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Theatres By Address: Los Angeles Main List - part 1 - A to K

This list goes west to the beach. North into the hills. East to the county line L.A. River. The theatres on side streets downtown are listed here but you can also go to the Downtown Theatres By Address page which, in addition, gives a street by street list that includes Broadway, Hill St., Spring St., Main St. and others.

See the separate Hollywood Theatres by street address page for Hollywood Blvd. locations. Other Hollywood addresses are both on this list as well as on the Hollywood list. Westside addresses are included here except for Wilshire Blvd. See the Westside Theatres by street address page for those. The Along The Coast by address page also has listings for theatres in the beachfront communities from Santa Monica south to the county line. 

The separate San Gabriel Valley section has entries that include Alhambra, Arcadia, Rosemead, El Monte, Temple City, Monrovia, Duarte, Monterey Park, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Pomona and Whittier. There's also a separate San Fernando Valley section that includes theatres in Glendale.

Please let me know if you need help finding something. Also please get in touch if you notice mistakes or have material to add. Thanks! 

-- Bill Counter

Also see: Part two of the list: L to Y

 

Numbered Streets

1st St.

121 W. 1st. Fischer's, Princess Theatre, Spanish Theatre
-- opened 1905 -- demolished in the 20s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/02/princess-theatre.html

115 E. 1st St. Hollander Theatre (?)
-- all we have is a 1911 directory listing for Oscar Hollander
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/hollander-theatre.html

230 E. 1st  International Theatre
-- running at least 1911 through 1918 -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/international-theatre.html
 
320 E. 1st St. Progressive Theatre, Tivoli Theatre

324 E. 1st St.  Fuji Kan Theatre, Linda Lea Theatre, Kinema, Nichibei Kinema
-- opened 1925 -- running until 1963 --demolished --
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/05/fuji-kan.html

414 E. 1st St. Pearl Theatre
-- around from 1909 through at least 1916
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/pearl-theatre.html

1520 E. 1st St. Aliso Village / Boyle Heights Keystone Theatre, Aliso Theatre
-- open by 1914 -- running into the mid-1950s -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/aliso-theatre.html

2014 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Olympus Theatre, Joy Theatre
-- running by 1914 -- 807 sears -- demolished for post office construction in 1961
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/joy-theatre.html

2035 E. 1st St., Boyle Heights New Lyceum, Meralta Theatre, Kinema East, Teatro Azteca
-- running by 1914 -- 817 seats -- now a church
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/meralta-east-la.html

2129 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights Athens Theatre, The Nickelodeon, New Library Theatre
-- running c.1912 to c.1917 -- it's been demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/new-library-theatre.html

3621 E. 1st St., Boyle Heights Colonial Theatre
-- running by 1913 -- address 3915 E. 1st before renumbering -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/colonial-east-la.html

3644 E. 1st St., Boyle Heights Bijou Theatre
-- running c.1915 - 1923 -- address 4006 E. 1st before renumbering -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/bijou-east-la.html 

3645 E. 1st St., Boyle Heights Unique Theatre
-- opened c.1923 -- address 4007 1/2 E. 1st before renumbering -- 1,100 seats -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/unique-eastla.html
 
112 E. 1st St., Long Beach  Coughran Opera House, Coughran Hall
-- running by 1904 -- 550 seats --  still in use in 1911, maybe later -- demolished in the 70s

2nd St.

1332 2nd St. Santa Monica Laemmle Monica I & II, Monica 4, Monica Film Center
-- opened 1970 -- remodeled into 6 screen complex 2016
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/monica.html

1442 2nd St. Santa Monica  Pussycat Theatre
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/pussycat-santa-monica.html

631 W. 2nd. St. Los Angeles  Redcat
 
4918 2nd St. Belmont Shore, Long Beach  Belmont, Fox Belmont
-- opened 1929 -- 800 seats -- Reginald F. Inwood, architect -- closed 1977 -- gutted for health club use

3rd St.

1310 3rd St. Promenade  Santa Monica  AMC Santa Monica 7
-- opened 1990
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/santa-monica-7.html

1313 3rd St. Promenade  Santa Monica  Criterion Theatre
-- opened 1924 -- 6-plexed 1983 -- closed 2013
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/criterion-santa-monica.html

1434 3rd St. Santa Monica  La Petite Theatre, Dreamland Theatre, Lyric Theatre
-- running from 1907 until at least 1914
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/la-petite-santa-monica.html

1441 3rd St. Promenade  Santa Monica  Elmiro Theatre, Loew's Cine, Cinema on the Mall, Cine Latino, Broadway 4, AMC Broadway 4
-- opened 1934 -- gutted for new 4 plex 1987 -- closed 2024
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/broadway-4.html

1511 3rd St.  Santa Monica  Orpheum Theatre
-- running c.1909 to c.1912
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/orpheum-santa-monica.html 

W. 3rd St. east of Fairfax  Pacific Theatres Grove Stadium 14, AMC Grove
-- opened 2002 -- 14 screens -- AMC took over in 2021
 
6201 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles  Gilmore Drive-In
-- at Stanley Ave. -- 1948 - 1977
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2022/02/gilmore-drive-in.html

827 W. 3rd St.  Lux Theatre, Bear, Rose, Rex, Anita
 -- opened c.1914 -- demolished in the 60s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/11/lux-theatre.html

712 W. 3rd St.  Tunnel Theatre
-- opened c.1914 -- tuened into a garage by 1921 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/09/tunnel-theatre.html

128 E. 3rd St.  Empire Theatre
-- opened c.1905 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/05/empire-theatre.html

8200 3rd St.,  Downey  Krikorian Downey Cinema 10, Studio Movie Grill, Look Cinemas
-- opened 1997 -- SMG got it in 2017 -- reopened July 2021 as Look -- Downey Patriot story | 
 
 E. 3rd St. and Locust Ave., Long Beach  The Tabernacle
-- built 1880s -- showed Long Beach's first movies in 1900 -- unused beginning c.1908
 
1100 E. 3rd St., Long Beach  Ebell Theatre, Hoyt's Ebell Theatre, Metro Theatre
-- opened 1925 -- 1,000 seats --- gutted for condos 2004
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/ebell-long-beach.html

4th St.

4th & Colorado Santa Monica  ArcLight Cinemas
-- opened 2015 -- 12 screens -- 1,500 seats -- closed 2020
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/arclight-santa-monica.html

1448 4th St., Santa Monica  Hitching Post Theatre, Western Theatre, Riviera Theatre
-- opened mid 40s -- closed mid 50s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/hitching-post-santa-monica.html

208 N. 4th St., Sawtelle  National Theatre
-- in 1913-14 city directory -- remodeled -- current address: 1538 Sawtelle Blvd.
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/national-theatre.html

4th St. corner of Beacon, San Pedro Fisher's Theatre, Idle Hour Theatre
-- running c.1910-1911
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/fishers-theatre.html
 
234 E. 4th St., Long Beach  Cheroskes' Egyptian, West Coast Egyptian, Fox Egyptian
-- opened 1924 -- 1,180 seats -- demolished 1959
 
2025 E. 4th St., Long Beach  Carter Theatre, Lee Theatre, Art Theatre
-- opened 1925 -- 636 seats -- restored 2008 -- first run film house
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/art-4th-st-long-beach.html 

5th St.

520 W. 5th St.  Biltmore Theatre
--opened 1924 --  1,652 seat legit house -- demolished in 1964
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/11/biltmore-theatre.html

W. 5th & Olive  Hazard's Pavilion
-- opened 1887 -- demolished for Temple/Philharmonic Auditorium
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/11/hazards-pavilion.html

427 W. 5th St. Temple Auditorium, Clune's, Philharmonic Auditorium
-- opened 1906 -- 2,670 seats -- demolished 1985
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/10/philharmonic-auditorium.html

107 W. 5th St. Clune's Theatre
-- opened 1909 -- demolished 1914
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/05/clunes-theatre.html

100 block E. 5th St. Star Theatre
-- running in 1911
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/03/star-5th-st.html

202 E. 5th St. Globe Theatre, Jewel Theatre
-- opened 1908 -- closed by 1917 - demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/globe-theatre.html

224 E. 5th St  Spidora Theatre
-- in the 1917 city directory
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/03/spidora-theatre.html

257 E. 5th St.  Metropolitan Theatre
-- running at least 1908 through 1915
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/metropolitan-theatre.html

314 E. 5th St.    Bell Theatre, East 5th St.
-- running 1913 to 1918 or so
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/06/bell-theatre.html

807 E. 5th St.   El Rodeo Theatre 
-- open from 1911 through at least 1918
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/05/el-rodeo-theatre.html

W. 5th St. at S. Beacon St., San Pedro  Star Theatre
-- presumably opened 1907 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/star-san-pedro.html

124 W. 5th St., San Pedro  Empire Theatre
-- running c.1917 to c.1928 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/empire-san-pedro.html

W. 5th St. at Palos Verdes St.,  San Pedro New Theatre
-- opened c.1919
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/new-theatre.html

264 W. 5th St., San Pedro Auditorium Theatre
-- legit house running in 1908 -- presumably closed in the 1920s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/auditorium-theatre.html 

5th Ave.

5th Ave. & Manchester, Inglewood   5th Ave. Theatre
-- see the listing under Manchester Blvd.

6th St.

