Los Angeles Theatres

Navigating Your Tour of Historic Los Angeles Theatres

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Downtown L.A. Historic Theatres

The survey page gives a rundown on the 20 major surviving theatre buildings in the Downtown Theatre District. There are links to pages about each of them for more detail. You might also want to consult alphabetical rundowns on pages for Hill St. and farther west, the Broadway Theatres, Spring St. Theatres and Main St. and farther east. Those pages give you more detail, including discussions about all the theatres that have vanished. In addition, there's a downtown alphabetical theatre list with alternate names and a theatre list by address.

Historic Hollywood Theatres

Hollywood wasn't just about the movies. Starting in the mid 20s it was also a center for legitimate theatre and musical revues at four newly built playhouses. You'll find an alphabetical list of the theatres in the district on the Hollywood Theatres overview page that includes a bit of data on each and links to pages for more details. Down below this list there's also an alternate name directory. Also of possible interest is a separate page with a list of theatres by street address.

Westside Theatres

The Westside started booming with retail and housing in the mid 20s and the theatres followed. Many theatres along Wilshire Blvd., in Beverly Hills, and in other neighborhoods became prime venues for everything from small foreign films to major roadshows. It's a huge territory. The Westside Theatres overview page gives you both a list by neighborhood as well as a survey arranged alphabetically. Also see the list of Westside Theatres: by street address and the Westside Theatres: alphabetical list page which includes alternate names.

Westwood and Brentwood

Westwood Village was the third significant theatre district to evolve in Los Angeles, after Downtown and Hollywood. With the construction of the UCLA campus beginning in the late 20s there was a chance to develop a unique shopping and entertainment district for faculty and students. By the 1970's the area had evolved so that Westwood had the largest concentration of first run screens of any neighborhood in Los Angeles. The Westwood and Brentwood Theatres overview page will give you a tour of the area.

Theatres Along the Coast

Santa Monica had a vibrant theatrical life even in the days when it was a small town isolated from the rest of Los Angeles. And that's just the beginning. The Along the Coast section will give you links to discussion of theatres in Ocean Park, Venice, Hermosa Beach, San Pedro, Long Beach and other communities.

[more] L.A. Movie Palaces

This section fills in all the other areas of Los Angeles County. Hundreds of terrific theatres were being built by the studios and independents all over the L.A. area in the 20s and into the 30s. You'll find coverage of theatres north and east of Downtown as well as in Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, Pomona, Whittier, Long Beach and many other far flung locations. Some of those listings have been upgraded and appear on this site, many other links will take you to pages on an older site hosted on Google. The index page has links to all these theatres organized by area.

Searching by theatre name

If you don't find it in the right hand column, head for the Main Alphabetical List, which also includes the various alternate names each venue has used. This list includes those pages recently updated for this site (in bold face) as well as the write ups on an older website. For a narrower focus you'll also find separate lists for Westside and Downtown. As well, there are lists by name on the 10 survey pages for more limited areas like Pasadena, North of Downtown, Long Beach, etc. that are listed on the [more] Los Angeles Movie Palaces page.

Searching by address

If you know an address or street head to either the Main Theatre List by Address, the San Fernando Valley List by Address, the San Gabriel Valley, Pomona and Whittier List by Address or the Long Beach List. If what you're looking for isn't there, you should find a link to take you to a more localized list by address for Downtown, Westside, Hollywood, etc. Also see the survey pages for more limited areas that are listed on the [more] Los Angeles Movie Palaces page.

1927 - Exotic destinations: Grauman's Chinese | Mayan Theatre |

1948 - 1951 - Skouras-ized older theatres: California - Huntington Park | El Portal | Fox Westwood Village | Mesa Theatre |

Valley Music Theatre

20600 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA | map |

Opened: July 6, 1964 with a production of "The Sound of Music" starring Janet Blair and John Myhers. It was on the south side of the street between Winnetka Ave and Canoga Ave. It was a project of Nick Mayo, Randolph Hale, and Cy Warner. Among the backers for the venture were Bob Hope, Art Linkletter, Ginger Rogers, John Raitt and Jane Powell. The latter three also performed during the first season. Andrew Mayo comments:

"My dad's concept, part owner, got his investors, hired the architect, helped design every aspect, and ran it as head honcho until for some reason (?), it failed only 3 or 4 years later. My mom [Janet Blair] opened the theater where she starred in 'Sound Of Music.' Later she also starred in 'Peter Pan' and 'South Pacific.' It was her home court. Great musical acts like The Doors, Sonny and Cher, Buffalo Springfield, Iron Butterfly, The Birds, The Animals, Ray Charles, B.B. King etc, etc. played there. Fond memories."

