C.S. Albright
Charles R. Aldrich
Broadway Central/Judson Bldg, 428 S. Broadway (1907)
-- home to the Broadway Theatre, 1925-1988
William Allen
Marcal / World Theatre, 6025 Hollywood Blvd. (1925)
Fox Compton, 136 E. Compton Blvd. Compton (1934)
Terrace Theatre, 300 E. Seaside Way Long Beach (1978)
Allison and Allison
Variety Arts Theatre, 940 S. Figueroa St. (1925)
Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr. Westwood (1929)
Norman W. Alpaugh
H. Alfred Anderson
Palace Theatre, 30 Pine Ave. Long Beach (1916)
Architectural & Engineering Co.
Rivoli / Capri Theatre, 6258 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys (1921)
Shrine Auditorium, 665 W. Jefferson Blvd. (1926)
-- Abraham Edelman is also credited on the cornerstone -- G. Albert Lansburgh did the auditorium
A. Godfrey Bailey
El Sereno Theatre, Huntington Dr. El Sereno (1922)
Cody's / San Fernando Theatre 303 S. Brand Blvd. San Fernando (1924)
Clifford A. Balch
Dome Theatre, 3014 Ocean Front Promenade Ocean Park (1924)
Golden Gate Theatre, 5176 Whittier Blvd., East Los Angeles (1927)
-- with his brother William: Balch Brothers
Fox Pasadena, 61 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (c.1929 remodel)
Fox Pomona, W. 3rd St. & Garey Ave., Pomona (1931) - with Floyd Stanberry
Four Star, 5112 Wilshire (c.1931) - with Walker & Eisen
United Artists, 217 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach (1932) - with Walker & Eisen
United Artists, 148 N. Market St. Inglewood (1931) - with Walker & Eisen
United Artists, 5136 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles (c.1931) - with Walker & Eisen
Iris / Fox Theatre, 6508 Hollywood Blvd. (1934 remodel)
Pico Drive-In, 10860 W. Pico Blvd. (1934)
Los Feliz Theatre, 1822 N. Vermont Ave. (1935)
Meralta Theatre, 9632 Culver Blvd. Culver City (1935 remodel)
Hollywood Theatre, 6764 Hollywood Blvd. (1936 remodel - with S. Charles Lee ? )
Esquire Theatre, 419 N. Fairfax Ave. (1937)
El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd. (1937)
Lido Theatre, 8507 Pico Blvd. (1937)
Red Mill / Boulevard Theatre, 4549 Whittier Blvd. (c.1937 remodel) -- with Floyd Stanbery
Granada Theatre, 632 N. Avalon Blvd. Wilmington (1937 remodel)
Studio City Theatre, 13126 Ventura Blvd. Studio City (1938)
San Val Drive-In 2720 Winona Ave. Burbank (1938)
La Mar Theatre, 228 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Manhattan Beach (1938)
Gordon /Showcase Theatre, 614 N. La Brea Ave. (1938)
5th Avenue Theatre, 2541 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood (1939)
Glendale Theatre 122 S. Brand Blvd. (1939 remodel)
Grand Theatre, 1522 Cravens Ave., Torrance (1939 - presumed to be by Balch)
Magnolia Theatre, 4403 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank (1940)
State Theatre, 255 S. Garey Ave. Pomona (1940)
Rivoli / Capri Theatre, 6258 Van Nuys Blvd. Van Nuys (1941 remodel)
William Glenn Balch
Golden Gate Theatre, 5176 Whittier Blvd., East Los Angeles (1927)
-- with his brother Clifford: Balch Brothers
BAR Architects
Crest Theatre, 1262 Westwood Blvd. (1980s renovations, 2022-23 renovations)
Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. (2016 booth nitrate renovations)
Barcume & King (Lyle Nelson Barcume, architect and Harold P. King, engineer)
Hughes / Franklin Theatre, 5502 N. Figueroa St. (1936)
Richard M. Bates, Jr.
Westlake Theatre, 638 S. Alvarado St. (1926)
Welton Becket
Pan Pacific Auditorium, 7600 Beverly Blvd. (1935) - by Plummer, Wurdeman and Becket
Pan Pacific Theatre, 7554 Beverly Blvd. (1942) -- the theatre was by William L. Pereira, the rest of the "Pan Pacific Village" that included an ice rink, bowling alley and cafe was by Wurdeman and Becket.