W. 6th St. and S. Lafayette Park Pl.  Opera House
-- 1948, unbuilt
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/opera-house-1948.html

827 W. 6th  Star Theatre
-- in the 1914 & 1916 city directories
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/09/star-theatre-6th-st.html

323 W. 6th St.   Grauman's Metropolitan, Paramount Theatre
--opened 1923 -- 3,600 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/10/metropolitan-theatre.html

115 W. 6th St., San Pedro Victoria Theatre
-- opened 1919 -- 920 seats -- closed 1927 -- building demolished in the 70s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/victoria-san-pedro.html

204 W. 6th St., San Pedro Globe Theatre
-- opened 1913 -- 622 seats -- demolished 1971
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/globe-san-pedro.html

205 W. 6th St., San Pedro Wetherby Opera House, San Pedro Opera House, Electric Theatre, Olympic Theatre, Union Theatre
-- opened c.1900 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/san-pedro-opera-house.html 

478 W. 6th St. San Pedro Warner San Pedro, Teatro Juarez, Warner Grand
-- opened 1931 -- 1,523 seats -- owned by the City of Los Angeles
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/warner-grand.html

7th St.

2118 W. 7th St.  Lake Theatre
640 seats -- MacArthur park area -- opened around 1923 -- closed -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/lake-theatre.html

1234-36 W. 7th St. @ Hartford  The Playhouse, Playhouse Theatre, McKinney's Playhouse, Teragram Ballroom
-- opened c.1913 -- running into the mid 50s -- after a long slumber as retail and a church it reopened in 2015 as a music venue by the team behind NYC's Bowery Ballroom
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/playhouse-teragram.html

1224 W. 7th St. The Sunset Theatre
-- in the 1914 city directory. The asumption is that this is either a typo
for the Playhouse at 1234 or the Sunset @ 1624 Sunset Blvd.

750 W. 7th St. Alamo Drafthouse
-- in The Bloc -- opened 2019 -- 11 screens -- 560 seats
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/12/alamo-drafthouse.html

401 W. 7th St.  Pantages, Warner Downtown
-- opened 1920 -- 1,757 seats  -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/09/warner-downtown.html

318 W. 7th St.  Palace Theatre
-- opened 1916 -- 633 seats -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/10/palace-theatre-7th-st.html

306 W. 7th St.   Loew's State Theatre
-- side entrance used until 1936
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/09/state-theatre.html

1015 E. 7th St.  Merryland, Columbia, Dorkel Theatre
-- demolished -- running from around 1915 into the 40s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/05/dorkel-theatre.html

115 W. 7th St., San Pedro  Cabrillo Theatre, Fox Cabrillo
-- opened 1923 -- Meyer & Holler, architects -- 1,535 seats -- closed 1957 -- demolished 1961/62
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/fox-cabrillo.html

1016 W. 7th St., San Pedro  Royal Playhouse
-- opened c.1924 -- legit venue -- closing date unknown
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/royal-playhouse.html

8th St.

4401 W. 8th St.  Windsor Square Theatre, Wilshire Ebell Theatre
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/wilshire-ebell-theatre.html

1709 W. 8th St.   Beaux Arts Theatre
-- opened 1927 -- remodeled into a senior dining hall
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/beaux-arts-theatre.html

8th & Hill  RKO Hillstreet 
-- opened 1922 -- demolished 1965
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/10/hillstreet-theatre.html

313 W. 8th St.   Bard's 8th St., Oympic Theatre
-- opened 1927 -- 600 seats -- retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/02/olympic-theatre.html

9th St.

1002 W. 9th St.  Gore's Theatre, Georgia Theatre, New Georgia
-- opened 1913 -- running into the 30s -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/georgia-theatre.html

2361 E. 9th  St. (at Santa Fe Ave.)   Idylwild Theater
-- open in 1912 through at least 1917
 -- E. 9th is now E. Olympic Blvd.
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/idylwild-theatre.html

10th St.

W. 10th St. & S. Western Ave.   West Coast Uptown, Fox Uptown
1,600 seats -- demolished -- W. 10th is now Olympic Blvd.
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/uptown-theatre.html

14th St.

1526 14th St. Santa Monica  Santa Monica Screening Room,  Arena Cinelounge Santa Monica
-- 30 seats
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/arena-cinelounge-santa-monica.html

16th St.

935 W. 16th  Butterfly Theatre
-- in the 1913 city directory as 1 w of 931 W 16th
-- in the 1914 through 1918 city directories as at 935
 
18th St. 
 
18th (or 17th) at Main St. Globe Theatre, Royal Theatre, Victor Theatre
-- opened 1912 -- 755 seats -- demolished -- it's under the freeway
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/03/victor-theatre.html
 
18th at Main St.  Palm Garden Picture Theatre
-- running in 1907
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2022/07/palm-garden.html 

24th St.

1417 W. 24th St.  Vermont Theatre
-- in the 1911 through 1914 city directories -- 1914 ad - Vokoban on Flickr
-- mentioned on a Cinema Treasures page (about another Vermont Theatre)

1122 W. 24th St.  Fairyland Theatre, Arbor Theatre, Union Square Theatre, Louise Glaum Playhouse, Mystic Theatre, Continental Theatre, Union Theatre
-- 400 seats -- reopened 2005 as a panorama -- Velaslavasay Panorama
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/10/union-theatre.html

1117 W. 24th St @ Hoover  24th St. Theatre
-- a legit venue in a building constructed in 1930, remodeled in 1965
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/25828/
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For other theatres in the USC area check the Jefferson Blvd.,
Hoover St., S. Vermont Ave. and State Dr. listings.

28th Ave.

509 W. 28th Ave. @ Dayton, later renamed Figueroa, Highland Park  Dayton Theatre
-- opened c.1913-- closed c.1929 --building now retail
1005 E. 37th   ???
-- a listing for Chas Carr in the 1913 city directory

38th St.

38th & South Park  Elite Theater
running in 1914  -- see the listing under Avalon Blvd.

39th St.

1276 W. 39th St. Normandie Theatre, Park Theatre
-- in the 1912 directory as the Normandie at 1284
-- in the  1913, 1914 & 16 city directories at the Normandie at 1276
-- in the 1915 directory as at 1216 W. 39th (a typo?)
-- in the 1921 directory as the Park

1274 W. 39th   Lyric Theatre
-- at this address in the 1923 & 29 city directories
-- we're assuming the Lyric folks moved to the old Normandie location

1239 W. 39th St.   Lyric Theatre
-- listed in a 1923 Paramount ad as at 1239 W. 39th

43rd Pl.

3341 W. 43rd Place   Leimert Theatre, Vision Theatre
-- opened 1932 - now owned by the City of Los Angeles
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/08/leimert-theatre.html

51st St.

1133 W. 51 St.  Portola Theatre
-- in the 1916 city directory

98th St.

98th & Long Beach Blvd.   Vogue Theatre
-- see the listing under Long Beach Blvd.

103rd St.

1635 E. 103rd St., Watts   Lyceum Theatre, Yeager Theatre, Linda Theatre
-- running by 1914 -- 669 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/linda-theatre.html

1827 E. 103rd St., Watts   Largo Theatre
-- opened 1924 -- Carl Boller, architect -- 904 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/largo-theatre.html
 
223rd St. 
 
223rd St. at Santa Fe Ave. , Long Beach Long Beach Drive-In
-- opened 1955 -- closed 1979 -- demolished for a business park
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/long-beach-drive-in.html

A

Abbott Kinney Pier, Venice Venice Auditorium
-- opened 1905 -- 3,000 seats -- destroyed by fire 1920
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/venice-auditorium.html
 
103 Abbott Kinney Pier, Venice  Venice Theatre
-- running c.1908-c.1915 -- space remodeled for other uses -- pier burned in 1920
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/12/venice-theatre-pier.html 

5253 W. Adams Blvd.  Variety Theatre, New Esquire Theatre, Café-Club Fais Do-Do
-- opened around 1937 -- near La Brea -- 662 seats -- now a nightclub
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/06/variety-theatre.html

5002 W. Adams Blvd. Riviera Theatre, Fremont Theatre, Riviera Theatre
-- opened 1925 a block east of La Brea -- 801 seats -- now an events space
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/fremont-theatre.html

4409 W. Adams Blvd. Bard's West Adams, Bard's Adams Street, Fox Adams, Bard's Adams, Adams West, Kabuki, Bard's Apollo, Apollo West
-- opened 1925 -- 1,325 seats -- L.A. Smith, architect -- it's been churched
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/bards-west-adams.html

1898 W. Adams Blvd.   La Salle Theatre, Adams Theatre
-- opened 1914 -- 496 seats -- A.C. Martin, architect -- closed 1955 -- now retail and storage
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/adams-theatre.html

1752 W. Adams  Luna Theatre
-- in the 1914 city directory -- still there but remodeled
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/luna-theatre.html

1625 W. Adams Blvd.  La Salle Theatre
-- running in 1914 -- also see the listing for the La Salle at 1898 W. Adams
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/la-salle-theatre.html

West Adams area -- also see listings for Jefferson Blvd. and W. 24th St.

