Los Angeles Theatres: Warner Hollywood: upper lobby areas

A look into the lobby from part way up the secondary stairs house left. The auditorium is off to the left. These stairs around to the side both house left and house right get you up to the lower level of the balcony. The two sets of stairs we see in the distance get up to the mid balcony level. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

It's a big balcony at the Warner. Access is on three levels:

Lower Balcony
The secondary stairs around farthest from the center of the lobby go up to small vestibules outside the lower balcony crossaisle either house left or house right.

There's no corridor between the sides at this level. On each side there's also a locker room area and a staff restroom.

Mid Balcony
The two sets of main stairs nearest the centerline both go up to a lobby at the middle balcony level. There's also an elevator stop at this level.

A men's room is on the west side and a ladies room on the east side. Stairs from here continue on up to the upper balcony lobby.

Three vomitories lead into the mid balcony crossaisle. The center one was sealed off when the balcony was twinned leaving one for the west theatre and one for the east theatre.

The exits at either end of the mid-balcony crossaisle also go out to the mid balcony lobby.

Upper balcony

A corridor goes across behind the last seating section in the balcony. It's currently blocked at the center to eliminate cross traffic between the two balcony theatres. There's also an elevator stop at this level.

From this upper lobby a set of stairs goes up to the booth, elevator equipment room and out onto the roof.

The lower balcony level:

The view down into the main lobby from the top of the secondary stairs house left. Behind us here is a small vestibule leading to the house left end of the lower balcony crossaisle. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The vestibule outside the lower crossaisle house left. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

Marquee letter storage in a staff room house left at the lower balcony level. There's an usher's restroom beyond this. There's a similar room off the lower balcony vestibule house right used for concession storage -- and a staff restroom beyond. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The vestibule at the top of the secondary stairs house right. This is where you end up exiting at the lowest level of the balcony house right. The double doors toward the left get you onto the fire escape. The light is coming from a staff room straight ahead. The stairs down are to the right.

In the staff room off the house right vestibule. This and the previous view are shots from Davy's "Exploring the Hollywood Pacific Theatre," the 30 minute video he shared on YouTube in May 2025. He was joined on his expedition by Moody Gabe and Rees. Thanks to Tommy Bernard for spotting the post.

The mid balcony level:

Looking down into the lobby from the main stairs house right. At the top of this set of stairs you're in the mid balcony lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

Looking up the stairs to the snackbar at the mid balcony level in 2025. Image: Davy

From outside the ladies lounge looking west toward house left. The lighted arch area just beyond the drinking fountain is a set of stairs up to the upper balcony level. The elevator is just beyond that. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

At the center of the mid balcony level lobby. We're looking into the elevator vestibule on the south side of the lobby and one of two sets of stairs up to the upper balcony level. The snack bar is behind us. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The vomitory into the west (house left) side of the balcony. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The vestibule of the men's room on the house left end of the lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The men's toilet area. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

More men's room. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The balcony snackbar in 2012. We're looking east toward house right. The door behind the bar used to go to the center vomitory into the auditorium -- here turned into concessions storage. The doorway down the lobby on the right is to the ladies lounge. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The bar in 2022. It's a shot from "Epic Abandoned Multi Screen Theater," 25 minutes of footage shared on YouTube by Urbex Offlimits.

The center vomitory behind the snack bar. It got turned into concession storage after the twinning of the balcony. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

Looking inside the balcony structure from an access door off the the center vomitory. Note the mushroom holes in the slab for ventilation -- now all plugged. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

Inside the balcony looking off toward house right. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

Inside the balcony looking down at the plaster ceiling above the main floor. The flexible duct we see is for the main floor projection booth. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The vomitory into the east (house right) side of the balcony. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

The ladies lounge at the house right side of the lobby. The toilet area is through the doorway. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012

A bit of water damage toward the house right end of the lobby. Image: Urbex Offlimits - 2022

Another angle on the big hole. Image: Urbex Offlimits - 2022

The far right end of the mid balcony lobby. Image: Urbex Offlimits - 2022

The entrance to the house right theatre at mid balcony crossaisle level. It's another shot from "Epic Abandoned Multi Screen Theater," the 25 minute tour shared on YouTube by Urbex Offlimits.

The upper balcony level:

Looking toward house left in the foyer at the top of the balcony. The auditorium is on the right. At each end of this lobby there are stairs down to the mid balcony lobby. Behind us is a partition dividing the lobby in half to prevent cross traffic between the two balcony theatres. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012