Capitol Records (1956)
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St. (1958)
Cinerama Dome, 6360 Hollywood Blvd. (1963)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave. (1964)
Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave. (1967)
Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave. (1967)
Claud Beelman
Eastern Columbia Building, 849 S. Broadway (1930)
Ninth & Broadway Building, 850 S. Broadway (1930)
Sun Realty Building/ L.A. Jewelry Center, 629 S. Hill St. (1931)
Philharmonic Auditorium, 5th & Olive (1938 exterior remodel)
Hollywood Theatre, 6764 Hollywood Blvd. (1936-8 remodel work - unconfirmed)
Linwood Dunn Theatre/Pickford Film Center, 1313 Vine St. (1948)
Behr Browers Architects Website: www.behrbrowers.com
Grauman's Chinese, 6925 Hollywood Blvd. (2001 renovations)
Chinese 6, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (2001)
Criterion Theatre 1313 3rd. St. Promenade Santa Monica (2001 renovations)
Louis L. Bryan
John Cyril Bennett
Raymond Theatre, 129 N. Raymond Ave. Pasadena (1921)
Glendora Theatre, Glendora (1923)
-- also see Bergstrom, Bennett and Haskell
Arthur Burnett Benton
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S. Mission Dr. San Gabriel (1927)
-- the project was finished by William J. Dodd
George Edwin Bergstrom
Garrick Theatre, 802 S. Broadway (1921 remodel)
Metropolitan Theatre, 6th & Hill Sts. (1923, building only)
-- the theatre design was by William Lee Woollett
-- also see Bergstrom, Bennett and Haskell
Bergstrom, Bennett and Haskell
Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 E. Green St. (1932)
-- Jess Stanton designed the interior decorative scheme
-- on Pacific Coast Architecture Database: George Edwin Bergstrom | John Cyril Bennett | Fitch Harrison Haskell | Jesse Earl Stanton |
Thomas Berkes
Laemmle's Grande, 345 S. Figueroa St. (c.1984)
Grauman's Chinese, 6925 Hollywood Blvd. (2013 Imax renovations)
Boller Brothers, Carl Boller
Inglewood Theatre, 115 N. La Brea Ave. Inglewood (1923)
Largo Theatre, 1827 E. 103rd St. Watts (1924)
Montrose Theatre, 2226 Honolulu Ave. Montrose (1924)
Tracy Theatre, 219 E. Seaside Way Long Beach (1925)
Stadium Theatre, 8906 W. Pico Blvd. (1931)
Atlantic Theatre, 5870 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach (1942)
William H. Bonham
Holiday Theatre, 8372 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Canoga Park (1962)
Stanley Borbals
Monica I&II/Monica Film Center, 1332 2nd St. Santa Monica (1970)
Edward J. Borgmeyer
Broadway / Daly Theatre, 2604 N. Broadway Lincoln Heights (1911)
Savoy Theatre, 5326 S. Central Ave. (1913)
Colonial / Ritz Theatre, 804 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena (1917)
Huntington Theatre, 6044 Pacific Blvd. Huntington Park (1920)
Vermont Theatre, 2365 S. Vermont Ave. (1921)
Forum Theatre, 4050 W. Pico Blvd. (1924)
Rennie's / Crest / Azteca Theatre, 214 N. Maclay Ave. San Fernando (1925)
W. M. Bostock
-- structural engineer, possibly the architect for these two:
El Sereno / Mazatlan Theatre, 3555 Eastern Ave. El Sereno (1940)
Santa Anita Theatre, 135 Colorado Pl. Arcadia (1942)
Alhambra/Capri Theatre, 130 W. Main St. Alhambra
Silas Reese Burns see Hunt & Burns
George Burnett
Allen Theatre, South Gate
-- associate architect was Evan Jones
David S. Bushnell
Whittier Theatre, 11612 Whittier Blvd. Whittier (1929)
Wardman / Whittier Village Cinemas, 7038 Greenleaf Ave. Whittier (1932)
F. J. Capitain and J. Lee Burton
Los Angeles/Orpheum/Lyceum Theatre, 227 S. Spring St. (1888)
-- It has also been attributed to John Paul Kremple
F. J. Capitain & John Paul Kremple
Turnverein Hall / Regal Theatre, 323 S. Main St. (1894)
Cartwright & Wilson
Hastings Drive-In, 400 N. Halstead St. Pasadena (1950)
Festival Theatre 10887 Lindbrook Dr. Westwood (1929)
- part of the grocery store building became a theatre in 1970
Criterion Theatre 1313 3rd. St. Promenade Santa Monica (1990 6-plexing)
John Montgomery Cooper
Wilshire/NuWilshire Theatre, 1314 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica (1931)
Roxie Theatre, 518 S. Broadway (1931)
Colonial/Monrovia Theatre. 341 S. Myrtle Ave. Monrovia (1920)
Costerisan & Kavanaugh, G.F. Costerisan and J.F. Kavanaugh