4786 Admiralty Way   Marina Del Rey Theatre
single screen -- closed in the 70s -- remodeled
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/1140/

2591 Airport Dr., Torrance  AMC Rolling Hills 6, AMC Rolling Hills 20
-- opened 1986 in the Rolling Hills Plaza -- one of the two original screens in the mall was 70mm equipped -- later added 2 more in the mall -- when they built 2 larger ones in back outside the mall, one of those had 70 as well. 
http://www.amcentertainment.com/RollingHills/
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/22980/

-- also see Rolling Hills Theatre -- Pacific Coast Highway and Crenshaw

333 S. Alameda St. Little Tokyo Cinemas
-- opened 1987
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/little-tokyo-cinemas.html

Aliso Village -- see 1520 E. 1st St. -- Keystone/Aliso Theatre  
 
10802 Alondra Blvd., Cerritos   AMC Alondra 6, Alondra 6
-- opened in the 1974 -- closed in the 90s -- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/20493/

13963 Alondra Blvd., Santa Fe Springs  Sante Fe Springs Drive In Theatre
-- closed -- now a flea mart
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/8784.html 
 
1200 N. Alvarado St.  Echo Park Film Center
-- non-profit media arts organization
http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.org/

638 S. Alvarado St.  Westlake Theatre
-- opened 1926 -- 1,949 seats -- now a swap meet
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/westlake-theatre.html

656 S. Alvarado St.  Theatre De Luxe, De Luxe Theatre, Romola Theatre
-- opened 1914 or earlier -- running into the late 20s -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/theatre-de-luxe.html

680 S. Alvarado St.  Westlake Theatre
-- in the 1912 and 1913 city directories -- advertised as "Alvarado near 7th St." in an ad in 1914
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/westlake.html

710 S. Alvarado  Alvarado Theatre, Park Theatre
-- opened 1914 -- renamed in 1966 -- gutted for retail -- vacant
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/alvarado-theatre.html

826 - 834 Alpine -- see the listing for the Kim Sing at 722 N. Figueroa St. 
 
American Ave., Long Beach -- See the Long Beach Blvd listings. It got renamed.

Anaheim Rd. -- later renamed Telegraph Rd., or sometimes called Anaheim-Telegraph Rd. See the listings under Telegraph Rd. (Garden Theatre). 
 
1625 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach  Home Theatre
-- opened 1924 -- demolished after 1933 earthquake damage
 
1901 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach  Hart Theatre
-- running as a legit operation in 1923 and 1924 -- demolished
 
2342 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach Cabart Theatre
-- opened 1936 -- 924 seats -- closed 1961 -- remodeled
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/cabart-theatre.html
 
2933 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach  Dale Theatre, New Dale Theatre
-- opened 1922 -- 550 seats -- running until 1951 -- demolished

5807 Angeles Mesa Dr.  Mesa Theatre -- see the listing for 5807 Crenshaw Blvd.

Arcadia St. @ Calle de los Negroes Teatro Alarcon
-- running in the 1870s and 1880s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/03/teatro-alarcon.html

Arlington and Jefferson  Columbia Theatre -- see the listing for 2117 Jefferson Blvd.

Arlington Heights -- see Washington Blvd. listings -- Arlington Theatre, Maynard Theatre, Rimpau / Ebony Showcase

118 Ashland Ave. Ocean Park Willota Theatre, Herald Theatre, Empress Theatre
-- running c.1912 to c.1917 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/05/empress-ocean-park.html
 
5870 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach Atlantic Theatre, Long Beach Big Screen
-- opened 1942 -- 900 seats -- Carl Boller, architect -- demolished 2014
 
5832 Atlantic Ave. R & X Mini-Cinema, Atlantic Mini-Cinema, Back Door Cinema, Front Door Theater
-- opened 1973 -- closed 2006 -- demolished

4425 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach Towne Theatre 
-- opened 1946 -- 1,200 seats -- Hugh Gibbs, architect -- demolished in the 70s
 
4275 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach  Crest Theatre
-- opened 1947 -- 1,164 seats -- Carl Moeller, designer -- demolished 1979
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/crest-long-beach.html
 
2157 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach  Brayton Theatre
--opened 1925 -- 956 seats -- closed 1971 -- demolished
 
Atwater Village -- see Glendale Blvd. listings

Avalon, Catalina -- see Casino Way (Avalon Theatre), Crescent Ave. (El Encanto Playhouse, New Strand/Riviera) and Sumner Ave. (Strand Theatre) listings. 

3818 S. Avalon Blvd.   Elite Theatre
-- running in 1914 -- in an ad as "South Park & 38th"
-- South Park Ave. got renamed Avalon Blvd.
-- in the 1914 city directory as 3816 South Park --- 3818 thereafter
-- also a directory listing in 1922 & 1923 for "J J Tully"
-- the Elite is listed in a 1923 Paramount ad
-- in the 1929 directory as at 3818 S. Avalon
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/28819/

5202 S. Avalon Blvd. South Park Theatre, Park Theater
-- in the 1913 directory as Manny's Park Theatre -- running in 1914 -- listed as "5202 South Park"
-- in the 1914 city directory as the South Park, 5102 S. Park
-- in the 1917 directory as at 5202 South Park
-- "Louis Pitzer" gets a listing under theatres in the 1922 directory

5258 S. Avalon Blvd. (also 5244, 5256, 5260)  K & K Theatre, Sunshine, Avalon Theatre
-- opened c.1913 -- 600 seats -- closed c.1950 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/avalon-theatre.html

23221 Avalon Blvd., Carson  Carson Theatre, Carson Twin
-- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/8486/

722 N. Avalon Blvd., Wilmington  Empress Theatre, Avalon Theatre. Fox Avalon
-- opened 1923 -- 450 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/avalon-wilmington.html

632 N. Avalon Blvd., Wilmington  Granada Theatre, Fox Granada, Teatro Granada
-- opened 1926 -- 844 seats -- closed 1992 then churched -- now vacant
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/granada-wilmington.html

336 N. Avalon Blvd., Wilmington  Crystal Theatre, Capitola Theatre
-- opened c.1914 -- 250 seats -- running until c.1926 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/capitola-theatre.html

2020 Avenue of the Stars, Century City   Shubert Theatre
-- opened 1972 -- 1,830 seats -- Broadway musicals -- demolished 2002
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/shubert-theatre.html

2040 Avenue of the Stars, Century City  ABC City Theatres, Century Plaza Twin,  ABC Century Plaza, Plitt Century Plaza, Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza 4
-- opened 1972 -- 1,424 + 800 seats  -- large house later triplexed -- closed 2003 - gutted 2004
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/century-plaza-theatres.html

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Baldwin Hills -- see the S. La Brea listings (Baldwin, 3741 S.) and Marlton Ave. (Crenshaw 15)

749 Beacon Ave.  Beaux Arts Theatre
-- listed at this address in the 1942 city directory
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/beaux-arts-theatre.html

S. Beacon St. at 4th, San Pedro Fisher's Theatre, Idle Hour Theatre
-- running c.1910-1911
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/fishers-theatre.html

407 S. Beacon St., San Pedro  Majestic Theatre
 -- was running by 1914 -- perhaps closed c.1923 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/majestic-san-pedro.html

S. Beacon St. at 5th St., San Pedro  Star Theatre
-- presumably opened 1907 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/star-san-pedro.html

515 S. Beacon St., San Pedro  Alhambra Theatre
-- running by 1912 -- perhaps made it to the early 20s -- buiding demolished in the 70s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/alhambra-san-pedro.html

S. Beacon St. between 5th and 6th, San Pedro Lyric Theatre
-- running in 1908
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/lyric-san-pedro.html 

Bell -- see the Gage Ave. listings (Alcazar Theatre, Maybell/Alpha Theatre, Bell Theatre).

Bell Gardens  -- see the Gage Ave. listings (Gage Drive-In) and Eastern Ave. (Towne Theatre)

Belvedere -- See the listings for E. 1st St. (Bijou Theatre, etc.), Carmelita Ave. (Aztec Theatre), Telegraph Rd. (Garden Theatre), Ford Blvd. (Bonito Theatre) and Whittier Blvd. (Red Mill/Boulevard).

16610 Bellflower Blvd., Bellflower Bellflower Theatre
-- opened c.1925 -- street was then called Somerset -- closed c.1929 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/bellflower-theatre.html

16711 Bellflower Blvd., Bellflower  Bellflower Theatre, Nubel Theatre, Holiday Theatre
-- opened 1929 -- remodeled 1948-49 -- 1,150 seats -- closed in 1977 -- now a church
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/nubel-theatre.html

Bellflower -- also see the Belmont St. (Bellflower Theatre Co.) and Flower St. listings (Circle Theatre).

2800 N. Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach  Los Altos Drive-In
-- opened 1955 by Pacific Theatres -- triplexed 1972 -- closed 1996
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/los-altos-drive-in.html

9831 Belmont St. Bellflower Bellflower Theatre Company
-- legit operation www.bellflowertheater.org
 
Belmont Shore, Long Beach -- see 2nd St. listings -- Fox Belmont 

8522 Beverly Blvd. Beverly Center 14, 13
Beverly Center in 2007
-- 1.747 seats -- opened 1982 -- closed 2010 -- now retail space
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/beverly-center-cinemas.html

8056 Beverly Blvd. @ Laurel  Laurel Theatre
-- part of a small, local chain operated by Herb Rosener -- also the Vagabond, Esquire, Studio, and Sunset -- now a synagogue
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/laurel-theatre.html

7907 Beverly Blvd.   Fairfax Theatre
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/fairfax-theatre.html

7600 Beverly Blvd.   Pan Pacific Auditorium
opened 1935 -- Wurdeman and Beckett architects -- closed 1972
-- now demolished -- new community center on the site
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/pan-pacific-auditorium.html

7554 Beverly Blvd.  Pan Pacific Theatre
-- 850 seats -- closed 1984 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/pan-pacific-theatre.html

7165 Beverly Blvd.  Century Theatre, New Globe, Hollywood Repertory Theatre, Dahl Theatre, Riviera & Capri Theatres, New Yorker, Eros, Europa, New Beverly Cinema
-- alive as LA's only commercial repertory cinema
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/new-beverly.html

