, 2003 at 11:08 am

When the Esquire was a theatre, it was operated by the Herbert Rosener Company. That chain included: The Laurel, Sunset and Studio Theatres.

Esquire Theatre

419 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

419 N. Fairfax Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90036