Palace of Pictures, 642 S. Broadway (1914)
-- a conversion from retail space
Symphony Theatre, 614 S. Broadway (1914)
Covina Theatre, 104 N. Citrus Ave. Covina (1921)
C. Howard Crane
W. Dearien
Temple Theatre, 158 N. Spring, 155 N. Main (1859)
Harry C. Deckbar
Temple Theatre, 5863 S. Vermont Ave. (1922)
Oliver P. Dennis
Rialto Theatre 812 S. Broadway (1917)
Florence / State Theatre, 770 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1918)
William J. Dodd / Dodd and Richards
Kinema/Criterion Theatre, 642 S. Grand Ave. (1917)
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S. Mission Dr. San Gabriel (1927)
-- the project was finished by Dodd when the original architect, Arthur Burnett Benton, became ill
Arthur Drielsma
Vogue Theatre, 6675 Hollywood Blvd. (1959 remodel)
Windsor Theatre 221 S. Western Ave. (1917)
Drew Eberson
United Artists Torrance, 2735 Pacific Coast Highway Torrance (1963)
Stanley-Warner Topanga Theatre 6360 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Woodland Hills (1965)
Abraham Edelman
Blanchard Hall, 233 S. Broadway (1899)
Casino/Los Angeles/Empress/Capitol Theatre, 344/228 S. Spring St. (1903)
Belasco/Follies Theatre, 337 S. Main St. (1904)
Majestic Theatre, 845 S. Broadway (1908)
-- with Leo W. Barnett as the firm of Edelman & Barnett
Shrine Auditorium, 665 W. Jefferson St. (1926)
-- on the Shrine cornerstone with John C. Austin but evidently left the job early
Jack Edwards
Tiffany Theatre 8534 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood (1966)
Eisen and Eisen aka Eisen & Son, Theodore Augustus Eisen and Percy Augustus Eisen
Globe Theatre, 202 E. 5th St. (1908)
Grand Theatre, 730 S. Grand (1908)
-- also see later listings for the successor firm Walker & Eisen
Ellerbe Becket
Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave. (1994 remodel)
Engineering Service Co.
Criterion Theatre 1313 3rd. St. Santa Monica (1924)
Steven Erlich
Culver / Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd. Culver City (2004 renovation)
Frank Escher and Ravi GuneWardena
York/Bob Baker Marionette Theatre 4949 York Blvd. (2019 remodel)
Ronald Fink Architects
Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood (2002-2004 renovation and expansion)
Thornton Fitzhugh, Frank G. Krucker and
Harry C. Deckbar
Trinity Auditorium, 855 S. Grand Ave. (1914)
-- also see the listing for Harry C. Deckbar
Robert Francis Foss
Strand Theatre, 1035 S. Pacific Ave. San Pedro -- possibly (1921)
Emil Fossler
Foster + Partners
Tower Theatre, 802 S. Broadway (2018-2020 Apple store remodel)
-- Gruen Associates were the local associate architect
J.J. Frankenfelder
Plaza Theatre, 12788 Hawthorne Blvd. Hawthorne (1927)
Arthur Froelich
Paradise Theatre, 9110 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Westchester (1950)
-- with Theodore Rogvoy
FSY Architects
Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd.
Leimert / Vision Theatre, 2241 W. 43rd Pl. (renovations 2007-2021)
Gable and Wyant
Bellflower / Nubel Theatre, 16711 Bellflower Blvd. Bellflower (1929)
-- likely but unconfirmed
Frank Gehry
Disney Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave. (2003)
Redcat 631 W. 2nd St. (2003)
A. Dwight Gibbs
Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave. Pasadena (1925 - associate architect)
Masque/Vagabond Theatre, 2511 Wilshire Blvd. (1950 remodel from legit house)
Mel C. Glatz & Associates
Mann Hastings Ranch 1-2-3, 679 N. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena (1975)
-- in a Boxoffice article Glatz is listed for "design concept" with Paul Pink, Marshall Levin & Associates of Indianapolis and Kraus Anderson, St. Paul, as architects and contractors.
Gogerty and Weyl
Hollywood Playhouse/Avalon, 1735 Vine St. (1927)
Henry L. Gogerty (1894-1990) and Carl Jules Weyl (1890-1948) also
designed many other Hollywood buildings. Gogerty did many as solo
projects after his partnership with Weyl was dissolved in 1928. See the Archiplanet listing for Henry Gogerty. You-Are-Here has photos of many Gogerty and Weyl buildings. Sharon Knolle has photos of Gogerty's Plummer Park buildings on Flickr. Some projects include:
Mountain States Life Building/Yucca Vine Tower - 1928 - 6305 Yucca Ave.