Beverly Hills - see the Beverly Hills list on the Westside Theatres section and Westside Theatres by Address

206 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills  Beverly Theatre
-- opened 1925 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/beverly-theatre.html
 
35 Board Walk, Long Beach Theatorium, National Theatorium Rialto Theatre
-- opened c.1908 -- 600 seats -- new entrance on the Pike c.1917 as the Rialto
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/10/rialto-long-beach.html

Boyle Heights area -- see listings for E. 1st St. (Aliso Theatre, Bijou Theatre, Colonial Theatre, Joy Theatre, Meralta Theatre, New Library, Unique Theatre), Cesar Chavez Ave. (National Theatre, Brooklyn Theatre), Fairview Ave. (Majestic Theatre), Wabash Ave. (Wabash Theatre), Whittier Blvd. (Monterey Theatre)

Brentwood - see the Westwood and Brentwood section and Westside Theatres by Address

E. Broadway, Hawthorne -- it's down below the S. Broadway listings

2624 N. Broadway, Lincoln Heights   Globe, Standard, Starland Theatre
 -- opened 1913 -- 850 seats -- now retail in the lobby, auditorium has been demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/08/starland-theatre.html

2604 N. Broadway, Lincoln Heights  Broadway, North Broadway, Lincoln Theatre,  Daly Theatre
-- opened 1911 -- closed in the late 40s --  now replaced a 99 cent store
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/daly-theatre.html

2211 N. Broadway, Lincoln Heights  Federal Theatre

1021 N. Broadway, Chinatown Cinema East, Royal Pagoda, Gum (Kim) Go, Cinemaland
-- building dates from the early 60s -- now garment manufacturing
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/cinemaland.html

S. Broadway downtown  - see the Downtown Theatres By Address page.

S. Broadway south of downtown was called Moneta Ave. until about 1927

S. Broadway corner of 40th Pl.  Cupid Theatre
-- in the 1912 and 1913 city directories

4108 S. Broadway  Empress Theatre
-- in the 1923 city directory

4254 and 4258 S. Broadway  Mission Theatre
-- opened 1911 in a storefront at 4254 -- a  bigger theatre built to the south at 4258 in 1913 
-- running into the early 50s -- both buildings survive as church and retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/mission-theatre.html

4409-4411 S. Broadway   Strand Theatre
-- opened 1921 at Moneta and Vernon -- W.C. Pennell, architect -- 892 seats 
-- burned in the 1965 riots -- lobby and storefronts remain -- auditorium has been demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2022/09/strand-broadway.html

4430 S. Broadway  Moneta Theatre
-- in the 1911 directory as Moneta Ave. ne cor 45th
-- in the 1912 directory as Moneta Moving Pictures  ne cor 45th
-- in the 1914, 15, 16 and 17 directories as at 4430 Moneta Ave.

4727 S. Broadway  The Palace, New Palace, American Theatre
-- opened 1913 -- 500 seats -- Train & Williams, architects -- demolished 
 
5203 / 5263 S. Broadway  O'Keefe's Theater, Moneta Theatre, Kiva Theatre
-- 400 seats -- running by mid-1913
-- in the 1914, 15, 16 & 17 city directories as a listing for "Martin O'Keefe", 5263
-- in a 1914 ad: "5253 Monita Ave. [sic]  Martin O'Keefe -- proprietor"
-- in the 1918 directory it's O'Keefe Theatre -- O'Keefe's in 1919
-- in the 1921, 22 and 23 directories as the Moneta Theatre, 5263
-- in the 1939 city directory as the Kiva at 5203 S. Broadway
-- still advertising in 1949 as the Kiva at 5263, Gene Rector was the proprietor
-- Ken McIntyre notes that ads stop after 1949 -- it's been demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/5025/

6010 S. Broadway  Wigwam, May Theatre, Aloha Theatre
-- in the 1914 through 1922 city directories as the Wigwam
-- ad in the Times in 1918 with a 6010 S. Moneta address
-- it's in a 1923 Paramount ad & 1923 city directory still as the Wigwam
-- it was the May in the 1926 and 1929 directories -- Aloha by 1945 -- churched
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/7357/ | 2007 Ken McIntyre photo

6013 S. Broadway  Circle Theatre, Century Theatre
-- opened 1922 -- 900 seats -- Lewis A. Smith, architect -- renamed Century c.1938 -- remodeled
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/century-theatre.html

7228 S. Broadway Florence Theatre, World Theatre
-- opened 1921 or 1922 -- 500 seats -- closed in the 50s -- now used as a market
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/world-theatre.html

8611 S. Broadway  Garland Theatre, Manchester Theatre
-- in the 1914 city directory as the Garland
-- as the Manchester in 1921 & 1922 -- also a listing for "John Krumm" in 1922

8612 S. Broadway  Encell Theatre, Mecca Theatre, Broadway Mecca, Pix, AAA Theatre
-- opened c.1921 -- 480 seats in later years -- churched in the 60s -- for sale in 2020
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/aaa-theatre.html

8734 S. Broadway  Mayfair Theatre
-- opened c.1932 -- 900 seats -- 1944 renovations by Paul Williams -- now a church
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/mayfair-south-central.html

115 E. Broadway, Hawthorne  Hawthorne Theatre, Rex Theatre, Cal Theatre 
-- opened c.1922 -- 350 seats -- running until around 1950
 
213 E. Broadway, Long Beach  Edison Theatre
-- opened 1998 in a 1917 vintage building -- vacant since 2006
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/edison-long-beach.html

Brooklyn Ave. -- it got renamed Cesar E. Chavez Ave. -- see those listings

948 Broxton Ave., Westwood   Bruin Theatre, Fox Bruin, Mann Bruin, Regency Bruin
-- opened 1937 -- 670 seats -- closed 2024
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/bruin-theatre.html

961 Broxton Ave., Westwood  Fox Westwood Village, Mann Village, Regency Village
-- opened 1931 -- 1,341 seats -- closed in 2024 for renovations
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/fox-westwood.html

1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood   Laemmle Regent, Mann Regent, Landmark Regent Theatre, Landmark Westwood
-- opened 1966 -- 400 seats
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/regent-theatre.html

2162 Burton Ave. Willowbrook Willowbrook Theatre
-- in the 1927-28 Watts-Compton city directory 

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501 S. Cabrillo St., San Pedro  San Pedro Theatre Arts
-- presumably a local theatre company -- listed in the 1959 San Pedro city directory
-- the area is now all residential

1651 N. Cahuenga Blvd.  Bijou Adult Theatre
-- opened c. 1975 -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/storefront-porno.html

1610 N. Cahuenga Blvd.  Po-No Theatre
-- storefront porno venue - remodeled
http://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/storefront-porno.html
 
1518 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
-- building dates from 1920 -- never a silent movie theatre, despite the stories that have circulated
-- later a recording studio used by David Bowie, Beck, Foo Fighters, Rush
-- now Grandmaster Recorders restaurant and bar
 
1517 N. Cahuenga Theatre of Note
-- legit venue -- 2006 Andreas Praefcke photo
 
1451 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Latin Quarter, Hollywood Barn, Hollywood Stables, Gay White Way, Rancho Grande, Hollywood Canteen, Hollywood Auditorium, Carousel Theatre, Johnny Caldwell's Moroccan Theatre, Golden Spike Theatre, Le Grand Theatre  
-- originally used an address of 6426 Sunset Blvd. -- ran as the Hollywood Canteen from 1942 until 1945 -- then a legit venue -- demolished 1966 -- a parking garage is now on the site
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2023/04/canteen.html

Calle de los Negroes  Sanchez Hall
-- opened c.1841
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/sanchez-hall.html

Calle de los Negroes @ Arcadia St.  Teatro Alarcon
-- running in the 1870s and 1880s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/03/teatro-alarcon.html

Canal St., Wilmington -- it got renamed N. Avalon Blvd. -- see those listings

205 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills  Hitching Post, Beverly Canon Theatre, Solari
demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/beverly-canon-theatre.html

250 N. Carmelita Ave., East Los Angeles Aztec Theatre
-- in the 1929 city directory -- demolished -- the block was incorporated into a park
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/aztec-east-la.html

3525 Carson St., Torrance   AMC Del Amo 18
-- at the Del Amo Mall
 http://www.amcentertainment.com/DelAmo | http://cinematreasures.org/theater/20047/

-- also see Del Amo Circle East (Mann 9 Theatres, Del Amo 9)

Carson -- see the 23321 Avalon Blvd. (Carson Twin) and 20151 S. Main St. (South Bay 6 Drive-In) listings.

2120 E. Carson St., Long Beach  Lakewood Drive-In
-- opened 1948 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/lakewood-drive-in.html

2650 E. Carson St., Lakewood  Pacific 8, Regency 8 Theatres
-- Carson at Paramount -- closed 2002 -- demolished
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2082.html - 1 photo

4501 E. Carson St., Long Beach   Lakewood Theatre
-- opened in 1945 -- S. Charles Lee, architect -- in the 80s operated by Pussycat -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/lakewood-theatre.html

7501 E. Carson St., Long Beach  Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, Regal Edwards Long Beach ScreenX & Imax
--opened 1999 -- since 2002 operated by Regal
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/11/long-beach-26.html

1 Casino Way, Avalon, Catalina Island  Avalon Theatre
-- opened 1929 -- closed except for rentals and special events
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/10/avalon-theatre.html

Catalina -- also see Crescent Ave. (El Encanto Playhouse, New Strand/Riviera) and Sumner Ave. (Strand Theatre) listings. 