Seating: 2,865 seats -- in the round. The seats were designed to be removable to give the venue more flexibility. It was originally envisioned as a 3/4 round but the final design went for the full 360.

Stage: It was a revolve.

Architects: Richard George Wheeler and Associates were involved in the planning. The final design was by Thomas Wayne Lindsey of the firm of Hawkins and Lindsey.

An early rendering for the project from the collection of Cal State Northridge that appears with "The Short Happy Life of the Valley Music Theatre, " a 2015 article from the CSUN Library.

A shot by Bob Martin of the Valley Times with the team out advertising upcoming shows in an American Legion parade. It's in the Los Angeles Public Library collection.

See a "Sound of Music" photo in the LAPL collection. The second show in the house, in July 1964, was "Oklahoma!" starring John Raitt. See outside photo. A shot onstage. Juliet Prowse and John Avery were in an August run of "Damn Yankees." See photo. Jane Powell starred in "My Fair Lady" in September. See photo.

Gisele MacKenzie starred in "Gypsy" in October 1964. See photo. Gypsy Rose Lee dropped in one afternoon for a photo. Vic Damone, Marilyn Maxwell, Eileen Christy and Jack DeLon were in "Guys and Dolls" in October. See photo. Eve Arden appeared in "Wonderful Town" in November. See photo. Vincent Price and Janet Blair were in "Peter Pan" in December. See photo. The first season played to 82% of capacity and included eighteen musicals, three comedies, a drama and various concerts.

A December 1964 L.A. Times ad.

Second season shows included a March run of William Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba" with Mimsy Farmer. See photo. In March and April Eddie Bracken, Roger Smith and Tsu Kobyashi were in a two week run of "Teahouse of the August Moon. See photo. There was a three-week run in May and June of "Irma La Douce" with Juliet Prowse. See photo.

Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan and Barbara Perry were the stars of "Paint Your Wagon" in June 1965. See photo. A "Summer-A-Go-Go" show was also offered in June featured Desi Arnaz and Dino Martin. See photo. "Hansel and Gretel" had a limited run in July. See photo. Also in July was a production of "Camelot" starring John Myhers. See photo. There was also a production of "Pajama Game." But attendance dwindled and at the end of 1966 Valley Music Theatre, Inc. closed the doors and declared bankruptcy. Limited parking was another problem.

The venue continued in operation. In February 1967 the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Doors appeared in a concert together.

A 1969 ad from the collection of the Valley Relics Museum.

In 1972 Marquee Enterprises, Inc. took over the management. Among the partners were Sammy Davis Jr. and lawyer Joseph Borenstein. There was less legit and more concerts. Performers their first year included Woody Allen, Don Rickles, Ike and Tina Turner, Pearl Bailey, Ray Charles, and B. B. King. There were also boxing matches.

Woody Allen in 1972. Thanks to Linda Keyser Kane for locating this.

Closing as a theatre: 1979. In 1980 the building was sold to the Jehovah's Witness organization. It was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake but continued in use as a church.

Status: The church sold the property in 2004. It was demolished in the fall of 2006 for a condo project.

Interior views:

Framing going in for the revolving stage and the seating risers. It's a photo from the Nick and Faye Mayo Valley Music Theatre, Inc. collection that appears with "The Short Happy Life of the Valley Music Theatre," a 2015 article from the Cal State Northridge Library.

A 1960s look down one of the aisles from the Valley Relics Museum Facebook page. It's a photo from their archives.

A 1965 photo by Dean Gordon for the Valley Times that's in the Los Angeles Public Library collection. The caption that ran with the photo: "The Valley Symphony's huge orchestra fills stage at Valley Music Theater as musical director James Swift, center, conducts and Steve Allen plays piano at rehearsal for nation's first theater-in-round concert tomorrow night."

The interior as a church. Thanks to Marty McFly for locating the photo for "Back To The Future Series #2: Valley Music Theatre (60s-70s), Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall (80s - 2004)," his 2014 story on the San Fernando Valley Blog.