Bernard Luggage 1638 Vine St. - 1928
Blaine Building - 1925 - 6601 Hollywood Blvd.
Fred Thompson Studios (Cat and Fiddle) - 1928 - 6530 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood News Cherokee Ave.
Owens Studio Building (Hollywood Toys) 6560 Hollywood Blvd. - 1926
Dance Studio / Capitol Records - 1930 - Yucca and Vine
Original Brown Derby Restaurant - Vine St.
Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale - 1928- 1310 Air Way
Fiesta Hall & Great Hall -- Plummer Park, West Hollywood
Frank M. Goodwin
Symphony Theatre, 212 N. Tamarind Ave. Compton (1924) -- with Richard D. King
Kenneth A. Gordon of the firm J.H. Woodworth & Son
Warner's Egyptian / Uptown Theatre, 2316 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1925)
Bard's / Glen Theatre, 1014 E. Colorado St. Glendale (1925)
J. W. Graves
Fairyland Theatre, 225 E. Seaside Way Long Beach (1912)
Alfred Grayson
Ramona/Studio Theatre, 2139 Sunset Blvd Echo Park (1914)
Henry George Greene
Century Plaza Theatres, 2040 Avenue of the Stars (1972)
Shubert Theatre, 2020 Avenue of the Stars (1972)
Elmer Grey
Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave. Pasadena (1925 - Dwight Gibbs was associate architect)
Peter Grueneisen / nonzero\architecture
Peyton Hall
Paul F. Hartman
Atwater Theatre, 3183 Glendale Blvd. Atwater Village (1940)
Vogue Theatre, 730 S. Brand Blvd. Glendale (1941)
William Sterling Hebbard
Fox Figueroa, 4011 S. Figueroa St. (1925)
Hodgetts & Fung (Craig Hodgetts, Ming Fung)
Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. (1998 remodel)
ImaginAsian/Downtown Independent, 251 S. Main St. (2007)
Henry C. Hollwedel
Santa Monica Opera House/Mayfair Theatre 214 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica (1911)
B.G. Horton
Tower Theatre, 114 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (c.1929)
De Forest Howry
Myron Hunt
Ambassador Theatre, 3400 Wilshire Blvd. (1921)
Vine St./Ricardo Montalban, 1615 Vine St. (1926) -- with H.C. Chambers
Sumner P. Hunt and Silas R. Burns, Hunt and Burns
College Theatre, 449 S. Hill St. (1910)
Art Theatre, 103 W. Diamond St. Redondo Beach (1912)
Otto Janssen
Adolphus / Hippodrome Theatre, 320 S. Main St. (1913 remodel - adding balcony)
Clarence L. Jay
Washington / Cinema 21, 845 E. Washington Blvd. Pasadena (1925) -- with Henry M. Patterson
Jon Jerde Architectural Design
Arclight Cinemas, 395 Santa Monica Place Santa Monica (2015)
Evan Jones
Egyptian / Maywood Theatre, 4417 E. Slauson Blvd. (1924)
Meralta Theatre, 10912 Downey Ave. Downey (1926)
Allen Theatre, South Gate
-- Jones was associate architect to George Burnett
Leonard L. Jones
Granada Theatre, 115 N. Market St. Inglewood (1924)
Mission / Monterey Theatre, 619 N. Garfield Ave. Monterey Park (1924)
Gordon Kaufmann
Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Blvd. (1938)
Palladium, 6215 Hollywood Blvd. (1942)
Arthur K. Kelly
Woman's Club of Hollywood / El Patio Theatre, 7080 Hollywood Blvd. (1914)
Raymond M. Kennedy see Meyer & Holler
Edward C. Kent
Redondo Pavilion, S. El Paseo at Emerald St. Redondo Beach (1907)
Lankershim Theatre, 7532 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood (1947)
Paul Kerr
Lynwood Theatre, 11606 Long Beach Blvd. Lynwood (1935)
Killefer Flammang Architects
United Artists Theatre, 933 S. Broadway (2013-2014 Ace Hotel remodel)
Richard D. King
Hermosa Theatre, 1229 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach (1923)
Symphony Theatre, 212 N. Tamarind Ave. Compton (1924) -- with Frank M. Goodwin
Ravenna Theatre, 233 N.Vermont Ave. (1925)
Lomita Theatre, 24333 Narbonne Ave. Lomita (1925 renovations)
La Brea Theatre, 857 S. La Brea Ave. (1926)
Roosevelt/Parisian Theatre, 803 S. Vermont Ave. (1930 remodel)
