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bmartins commented about La Reina Theatre on Feb 28, 2006 at 8:07 pm

Lee David spearheaded the effort to save the La Reina theatre. A native and long time resident of Sherman Oaks, the La Reina theatre was in his “backyard” growing up. Devastated that a piece of historically significant architecture as well an icon of old LA, was slated to be razed, he led the fight against demolition. Such a stand out for preserving what was once was, he was able to get the developers, at minimum, to keep the facade in tact — as much as a developer could. The fact that as the fight to preserve the La Reina ensued, the trend was for small theatres in multiplexes. Ironically, the trend in the 21st century is a return to the grandeur of the old single screen theatres, like the La Reina. Lee David had the passion and the forsight to fight to save the La Reina theatre.