The stripped out theatre in 2006. It's a photo that appeared on the now-vanished site Abandoned But Not Forgotten. Thanks to Marty McFly for including four shots from that site with his "Valley Music Theatre...," article on the San Fernando Valley Blog.

Exterior views:

1963 - The site of the theatre. It's a photo by Alan Hyde from the Valley Times collection at the Los Angeles Public Library. It originally appeared on May 30. Part of the accompanying text:

"That's the Valley Symphony orchestra sedately assembled in the weeds back there with a formally attired Johnny Green wielding the baton. At center stage is the musical comedy star Janet Blair, thesping away in costume with two dancers just like they really are 'at center stage.' And there's a couple leaving their car in the 'parking lot' to join the audience assembled in the foreground. And off to the right? Two couples enjoying a leisurely dinner in the 'restaurant' before an evening of theater.

" A bunch of nuts, you say? Wading out into the tules for a quick game of 'Let's Pretend?' A group of dedicated theater-lovers would be more accurate, people sincerely interested in the future of the San Fernando Valley, people wanting so much to see the proposed Valley Music Theater become a reality. Here, on the south side of Ventura Blvd. between Winnetka and Canoga Aves., in Woodland Hills, is where the $1,000,000 theater-in-the-round will be built -- in time, it's hoped, for a 1964 start for the 20-week summer season of musical comedies with such already-committed stars as Miss Blair, Gordon and Sheila MacRae and John Raitt."

1963 - Building the dirt mound. It's a photo that appears with "The Short Happy Life of the Valley Music Theatre," a 2015 article from the Cal State Northridge Library.

In a post of the photo on the Lost Angeles Facebook page Roban Poirer commented:

"They perfectly built the domed mass of dirt, and graded it super precision, then installed all the steel rebar and steel to reinforce the structure, they then poured concrete over the entire mass with door openings and exits all formed out, and when the concrete shell cured completely, they excavated out all the dirt mound, and were left with a PERFECT interior shell, with no columns or support beams anywhere. Truly, GENIUS."

Phillip Marks added:

"The Romans used that method of construction and buried coins so the locals would remove the soil"

1963 - Adding rebar to the dome. It's a photo from the Nick and Faye Mayo Valley Music Theatre, Inc. collection that appears with "The Short Happy Life of the Valley Music Theatre," the article from the Cal State Northridge Library.

1963 - A construction collage from Cal State University Northridge. Click on the image for a larger view.

1964 - Nearing completion. It's a photo by Dean Gordon taken for the Valley Times that's now in the Los Angeles Public Library collection. Jack Feldman also has it on his W&PMA Early San Fernando Valley Views page

1964 - Buster Keaton with Melody Holland before the opening. It's a photo taken by Steve Young for the Valley Times that's in the Los Angeles Public Library collection. In a post of the photo on the San Fernando Valley Historical Society Facebook page they noted that Mr. Keaton's last home was in Woodland Hills at 22612 Sylvan Street. The shot appeared in the paper July 1 with this caption:

"This is no old-time movie still from a Shirley Temple movie. Sure, that's Buster Keaton, Woodland Hills honorary mayor, hitching an imaginary ride to somewhere in front of the Valley Music Theater in Woodland Hills, but the tot resembling Miss Temple is Melody Holland, youngest stockholder and daughter of David Holland, director of the theater's public relations. The message the two are trying to put over is that all roads lead to the theater Tuesday when Janet Blair opens in 'Sound of Music.'"

1964 - Opening night as the sun sets. It's a Valley Times photo by George Brich that's now in the Los Angeles Public Library collection.

1960s - An aerial view from an unknown source that Charles Okonski shared on a now-vanished Facebook post. Thanks to Martin Pal for locating the photo for his Noirish Los Angeles post 33831. The building to the rear housed a catering kitchen and banquet space.

1960s- A postcard that appeared with the 2011 Tarzana-Encino Patch story "A Valley Venue For the Doors and Mickey Rooney."

2004 - The building still in use as a church. This image by Scott Mayoral that appears with "Back To The Future Series #2: Valley Music Theatre (60s-70s), Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall (80s - 2004 ," the story by Marty McFly on the San Fernando Valley Blog. The shot was from a now vanished website called The Gear Page.

2006 - A photo by Larry Underhill, taken as part of a project by the Los Angeles Conservancy to document the building before its demolition. It's one of 46 photos in the Valley Music Theatre Photograph Collection at Cal State University Northridge.

