Los Angeles Theatre
615 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles,
CA
90014
615 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles,
CA
90014
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When I moved to LA in the early 80s, several of the Broadway theaters were still showing films, namely the State, Palace and Los Angeles. Probably some others as well that I can’t recall off the top of my head. I stayed in a seedy hotel at 13th and Olive the first two weeks I was in LA, and I spent some time walking around Broadway and environs as I was assimilating. I remember the neon quite vividly.
I would park in the lot by the old Eastern Columbia building. The Broadway side was where the Majestic Theatre once stood.
I actually don’t have to go out of my way, since I go downtown for work probably once a week. Today I had to park at 6th and Main as all of the lots on 4th and 5th were being hogged by film shoots, so I hoofed down Broadway on my way back to the car.
ken mc above should have said “Just making sure your on the ball”. sorry.
Broadway is always full of people, so it’s sometimes hard to move them out of the way to take pictures of the sidewalk.
Just make sure your on the ball.
What about 7/28/07?
I’m surprised Ken mc with all your many trips to take photos of these theatres. You never get any shots of the many terrazzo patterns in front of these theatres.
Here is a February 2009 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/bkcmle
I know this is stating the obvious, but “how much more beautiful is the original marquee that the current one?!” This is almost always the case. The two that jump out at me right away are the Loews Jersey and the Loews Kings, but it is probably fair to say that very few of the new marquees erected over the years to “modernize” the theater and bring it up to date were actually an improvement over the original. It certainly wasn’t in this case.
I think it was half past six since about 1955.
I think its interesting. Maybe someone was fooling around with the clock to see if it can be restored.
You don’t get this kind of detailed analysis on Cinematour.
Someone changed the time on the clock.
Here is a photo of one wing taken yesterday. The other wing has been brutalized.
http://tinyurl.com/56n5p7
You make an interesting point LM. I don’t think that would happen today, although it is a big world out there. Ditto for returning the veterans money.
This is part of a story from the LA Times, dated 9/8/43;
GENTLEMEN BANDITS GET $2100 IN THEATER HOLD-UP
Two gentlemanly bandits, who shook hands with their victim after robbing him of $2100, last night held up the Los Angeles Theater, 615 S. Broadway.
Two holdup men accosted manager Edward Clark as he was entering his office and while one simulated a gun in his pocket followed Clark into the room. There they forced him to open the safe and withdraw a cash box, from which they scooped $600 in silver and $1500 in bills.
Another envelope containing $1200 earmarked for returning war veterans was taken by the bandits and then returned. They shook hands with Clark, and left.
In 98 degree heat.
Here are two recent photos:
http://tinyurl.com/5xxvod
http://tinyurl.com/3s7jks
You’re right Ken, she’s Johnny Depp’s girlfriend.
Isn’t she Johnny Depp’s girlfriend?
French singer Vanessa Paradis' last video clip “L'incendie” was filmed inside the LA theater :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psHGKVVcHa8
There are a nice bunch of pictures on Google Earth, including one of the theatre’s rear marquee.
I have that article from the 1970s Westways mentioned earlier. Will
have to look it up sometime.
Here are two March 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/29642o
http://tinyurl.com/2c985b