302 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach  Strand Theatre, Surf Theatre, Marina 1-2-3
-- opened 1938 -- 844 seats -- twinned in the 60s, later triplexed -- closed 1987 -- now demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/03/marina-1-2-3.html

6081 Center Drive (Hughes Center)  Bridge Cinema de lux, Rave 18
opened 2001 -- 4200 seats -- first run films-- now a Cinemark operation
https://www.cinemark.com
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/29383/
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/15410.html -- 1 photo
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/16221.html -- Disney Fantasia Tour 2000

5700 Centinela Ave.  Centinela Drive-In
-- closed 1993
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/4004/

112-14 S. Central St., Eagle Rock Sierra, Eagle Rock, Eagle, United Theatre
-- opened 1922 -- Central was later renamed Eagle Rock Blvd. -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/12/sierra-theatre.html

932 / 1018 S. Central Ave.  Angelus Theatre
-- running from 1911 until 1925 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/06/angelus-theatre.html

1007 S. Central Ave.  BookerTee, New Age Theatre, Hub Theatre
-- opened 1918 or earlier -- running as late as 1951 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/hub-theatre.html

1156 S. Central Avenue  Airdome Motion Picture Theater
-- running in 1910 - 247 seats -- outdoor venue -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/06/airdome.html

1627-31 S. Central Ave  Central, New Central Theatre
--  opened 1911 or earlier -- running at least until 1921
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/05/central-theatre.html

1940 S. Central Ave.   Rosebud Theatre
-- opened around 1915 -- 800 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/rosebud-theatre.html

2300 S. Central Ave.  Lincoln Theatre
-- opened 1927 -- 1,960 seats -- now a church
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/08/lincoln-theatre.html

2407 S. Central Ave   Gayety Theatre
-- in the 1913, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23 & 29 city directories as the Gayety -- demolished
-- in 1917 it's listed as the Rosebud -- a typo
-- the 22 directory has a listing for "J D Blake" at 2407 1/2
-- still running in 1933 -- 1933 California Eagle ad | by 1945 it was the Club Gayety -- by 1950 the Bebop Club -- many ads and news items - Ken's Movie Page | http://cinematreasures.org/theater/25725/

Central and 33rd   ? Theatre
-- in the 1911 directory as ES Young, S. Central ne cor E. 33rd.

3511-13 S. Central Ave.  Globe, Globe #2, Amusu Theatre, Florence Mills Theatre, Mills Theatre
-- opened 1912 -- demolished in 2013
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/florence-mills.html
 
3720 / 4068 S. Central Ave. Gray's Musart, Gray's Conservatory, New Negro Theatre
-- running at least from 1936 to 1940 -- the 2 addresses may be due to street renumbering c.1937
-- on Photos of Los Angeles: 1936 article - California Eagle | 1939 article | 1939 ad - New Negro Theatre - Eagle | 1940 article - Eagle |

4219 / 4319 S. Central Ave.  Tivoli Theatre, Bill Robinson Theatre
-- opened c.1921 at 4219 -- street renumbering resulted in a 4319 address -- demolished 1971
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/bill-robinson-theatre.html

4313 / 4361 S. Central Ave.  Casino Theatre
-- running by 1913 -- closed around 1926 -- perhaps the Pizza Hit on the site is the building
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/casino-theatre.html

4625 Central Ave. The Classic
-- Louise Leman was listed in a newspaper column in 1910 as getting a permit for a "one-story moving picture theatre; $2980."
-- in the 1911 and 1912 city directories as John Tully -- in the 1913 directory as the Classic Theatre
-- running 1914 -- an ad listed "J.H. Kieferstein - Proprietor" -- in the 1914 city directory

5326 S. Central Ave.  Savoy Theatre
-- opened 1913 -- 700 seats -- running into the 50s at least -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/savoy-theatre.html

5427 S. Central Ave.
-- Oscar Anderson gets a listing in the 1912 city directory -- later running the Savoy

5437 S. Central  Ascot Theatre
-- in the 1913 city directory

7764 S. Central Ave.  Centro Theatre
-- Florence area -- opened c.1935 -- 805 seats -- became the Savoy Ballroom in 1954 -- later skating rink -- demolished 2016
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2024/04/centro-theatre.html

Century City -- see the Avenue of the Stars and Santa Monica Blvd. listings

5607 W. Century Blvd.  Carolina West, Century Theatre
-- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/19118/

3560 W. Century Blvd., Inglewood   Century Drive-In
-- opened 1949 -- ran 3 strip Cinerama in 1960 -- twinned in 1973 -- demolished in 1984
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2024/09/century-drive-in.html

8864 E. Century Blvd., Paramount   Rosecrans Drive-In, Rosecrans 3
-- opened in 1954 -- later triplexed -- demolished 1993
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/21611/

Cerritos -- see Alondra Blvd. (AMC Alondra 6), Towne Center Drive (Edwards
Cerritos Stadium 10), Los Cerritos Center (UA Los Cerritos Galaxy 11,
UA 4, UA Twin). Cinema Tour also lists a Gem Theatre -- no other data

W. Cesar Chavez Ave. turns into Sunset Blvd. west of Figueroa St.

2229 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. Brooklyn Theatre, New Poppy, Poppy Theatre, National Theatre
-- opened c.1914 -- street was then Brooklyn Ave. -- 1,224 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/national-boyle-heights.html

2524 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. Brooklyn Theatre
-- opened 1925 -- street was then Brooklyn Ave. -- 900 seats -- demolished 1998
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/brooklyn-theatre.html

Chesterfield Square -- see 5400-6600 S. Western Ave. listings

Chinatown -- see N. Broadway (Cinemaland), N. Figueroa St. (Kim Sing Theatre), N. Spring St. (King Hing Theatre)

City of Commerce -- see Goodrich Blvd. -- Pacific's Commerce 14

City of Industry -- it's in with the San Gabriel Valley listings

3945 City Terrace Dr., City Terrace  Terrace Theatre
-- opened 1942 -- 811 seats --demolished 1963
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/terrace-theatre.html

City Terrace -- also see the Wabash Ave. listing (Wabash Theatre).

12300 E. Civic Center Dr., Norwalk    AMC Norwalk 20
http://www.amcentertainment.com/Norwalk/

4049 Clinton St.  Theatre Mart
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/theatre-mart.html

Colorado Blvd., Pasadena -- see the Pasadena theatres page.
 
1716 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock  Little Theatre of Eagle Rock
-- running in the early 50s

2700 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock  Eagle Rock, Eagle Rock Plaza 4
-- opened Sept. 30, 1973 by Robert Lippert -- 960 seats total -- 1-3 each with 244, #4 with 227  
-- run by Pacific 1982-1998 -- independent operation from Dec. 1998 until closing in Nov. 2001
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/10021/ | 
https://bijoumemories.blogspot.com/2022/05/eagle-rock-cinemas-4.html

Commerce -- see Goodrich Blvd. -- Pacific's Commerce 14

N. Commercial, Inglewood -- see N. La Brea, Inglewood

6321 Compton Ave.   
-- a listing for "E F Mohler" in the 1916 city directory

6525 / 6857 Compton Ave.  Sunbeam Theatre
-- side street is now E. 66th, originally called E. 69th -- 1,200 seats -- rebuilt 1925 -- burned 1931
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/sunbeam-florence.html

6525 Compton Ave.  Gentry, Fox Gentry Theatre
-- opened 1938 -- S. Charles Lee -- built on the site of the burned Sunbeam
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/gentry-theatre.html

8512 Compton Ave. The Idyl Hour
-- listed in the 1923 city directory, and in a 1923 Paramount Week ad.

8607 Compton Ave.  Kinema Theatre
-- opened 1925 - Florence-Graham area -- demolished -- SW cor. Compton & Firestone
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/kinema-theatre.html

136 E. Compton Blvd., Compton  DeLuxe Theatre, California Theatre, Compton  Theatre, Fox Compton Theatre
-- running by 1914 on what was then listed as 240 E. Main St. -- damaged in 1933 earthquake
-- replacement theatre opened in 1934 -- 618 seats -- closed in the 50s -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/fox-compton.html

Compton -- also see Burton Ave. (Willowbrook Theatre), Rosecrans Ave.(Compton D-I), Tamarind Ave. (Symphony Theatre), Long Beach Blvd. listings (Tower Theatre). The 1932 Film Daily Yearbook also lists a Big Top Theatre in Compton. It was around until at least 1937,  perhaps also a venue for agricultural and other shows.

410 W. Cottage Home St., Chinatown see 1021 N. Broadway -- Cinemaland

114 Court St.  Tivoli, New Vienna, Cineograph
-- opened 1890 -- legit, then movies -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/03/cineograph.html

1522 Cravens Ave., Torrance  Grand Theatre, Torrance Community Theatre
-- opened 1939 -- 654 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/03/grand-theatre.html

1653 Cravens Ave., Torrance   Stadium Theatre, Pussycat Theatre
-- opened 1949 -- 900 seats -- closed 1991 -- demolished 2002
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/03/stadium-theatre.html

Crawford St., Downey -- renamed Downey Ave. -- see those listings

Crenshaw & Adams  Fox Adams  -- see the listing under Adams Blvd.