2006 - Another view of the front from the vanished site Abandoned But Not Forgotten. Thanks to Marty McFly for including it, along with three other shots from that site with "Valley Music Theatre...," his story on the San Fernando Valley Blog.

2006 - Out in back. Photo: Abandoned But Not Forgotten

2006 - Looking out from the rear of the dome. Photo: Abandoned But Not Forgotten

The Valley Music Theatre in the Movies and on TV: The theatre is seen as a music venue in "The Cool Ones" (Warner Bros., 1967) with Roddy McDowell and Debbie Watson. The building is also seen in "Inquisition," a 1968 episode of the TV series "The Invaders."

More information: See the finding aid to the Nick and Faye Mayo Valley Music Theatre collection on the site Online Archive of California. Also see the listing for the CSUN Valley Music Theatre Photograph Collection.

The site Rock and Roll Roadmap lists some of the acts that played the venue. Many photos can be seen on a section about the theatre of Jack Feldman's Water and Power Associates Museum Page Early San Fernando Valley. Also see the Wikipedia page about the theatre.

Cineplex Odeon / Loew's / AMC Universal Cinemas

100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 | map |

Opened: June 30, 1987 as the Cineplex Odeon Universal City Cinemas with showings of eighteen classic films. Regular first-run exhibition began July 1. At the time of the opening it was the largest movie theatre complex in the United States. It featured three snackbars plus a "Pariesienne-style" cafe. Initially the parking was free. There was no CityWalk when the theatre opened and one could drive up right in front. Thanks to Scorsese_Finest for sharing his 2023 photo on r/imax Reddit.

The location was initially envisioned by MCA Universal as a Mann project. That changed after MCA bought a 50 percent interest in Cineplex Odeon. The complex is now operated by AMC as the Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood.

Website: www.amctheatres.com

Architects: Mesbur + Smith of Toronto, the firm that did all of the Cineplex projects during this era.

Jon Jerde was the architect for the adjacent CityWalk area, opened in 1993. In 1988 he had been hired to work on a master plan for Universal City. The plan that emerged in 1989-90 was a collaboration between Jim Nelson, then director of planning and development for Universal's commercial development group, Jerde, and Richard Orne of Jerde's office.

Equipment: At the opening all 18 houses were equipped with Dolby Stereo. 10 of them were THX certified. 4 had 35/70mm capability with the two larger ones having two-machine changeover capability. For the opening they ran "Adventures in Babysitting" and "Innerspace" in 70. The latter ran on two screens.

Projectors and soundheads were Simplex. Strong xenon consoles were used. The platters were by Strong except Christie Autowinds were used for the four 35/70 houses. At least one of the theatres still has 35/70mm capability. In 2023 they were running "Oppenheimer" in both 70mm Imax and regular 5 perf 70.

A March 1988 JBL brochure detailing their equipment that was used for the installation.

A closer look at the Simplex 35/70 machine and Strong console for screen 10. This and screen 6 were single machine setups. The two largest theatres in the complex, 1 and 14, were the other 70mm houses. They both had two machines and changeover capability.

The IMAX auditorium was added in 2000. Dual laser machines were installed in 2015. It still has the ability to run IMAX 70mm film. The future of 70mm Imax film was discussed in "Only One 70mm Imax Theatre Remains in Los Angeles and It's Going Away Too," a story by Germain Lussier for the site Slash Film. The "Going Away Too" refers to the fact that they expected digital to take over entirely. But the house still retains 70mm capability. Ignore the photo with the story -- it's not the Imax at Universal.

Thanks to Mike Breiberg for the fine comparison below showing Universal's 58' x 79' Imax screen compared to, among others, the 46' x 96' screen at the Chinese and the 67.7' x 88' screens at Irvine Spectrum and Regal Ontario Palace (both have 70mm + digital).

See Mike's post on the Imax & Film Enthusiasts Facebook page for many comments.

Following the 2016 renovations the 18 regular houses all had laser projection and ATMOS sound.

Seating: Originally it was 5,504 total in 18 auditoria on two levels. The two largest houses (1 and 14) sat 787 and 780 and had balconies. One of those larger houses is now a "Prime at AMC" house. Upstairs gets you to screens 15 through 18, the balconies of screens 1 and 14, and the entrance to the Imax auditorium, #19.

Edward Havens comments on the seating:

"When I worked at the Cineplex Odeon Universal City Cinemas in 1991, the seating was as follows: 1: 787 (607 on the main floor, 180 in the balcony); 2 and 13: 283; 3, 4, 11 and 12: 280 each; 5 and 10: 324 each; 6: 221; 7: 220; 8: 219; 9: 225; 14: 780 (612 on the main floor, 168 in the balcony); 15: 174; 16: 175; 17: 173; 18: 177. 1, 6, 10 and 14 were 70mm capable. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 14 were THX certified.

"When I worked for AMC in 2013-2014, the seat counts had changed considerably: 1 and 14: 376; 2, 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13: 163 each; 5 and 10: 217 each; 6, 8 and 9: 131 each; 7: 130; 15 and 17: 98 each; 16 and 18: 93 each; Imax: 369."

The complex was redone with stadium seating in 2007 after AMC took over. The seat count was then down to 3,004. During a 2016 renovation recliners were installed in the 18 regular houses. The current capacity is 1,862.

Thanks to Michael Coate for sharing this L.A. Times ad. He notes: "The day prior to the grand opening this complex held a special all-day celebration of the 18 most popular movies (one for each screen in the complex) as determined by a Los Angeles Times newspaper reader poll. In a post for the Friends of 70mm private Facebook group Michael listed the films they ran:

"Gone With the Wind," "Casablanca," "E.T." (70mm), "Star Wars" (70mm), "The Sound of Music," "Citizen Kane," "The Wizard of Oz," "It’s a Wonderful Life," "The Godfather," "Ben-Hur," "Top Gun," "Lawrence of Arabia," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Platoon, "Doctor Zhivago," "Back to the Future (70mm)," "The African Queen," and "Singin’ in the Rain."

"Stars turn out to help open 18-theater complex," was an Associated Press story about the June 30 event. Thanks to Cinema Treasures contributor Dbellis54 for spotting its appearance in the July 3 issue of the Columbus Dispatch. The story:

"UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Charlton Heston came to see 'Ben-Hur,' and Jimmy Stewart took in 'It's A Wonderful Life' to help open an 18-yjeater complex its owners say seats more people than any other in the world. The public got its first view Wednesday of the Cineplex Odeon Universal City Cinemas.

"Nestled in the heart of the Universal Studios compound, the $16 million, 120,000-square-foot Cineplex has 18 wide-screen theaters with 5,940 seats on two levels. The next-largest competitor, Radio City Music Hall, has 5,874 seats. The company that built the complex here has another 18-screen theater in Toronto, with fewer seats.

"A gala premiere was held this week for 6,000 guests, and the movie lot setting was enhanced with a couple of the stars of the 18 all-time favorite movies that were shown. The crowd hushed, then broke into applause, when Stewart walked into the lobby and took the escalator to see his classic hit. In another theater, Heston watched 'Ben-Hur.'

"The ushers wear burgundy tuxedoes [sic] and there's real butter for the popcorn, to be washed down with Perrier, expresso [sic], mocha cappuccino or herbal teas. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children. If expectations are realized, the Cineplex will bring in $10 million during the center's first year."

A two-page opening day ad. Thanks to James Stegall for sharing these as a post on the Cinema Tour Facebook group. Michael G. Poole comments:

"I worked for Cineplex in Toronto at the time. I had to fly to LA to deliver this ad to the Los Angeles Times... on a 9 pm flight ... deliver it to the paper and then just turn around again and fly back to Toronto. It was a $3000 delivery. Crazy stuff!! Cineplex was opening and renovating lots of theatres at the time."

Boxoffice profiled the theatre in their September 1987 "Buyers Directory" with "Cineplex Odeon Launches Dazzling New Flagship," a four-page story that's been posted on Cinema Treasures by Mr. Ride the C Train. page one | page two | page three | page four |

The IMAX auditorium was added in 2000.

Later it was called Universal Citywalk 19, Citywalk Stadium 19, and, after the 2001 Cineplex bankruptcy, Loew's Citywalk Stadium 19. AMC has operated the complex since 2006. Beginning January 27, 2006 it was called the AMC Loews Universal City 18.

An ad for the complex as the Citywalk Cinemas from May 4, 2007. Thanks to Mike Rivest for locating it. Visit his site: Movie-Theatre.org. AMC's ads also called it the Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX.