3020 Crenshaw Blvd.  Crenshaw Theatre, L.A. Jazz Concert Theatre, Kokusai, West Angeles Performing Arts Theatre
-- opened 1942 -- 800 seats originally -- since 1985 owned by a church across the street
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/06/crenshaw-theatre.html

5807 Crenshaw Blvd. Mesa Theatre, West Coast Mesa, Fox Mesa
-- Hyde Park/Angeles Mesa area -- opened 1926 -- 1,442 seats -- closed 1963 -- demolished 1965
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/mesa-theatre.html

Crenshaw & Imperial -- see the Imperial listing under Imperial Highway

14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena  Park Theatre, Morning Calm Theatre, Teatro Variedades, Gardena Cinema
-- opened 1947 -- open with first run films -- 800 seats
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/10/gardena-cinema.html

Crenshaw @ Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance -- see the listings under the PCH for the Rolling Hills Theatre, AMC Rolling Hills 20 and UA Torrance

Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates -- see Deep Valley Dr.  Regal Promenade 13

163 Crescent Ave. Avalon, Catalina Bandbox Theatre, El Encanto Playhouse 
-- live shows into the 50s - now a spa
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/03/el-encanto-playhouse.html

601 Crescent Ave., Avalon, Catalina New Strand, Riviera Theatre

3822 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu  Wallace New Malibu Cinema 2, Malibu Theatre, New Malibu Theatre 2, WTC Malibu Theatre, Hollywood Malibu Cinemas, Regal Malibu Twin
opened 1972 as a single -- twinned 2006 -- 250 seats -- Regal got it in 2013 -- closed
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/15705/
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2157.html -- 6 photos
January 2016  Malibu Times article "Malibu Likely to Lose its Only Movie Theater"

9770 Culver Blvd. at Duquesne, Culver City Meralta Theatre, City Hall Theatre, Culver City Theatre, Fox Culver Theatre
--2nd floor auditorium of 1928 City Hall was temporary movie theatre from 1943 until 1947
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2022/03/city-hall-theatre.html

9632 Culver Blvd., Culver City  Meralta Theatre
-- opened 1924 -- rebuilt after 1943 fire -- 1,000 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/meralta-theatre.html

9500 Culver Blvd. at Washington, Culver City  Pacific Culver Stadium 12, ArcLight, Amazon's The Culver Theater
-- opened 2003 -- closed 2020 -- reopened by Amazon in 2022
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2022/07/culver-city-12.html

9400 Culver Blvd. at Main, Culver City Culver City Theatre
-- on site of present Culver Hotel -- opened 1915 City Hall on 2nd floor -- demolished 1924
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/culver-city-theatre.html

Culver City -- also see listings on Washington Blvd. (Culver/Kirk Douglas, Culver Plaza 6) and 5250 Sepulveda Blvd. (Studio Drive-In). Cinema Tour also lists a Cina-Car Drive-In in Culver City with no other data

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Dayton Ave., Cypress Park -- it got renamed. See the listings for N. Figueroa St. (Arroyo Theatre) and Avenue 28 (Dayton Theatre).

550 Deep Valley Dr., (between Hawthorne & Crenshaw) Rolling Hills Estates 
Avenues 13, Regal Promenade 13
opened 2000
http://www.regmovies.com

4821 Del Amo Blvd., Lakewood   Lakewood Center South 1-2-3,
Lakewood Center South 9opened in 1981 in a converted store -- 6 more screens added in
a converted department store in 1992 -- closed 2008
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/22975/
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2080.html -- 15 photos
-- also see the Faculty Dr. listing for Pacific's Lakewood 16

1315 Del Amo Circle East, Torrance   Mann 9 Theatres, Del Amo 9
closed -- the space is now a gym
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/11880/

91A Del Amo Fashion Square, Torrance   Fashion Square Mall Theatres,
UA Del Amo 4, United Artists Del Amo 6
in the mall -- opened early 70s as a fourplex -- 2 larger screens later
added, one 70MM equipped -- closed after the Mann 9 opened at
the same mall -- demolished 2005
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2790/

Del Amo -- also see the AMC Del Amo 18 listed under Carson St.

103 W. Diamond St., Redondo Beach  Fox Redondo
-- opened 1929 -- 1,324 seats -- John Paxton Perrine, architect -- demolished 1973
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/fox-redondo.html

103 W. Diamond St., Redondo Beach  Art Theatre
-- opened 1912 -- 600 seats -- closed 1928 -- demolished for the Fox Redondo
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/art-redondo.html
 
1233 District Dr., Inglewood / Hollywood Park  Cinépolis Inglewood
-- opened July 2023 -- at Prairie Ave. and Century Blvd., adjacent to SoFi Stadium -- 1,236 seats -- 12 screens including an IMAX house  | website | June 2023 story - Hollywood Reporter | July 2023 story - 2 Urban Girls |  

2922 Division St., Glassell Park  Division Theatre
-- opened around 1926 -- 400 seats -- the building is now a pharmacy
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/division-theatre.html

135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills  Doheny Plaza Theatre, Writers Guild Theater
-- opened 1970 -- 473 seats -- private screenings
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/writers-guild-theater.html

10912 Downey Ave., Downey  Meralta Theatre
-- opened 1926 -- Evan Jones, architect -- 853 seats -- demolished 1978
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/meralta-downey.html

11022 Downey Ave., Downey  Downey Theatre, Victory Theatre, Avenue Theatre
-- opened 1925 -- 850 seats -- closed 2003  -- remodeled into a pizza parlor
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/avenue-theatre.html

11126 Downey Ave., Downey  El Teatro, Downey Theatre
-- opened 1920 on what was then Crawford St.  -- 375 seats -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/el-teatro.html

Downey -- also see the 8200 3rd St. (Look Cinemas) and Stonewood St. (Showcase Cinema I&II) listings

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5058-60 Eagle Rock Blvd. Eagle Rock United Theatre, Eagle Rock, Eagle, Sierra Theatre
-- opened 1922 -- 503 seats -- demolished in the 60s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/12/sierra-theatre.html

4884 Eagle Rock Blvd. Eagle Rock Yosemite, New Eagle, Pussycat, Eagle Theatre, Vidiots
-- opened 1929 -- new home of Vidiots
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/07/eagle-theatre.html

3526 Eagle Rock Blvd. Glassell Park Glassell Theatre, Dale Theatre
-- opened c.1927 -- 700 seats -- street originally Glassell Blvd. -- burned in 1955
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/dale-theatre.html

Eagle Rock -- also see W. Colorado Blvd. listings

East Los Angeles -- see the listings for E. 1st St. (Aliso Theatre, Bijou Theatre, Colonial Theatre, Joy Theatre, Meralta Theatre, New Library, Unique Theatre), Carmelita Ave. (Aztec Theatre), Cesar Chavez Ave. (Brooklyn Theatre, National Theatre), City Terrace Dr. (Terrace Theatre), Ford Blvd. (Bonito Theatre), Olympic Blvd. (Vern Theatre), Telegraph Rd. (Garden Theatre), Wabash Ave. (Wabash Theatre), Whittier Blvd. (Bell's Theatre, Boulevard Theatre, Center Theatre, Crystal Theatre, Family Theatre, Golden Gate, Jewel Theatre, Monterey Theatre, Royale, Star Theatre, Strand Theatre, United Artists/Alameda).

3355 N. Eastern Ave., El Sereno  El Sereno Theatre, Mazatlan Theatre, Mazatlan Hall, Eava Theater, Emily's Banquet Hall
-- opened 1940 -- 754 seats -- now a banquet hall
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/mazatlan-theatre.html

6918 Eastern Ave., Bell Gardens  Towne Theatre
opened August 30, 1939 -- 600 seats -- closed in the 50s -- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/7227/ | on Facebook: drawing on opening program + later photo

804 N. El Centro Ave., Hollywood  El Centro, Ivy, New, Circle Theatre, Cast, Chaplin Stage, Theatre District
-- films as early as 1914 - later two small legit venues
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/el-centro-theatre.html

S. El Paseo at Emerald St.,  Redondo Beach  Redondo Pavilion, Pavilion Theatre, Auditorium, Mandarin Ballroom, Redondo Barn
-- opened 1907 -- theatre on the ground floor, big ballroom upstairs -- demolished 1960
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/03/redondo-pavilion.html

127 S. El Paseo, Redondo Beach  Casino, Fancher's Capitol, Capitol Theatre, New Capitol
-- built 1907 -- converted in 1912 for film & vaudeville -- 710 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/03/capitol-theatre.html

2252 E. El Segundo Blvd., Willowbrook   Valuskis Theatre
-- 475 seats -- possibly a church
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/20069/

El Segundo -- also see the Nash St. (Beach Cities ArcLight) and Richmond St. (Old Town Music Hall) listings

El Sereno -- see Huntington Dr. (Cameo/El Cameo, El Sereno Theatre) and N. Eastern Ave. (El Sereno/Mazatlan Theatre) listings
 
855 Elm Ave., Long Beach  Scottish Rite Theatre, Ernest Borgnine Theatre
-- opened 1926 -- 800 seats 
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2023/07/scottish-rite-long-beach.html

Elysian Park -- see Riverside Dr. listings

Eulalia Blvd. -- see San Vicente Blvd.  It got renamed in 1929.

Exposition Park, USC area -- see listings on Hoover St. W. 24th St.,
Jefferson Blvd., State Dr., ML King Blvd. and S. Vermont Ave.

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5200 Faculty Ave., Lakewood  Lakewood Center Theatre, Pacific's Lakewood 1-2-3-4, Pacific's Lakewood Center Stadium 16, Starlight Lakewood Center Theatres
-- opened as a single in 1968 with 1,200 seats -- planned as a Cinerama venue -- 3 screens added 1974 -- remodeled and expanded in 1999 -- reopened with 16 screens, 4800 seats -- closed 2020 -- reopened by Starlight July 2023

-- also see the Pacific's Lakewood Center South 9 listing on Del Amo Blvd.

Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena -- see the San Gabriel Valley list

804 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena  Colonial Theatre, Ritz Theatre
-- opened c.1917 -- 700 seats  -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/12/ritz-theatre.html

1020 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena   Rialto Theatre
-- opened 1925 -- 1,143 seats -- now used as a church
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/rialto-theatre-south-pasadena.html

611 N. Fairfax  Movie, Silent Movie Theatre, Cinefamily, Fairfax Cinema, Brain Dead Studios
-- opened 1942 -- 150 seats -- revivals, cult films, festivals
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/silent-movie-theatre.html

419 N. Fairfax Ave.  Esquire Theatre
-- opened 1937 -- now Canter's Deli
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/esquire-theatre.html

Fairfax @ Beverly Blvd. Fairfax Theatre
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/fairfax-theatre.html

Fairfax @ 6201 W. 3rd St.  Gilmore Drive-In
-- running 1948 - 1977
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/3820/

Fairfax district -- Also see the Beverly Blvd. listings
 
651 Fairview Ave., Boyle Heights (possibly)
-- by 1919 in use as a film studio -- Times story about 1919 fire - Photos of Los Angeles

Figueroa (approx 6200 N.) and York Blvd., Highland Park
 -- Despite listings for this location in several archives, there was no Figueroa Theatre at this address. See the 4011 S. Figueroa listing (Fox Figueroa Theatre).

5825 N. Figueroa St. (originally Pasadena Ave.), Highland Park  Park Theatre
-- opened 1936 -- 620 seats -- closed 1963 -- converted to retail -- only a wall or two remains
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/park-theatre.html

5722 N. Figueroa St., Highland Park  Sunbeam Theatre, Outback Theatre
-- opened 1914 -- A. Lawrence Valk, architect -- 1,296 seats -- closed c.1925 -- remodeled for retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/sunbeam-highland-park.html

5630 N. Figueroa St., Highland Park  Highland Park Theatre
-- running in 1913 and 1914 -- address at the time was 5630 Pasadena Ave.
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/highland-park-theatre.html

5604 N. Figueroa St., Highland Park Highland Theatre
-- opened 1925 -- 1,432 seats -- open as a triplex
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/07/highland-theatre.html

5502 N. Figueroa St., Highland Park Hughes Theatre, Franklin Theatre
-- building dates from 1922 -- theatre conversion in 1936 -- 895 seats -- now retail and storage
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/franklin-theatre.html

3236 N. Figueroa St. (originally Dayton Ave.), Cypress Park Arroyo Theatre, Arroyo Seco Theatre
-- 963 seats -- L.A. Smith, architect -- closed since the 50s
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/arroyo-theatre.html

N. Figueroa St. (originally Dayton Ave.) at 28th Ave., Cypress Park Dayton Theatre
-- opened c.1913 -- closed c.1929 -- building now retail

722 N. Figueroa at Alpine Alpine Theatre, Carmen Theatre, Kim Sing Theatre
-- opened 1926 -- 410 seats -- remodeled into a residence and events space
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/kim-sing-theatre.html

Figueroa St. downtown -- see the Downtown Theatres By Address page.

1719 S. Figueroa St.  Ebell Club Theatre
-- opened 1927 or earlier -- see the page for the later building on Wilshire for photo links:
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/wilshire-ebell-theatre.html

4011 S. Figueroa St.  Figueroa Theatre, Fox Figueroa
-- opened 1925 -- 1,470 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/fox-figueroa.html

15201 S. Figueroa St., Gardena Twin-Vue Drive-In
-- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/4611/

Firestone Blvd. starts at S. Central Ave. -- it was renamed in the late 20s -- going to the west it's still called Manchester

SW corner Firestone Blvd. at Compton Ave.  Kinema Theatre
-- opened 1925 - Florence-Graham area -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/kinema-theatre.html

1703 E. Firestone Blvd.  Graham Theatre
-- running by 1925 -- Florence-Graham area -- closed c.1934
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/graham-theatre.html

5131 E. Firestone Blvd., South Gate  South Gate Drive-In
-- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2411/

Firestone Blvd. @ 8630 Garfield Ave., South Gate Edwards South Gate Stadium 20 & IMAX
http://www.regmovies.com
http://www.fandango.com/edwardssouthgate

Firestone Blvd. & Lakewood Blvd.  -- 136 Stonewood St., Downey  Showcase Cinema I & II
-- opened as a single -- operated by Lippert Theatres -- remodeled
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/9906/

12039 Firestone Blvd., Norwalk  Norwalk Theatre
-- 680 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/norwalk-theatre.html

14351 Firestone Blvd., La Mirada  Gateway 5 Theatres
-- opened 1984 -- closed 1999 -- demolished
www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2066.html

1536 E. Florence Ave.  Fox Florence Theatre
-- opened 1932 -- 1,707 seats -- S. Charles Lee, architect -- closed 1965 -- demolished 1968
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/fox-florence.html

1830 E. Florence Ave.  Florencita Theatre
-- Florence-Graham area -- opened 1927 -- 575 seats -- running into the 50s -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/florencita-theatre.html

Florence - Graham area -- see also the listings for S. Broadway, (World Theatre), S. Compton Ave. (Gentry Theatre, Idle Hour,  Sunbeam Theatre, Kinema Theatre), S. Central Ave., Nadeau St. (Nadeau Theatre), S. San Pedro St. (Castle Theatre)

Flower St. downtown -- no listings

9740 E. Flower St., Bellflower  Circle Theatre
-- opened around 1940 -- 792 seats -- in the 1946 city directory as at 840 Flower St.
-- acquired by Wayne and Albert Hanson, South-Lyn Theatres, Oct. 1947 -- closed July 23, 1950
--  now a church
-- cinematreasures.org/theater/11576/ 
-- www.cinematour.com/tour/us/36258.html  -- 2 photos

410 N. Ford Blvd., Belvedere Gardens  Bonita Theatre, Bonito Theatre, Teatro Bonito
-- opened around 1925 -- running until c.1952 -- remodeled
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/bonito-theatre.html

Fraser Pier, Ocean Park Starland Theatre
-- opened 1911 -- 1,000 seats -- burned 1912
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/05/starland-ocean-park.html

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1575 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro  San Pedro Drive-In
-- opened 1949 -- closed 1982
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/04/san-pedro-drive-in.html

3934 Gage Ave., Bell  Bell Theatre
-- opened 1938 -- 600 seats -- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2172/

4065 Gage Ave., Bell  Maybell Theatre, Alpha Theatre
-- opened 1922 -- 656 seats -- remodeled 1938 by S. Charles Lee -- used as a banquet hall
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/alpha-theatre.html

4426 Gage Ave., Bell  Alcazar Theatre, Liberty 3 Cinemas
-- opened 1925 -- later triplexed -- now demolishedhttps://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/alcazar-theatre.html

6801 E. Gage Ave., Bell Gardens  Gage Drive-In Theatre
-- opened 1949 -- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/9595/ | Noirish LA photos |

1106 W. Gardena Blvd., Gardena  Gardena Theatre
-- open 1939 -- 692 seats -- closed 1955 -- now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2024/01/gardena-theatre.html
 
Gardena -- also see 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., (Gardena Cinema), 15201 S. Figueroa St. (Twin-Vue Drive-In), Palm Ave. (Auditorium, Gardena Theatre), 14023 - 17737 S. Vermont listings (Little Fox, Embassy, Vermont D-I). Cinema Tour also lists the Alamo Theatre, but no other data.

8630 Garfield Ave. @ Firestone, South Gate  Edwards South Gate Stadium 20 & IMAX
http://www.regmovies.com
http://www.fandango.com/edwardssouthgate

1050 Gayley Ave., Westwood   Mann Westwood 3, Mann Westwood 4
-- opened 1975 -- closed 2002 --  now a Whole Foods
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/mann-westwood-4.html

3526 Glassell Ave., Glassell Park -- the street was renamed. See the Eagle Rock Blvd. listings  (Glassell / Dale Theatre)

Glassell Park -- also see Division St. (Division Theatre)

4335 Glencoe Ave., Marina Del Rey   UA Cinema 6, United Artists
Marina, United Artists Marina Del Rey 6
opened 1973 -- first run films -- closed 2012
http://www.fandango.com/marina+del+rey
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2162.html  - 14 photos
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/1141/

Glendale -- see the Glendale Theatres page.

3183 Glendale Blvd., Atwater Village  Atwater Theatre
-- opened 1941 -- running at least into the mid 50s - now retail and an artists studio
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/atwater-theatre.html

1067 Glendon Ave., Westwood  Laemmle Plaza Theatre, Mann Plaza
-- 650 seats -- closed 2004 -- demolished 2005
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/plaza-theatre.html

950 Goodrich Blvd., Commerce Pacific Commerce, Regency Commerce 14
-- opened 1980 as a 4 plex by Pacific -- later expanded -- it's at Goodrich & Whittier Blvd.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/33026

1455 Gordon St., Hollywood  Academy Review Theatre, Movie Parade
-- screening room dating from 1931-- revival house in the early 40s -- now part of Sunset Gower Studios
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2021/12/1455-gordon.html
 
1141 N. Gower St., Hollywood Playshop Theatre
-- small legit theatre running in 1931

9814 Graham Ave. Palace Theatre, Sonora Theatre
-- running in the 20s -- original address 528 Melvin Ave. -- demolished 
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/sonora-theatre.html

Graham -- see E. Firestone Blvd. and Compton Ave. listings

Gramercy Park area -- see S. Vermont listings (Balboa Theatre) and S. Western listings (Alto Theatre)

Grand Ave. downtown -- see the Downtown Theatres By Address page.