It was renamed the Universal Cinema in December 2016. This rendering for the 2016 entrance remodel appearing on a page about the project on the website of Whiting -Turner, the general contractor. In addition to exterior work, the project involved re-terracing auditoria and creating a black box look, installation of recliners, and renovation of lobby areas.

Also see a page about the 2016 work on the website of The Design Collective. The L.A. Times covered the redo with "Universal CityWalk’s AMC Theater redesign: No concession lines, a total black box auditorium and a social lounge," their December 21 story by Libby Hill.

A 2023 wander around the "Oppenheimer" lobby displays and a peek into the Imax theatre is on YouTube from Disneyworld Vacationer.

Interior views:

1987 - A look up the lobby stairs. It's a photo from the project's architects, Mesbur + Smith of Toronto. Thanks to Cinema Treasures contributor Lionel for saving five interior photos as well as two exterior shots that once were on the firm's website and sharing them as posts in the photo section of the CT page about the theatre.

1987 - One of the bars. Photo: Mesbur + Smith/Cineplex Odeon

1987 - A proscenium view of one of the two largest houses. Photo: Mesbur + Smith/Cineplex Odeon

1987 - The rear of one of the big houses. These two had 35/70 capability using either a platter or doing changeovers. Photo: Mesbur + Smith/Cineplex Odeon

1998 - The February display for "Blues Brothers. Thanks to Scott Neff for sharing his photo on the Cinema Tour page about the theatre.

2007 - The lobby following the AMC renovations. It's a shot by Bluepupae on Flickr.

2007 - The entrance to the Imax auditorium. Thanks to Chris Utley for sharing this shot on the Cinema Tour page about the theatre.

2016 - The downstairs bar area during the renovation project. Thanks to Fred Topel for sharing his photo on Cinema Treasures.

2016 - The new look for the lobby. It's a photo from a page on the website for The Design Collective that profiles their work on the renovation that year.

2016 - An upstairs lounge view by Marcus Yam that appeared with "Universal CityWalk’s AMC Theater redesign: No concession lines, a total black box auditorium and a social lounge," the December 21 L.A. Times story by Libby Hill.

2016 - The new black look for one of the larger auditoria, originally seating 830. Note the new enclosure at the front of the balcony for the digital projector. Photo: The Design Collective

2017 - The upstairs lounge near the entrance to the Imax auditorium. Thanks to Fred Topel for sharing his photo on Cinema Treasures.

2023 - The upstairs entrance to the Imax auditorium, #19. Thanks to Scorsese_Finest for sharing this as part of an an r/imax post on Reddit about going to see "Oppenheimer" in 70. He notes that they were running trailers digitally before the feature.

2023 - The rear of auditorium 19. Photo: Scorsese_Finest - r/imax Reddit

2023 - A look toward the 1.43 ratio Imax screen. Photo: Scorsese_Finest - r/imax Reddit

More exterior views:

1987 - When the theatre opened there was no CityWalk and you could drive right up to the front. It's a photo from the project's architects, Mesbur + Smith of Toronto. Thanks to Cinema Treasures contributor Lionel for saving five interior photos as well as two exterior shots that were once on the firm's website and sharing them as posts in the photo section of the CT page about the theatre.

1987 - A night view, photographer unknown. Photo: Mesbur + Smith/Cineplex Odeon

1988 - A view from a JBL brochure. Thanks to Lionel for locating it for a post on Cinema Treasures. The brochure can be seen on the site Yumpu.

1998 - An entrance view shared by Scott Neff on the Cinema Tour page about the theatre.

1998 - A closer look at the marquee. Photo: Scott Neff - Cinema Tour

2007 - A look at the redesigned entrance after AMC took over. It's a shot from one company that worked on the project: SEGD, "designers of experiences."

2007 - Thanks to Chris Utley for sharing this facade shot. It was a post on the Cinema Tour page about the theatre.

2007 - A signage detail. Photo: Chris Utley - Cinema Tour

2011 - Thanks to David Simpson for sharing this photo he took on Cinema Treasures.

2011 - A view toward some of the CityWalk attractions shared by Jeterga on Cinema Treasures.

2016 - A photo from The Design Collective, a group that worked on the renovation project that year.

More information: See the Cinema Treasures page about the complex. The site Cinema Tour has a page with 1998 and 2007 photos by Scott Neff and Chris Utley. Michael Coate and William Kallay have a page about the theatre on the site From Script to DVD. The page about the theatre on Yelp has hundreds of photos.