1801 S. Grand Ave.  Olympic Auditorium
-- 1924 vintage sports venue, now owned by a Korean church  |  Wikipedia article  |
Photos of LA: |  1977 view  |  1938 view  |

Greenleaf Ave., Whittier -- in with the San Gabriel Valley listings

189 The Grove Drive (3rd St. and The Grove Dr.)  
Pacific Theatres at the Grove, AMC Grove
-- opened 2002 -- 14 screens --  2,983 seats originally -- AMC took over in 2021

Grand Ave. downtown -- see the downtown theatre list by address

H

Harvard Park -- see Normandie Ave. listings (Dixie Theatre )

141 N. Hawthorne Blvd, Inglewood  Voelkel Bros.
-- listed under theatres in the 1929 city directory.

10753 Hawthorne Blvd., Lennox   Lennox Theatre
-- opened 1940 -- in the 1942 city directory -- running until 1952
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/20513/

12250 Hawthorne Blvd, Hawthorne  Roosevelt Theatre
-- started 1926 -- announced as 1,200 seats -- John Paxton Perrine, architect -- never finished

12640 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne  AMC Hawthorne Plaza 6, Hawthorne Plaza 6
-- opened mid 70s at Hawthorne Plaza -- demolished in the 90s
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/21265/  

12717 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne  Tent Theatre
-- running in the 20s and 30s

12788 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne  Plaza Theatre, Fox Plaza
-- opened 1927 -- 891 seats -- closed 1964 -- demolished 1971
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/plaza-hawthorne.html

Hawthorne -- also see the 115 E. Broadway listing Hawthorne / Rex / Cal Theatre

19800 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrence  Mann Old Towne 6
-- in Old Towne Mall -- started as 4 and expanded to 6 -- closed
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2791/
http://peopletron.blogspot.com/search/label/Old%20Towne%20Mall

1509 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach  GCC South Bay Cinema, GCC South Bay 1-2-3, GCC Redondo Beach Cinema 3, Regency Redondo Beach Cinema 3
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2500/
Building #1 -- opened as a single in the 60s close to Hawthorne Blvd. -- triplexed in the 80s -- ran until 2010 -- Regency Theatres was the last operator http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2733.html -- 4 photos | Photos of Los Angeles: exterior
Building #2 -- opened late 60s -- eventually twinned -- demolished 2002
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/11262.html -- 1 photo
Building #3 -- opened as a third single screen -- 70MM equipped -- called #4 when building #2 was split -- demolished 2002 http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2734.html - 1 photo | http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2733.html -- 4 photos

1815 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach  General Cinema South Bay Galleria 16, AMC South Bay Galleria 16
http://www.amcentertainment.com/SouthBayGalleria/ | http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/7240.html -- 1 GCC photo

Hawthorne Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates -- see Deep Valley Dr.  Regal Promenade 13

1229 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach  Metropolitan Theatre, Hermosa Theatre, Cove Twin Cinemas, Bijou Twin Theatre
-- opened in 1923 -- 1,200 seats originally, 864 later -- closed 1996 --  now bank and office space
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/03/bijou-cinema.html

Hermosa Beach -- also see Pacific Coast Highway listing (Hermosa Beach 6), Pier Ave (Burbage Theatre)

2035 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood Legion Theatre
-- opened 1929 -- 484 seats
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/hollywood-legion-theatre.html
 
1737 N. Highland Ave. Movie Parade, Nickelodeon, Comoedia Theatre, Highland Playhouse
-- revival house in the early 40s, then legit -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2022/01/movie-parade.html 

Highland Park -- see the listings for N. Figueroa St. (Arroyo, Franklin, Highland, Sunbeam and others) and York Blvd. (York Theatre).

Hill St. downtown -- see the Downtown Theatres By Address page

Hollywood Blvd. -- see the separate Hollywood Theatres by street address section 
 
Hollywood Blvd. and Edgemont St.  Proposed movie theatre for Aline Barnsdall by Frank Lloyd Wright 
-- c.1920 rendering via Wright Legacy FB page | see Hillsman Wright's Faceboook post
-- down the hill from Barnsdall Park and Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House
 
Hollywood Park -- see District Ave. (Cinépolis Inglewood)

911 S. Hoover  Hoover Theatre
-- in the 1914, 15 and 16 city directories

3323 S. Hoover St.  Flagship University Village 3
-- demolished
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/2148.html -- 1 photo

Hope St. downtown -- see the Downtown Theatres By Address page.

4907 Huntington Dr. N. El Sereno  Cameo Theatre, El Cameo
-- opened 1924 -- 750 seats --running into the mid 70s --now retail
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/cameo-el-sereno.html

Huntington Dr. N.  El Sereno  El Sereno Theatre
-- opened 1922
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/el-sereno-theatre.html

Huntington Park -- see the Pacific Blvd. listings

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3180 W. Imperial Highway, Inglewood  Imperial Theatre
-- opened 1949 -- 1,300 seats - closed in the early 80s -- demolished 2006
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/imperial-theatre.html

Imperial & Western Rio Theatre -- see the 11239 S. Western listing

Imperial & Vermont  Southside Theatre -- see the 11243 S. Vermont listing

Indian Peak Rd. -- see Deep Valley Dr., Rolling Hills Estates  Regal Promenade 13

Inglewood -- see District Ave. (Cinépolis Inglewood), Imperial Highway (Imperial Theatre), Manchester Blvd. (Academy, 5th Ave., Fox Manchester), Market St. (United Artists, Fox Inglewood, Granada, Ritz/Cine/Pussycat/Miracle), N. La Brea Ave. (Inglewood Theatre), N. Hawthorne Blvd. (Voelkel Bros.), Queen St. (Arcade Theatre) and West Blvd. (Seville Theatre) listings.

1742 Ivar Ave., Hollywood   Hollywood Community Theatre, Troupers Theatre
-- opened 1918 -- became the Troupers Theatre in 1929
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/community-theatre.html

1605 Ivar Ave., Hollywood   Ivar Theatre
-- opened 1951 as a legit venue - 350 seats - L.A. Film School classes
http://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/ivar-theatre.html

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323 Jackson St. Mandarin Theatre
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/04/mandarin-theatre.html

Jefferson at Sepulveda, Culver City -- see the 5250 Sepulveda Blvd. listing -- Studio Drive-In

Jefferson & Crenshaw Crenshaw, Kokusai, West Angeles Performing Arts Center -- see the 3020 Crenshaw Blvd. listing 

2117 W. Jefferson Blvd.  Columbia, Jefferson, Palace Theatre, Home, Arlin Theatre
-- 480 seats -- opened 1911 -- Frank M. Tyler, architect -- closed around 1951 -- now a pawnshop
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/arlin-theatre.html

1873 W. Jefferson Blvd. St. Andrews Theatre, Favorite Theatre, Deluxe Theatre
-- opened 1914 -- closed c.1930 -- reopened c.1936 -- closed 1955 -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/deluxe-theatre.html

Jefferson & Vermont  Queen Photoplay Theatre
-- running in 1914,  listed as corner of Vermont and Jefferson -- in 1914 Times ad

931 W. Jefferson Blvd.  University Theatre, Realart Theatre, Trojan Theatre
-- opened 1913 -- 453 seats -- demolished
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/trojan-theatre.html

665 W. Jefferson Blvd. Shrine Auditorium, Expo Hall
-- opened 1926 -- 6,308 seats -- concerts, special events
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/shrine-auditorium.html

For other theatres in the USC area check the W. 24th St., Hoover St., State Dr.  and S. Vermont Ave. listings.

605 N. Juanita Ave.    The Theatre Mart
-- built 1927 -- "The Drunkard" opened 1933 -- ran 9,477 performances 
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/theatre-mart.html

K

8938 Keith Ave. West Hollywood   Polly-K Theatre, Sherman Theatre
-- running 1924-1926 -- building now offices
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/08/sherman-theatre.html

Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. -- formerly called Santa Barbara Ave.  
 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. at Crenshaw AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 12, Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills 15, Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw 15
-- opened 1995 --- at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Shopping Center, Crenshaw
 
508 W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (formerly Santa Barbara Ave.) Figueroa Theatre, Fox Figueroa
-- opened 1925 -- at Figueroa St. -- 1,470 seats -- demolished 1968
https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/07/fox-figueroa.html

126 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (Santa Barbara Ave.) Allena Theatre
-- Santa barbara at Main. -- running as late as 1952 -- demolished
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/5009/ | many ads and articles on Facebook: Ken's Movie Page |

151 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (Santa Barbara Ave.) Idle Hour, Woodlawn Theatre, Pictorial Theatre,  Rainbow, Barbara Theatre
-- in the 1914 city directory as the Idle Hour -- in the 1915 directory as the Woodlawn
-- operator leaves with furnishings in April 1915
-- it's in the 1921 & 22 city directories and in a 1923 Paramount ad as the Pictorial
-- in the September 6, 1925 Paramount ad as the Pictorial -- in the 1929 directory as the Rainbow
-- advertising in The Southwest Wave in 1941 using a 151 E. Santa Barbara address
-- running until 1955 -- it's been demolished -- many ads and articles on Facebook: Ken's Movie Page
-- http://cinematreasures.org/theater/27118/

154 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (Santa Barbara Ave.)  Brooks Theatre
-- listed in the 1918 and 1919 city directories as at 154 E. Santa Barbara

Kingsdale Ave., Redondo Beach -- see the 1509 Hawthorne Blvd. listing

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