George T. Kirkpatrick
Art Theatre, 21947 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills (1964)
Cinema Chatsworth, 10124 Mason Ave. Chatsworth (1966)
Robert J. Kitts
Palace Grand Theatre, 131 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale (1914)
Henry J. Knauer
Victory / Burbank Theatre, 207 S. San Fernando Blvd. (1919)
John Paul Krempel
Los Angeles/Orpheum/Lyceum Theatre, 227 S. Spring St. (1888)
-- Maybe. It's usually attributed to F. J. Capitain and J. Lee Burton
Krempel & Erkes -- John Paul Krempel and Walter E. Erkes
Hollywood Theatre, 6764 Hollywood Blvd. (1913)
John E. Kunst
Teatro Hidalgo, 373 N. Main St. (1912)
Arrow/Linda Lea Theatre, 251 S. Main St. (1925)
Ezra F. Kysor
Merced Theatre, 420 N. Main St. (1871)
Grand Opera House, 110 S. Main St. (1884)
-- with Octavius Morgan and James M. Wood
-- also see see Morgan listings for Kysor and Morgan
G. Albert Lansburgh
Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway (1911)
-- Robert Brown Young & Son were the associate architects
Hillstreet Theatre, 801 S. Hill St. (1922)
El Capitan Theatre, (1926)
-- theatre only -- building by Morgan, Walls and Clements
Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway (1926)
Shrine Auditorium, 665 W. Jefferson Blvd. (1926)
-- auditorium only -- building by John C. Austin and Abraham M. Edelman
Warner Hollywood, 6433 Hollywood Blvd. (1928)
Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Blvd. (1931)
-- theatre only -- building by Morgan, Walls and Clements
S. Charles Lee
Tower Theatre, 802 S. Broadway (1927)
Fox Wilshire/Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills (1930)
Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway (1931)
Studio/Academy/Holly Theatre, 6523 Hollywood Blvd. (1931 + a 136 remodel)
Sunkist Theatre, 445 N. Garey Ave. Pomona (1931)
Fox Florence Theatre, 1536 E. Florence Ave. (1932)
Tower Theatre, 111 N. Long Beach Blvd. Compton (1936)
Vogue Theatre, 6675 Hollywood Blvd. (1935)
Arcade Theatre, 534 S. Broadway (1935 remodel)
Alvarado Theatre, 710 S. Alvarado St. (1936 remodel)
Hollywood Theatre, 6764 Hollywood Blvd. (1936 remodel -- with Clifford Balch ?)
Bruin Theatre, 948 Broxton Ave. (1937)
Vogue Theatre, 712 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello (1937)
Vogue Theatre, 9325 Long Beach Blvd. South Gate (1937)
Follies Theatre, 337 S. Main St. (c.1937 renovations)
Alpha Theatre, 4065 Gage Ave. Bell (1938 renovations)
Gentry Theatre, 6525 S. Compton Blvd (1938)
Tujunga / Canyon Theatre, 6721 Foothill Blvd. Tujunga (1938)
La Reina Theatre, 14626 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks (1938)
Rosemead Theatre, 1629 E. Valley Blvd. / 9021 Valley Blvd. Rosemead (1938)
Valley / Guild Theatre, 5161 Lamkershim Blvd. North Hollywood (1938)
Cinema Theatre, 1122 N. Western Ave. (1939)
Tumbleweed Theatre, 11918 Garvey Ave. El Monte (1939)
Academy Theatre, 3141 West Manchester Blvd. Inglewood (1939)
Temple Theatre, 9015 Las Tunas Dr. Temple City (1940)
Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale (1940 renovations)
Admiral/Vine Theatre, 6321 Hollywood Blvd. (1940)
Bundy Theatre, 3414 Pico, Santa Monica (1941)
California Theatre, 341 S. Brand Blvd. Glendale (1941 renovations)
Vern Theatre, 2811 E. Olympic (1941)
Arden Theatre, 11709 Long Beach Blvd. Lynwood (1946)
Star Theatre, 145 N. 1st St. La Puente (1947)
Whittier Theatre, 11612 Whittier Blvd. Whittier (1947 renovations)
Reseda Theatre, 18443 Sherman Way, Reseda (1948)
Picwood Theatre, 10872 W. Pico (1948)
Fox Theatre, 115 N. Market St., Inglewood (1949) -- with Carl G. Moeller
Bay Theatre, Pacific Palisades (1949)
La Tijera Theatre, 6820 La Tijera Blvd. Westchester, (1949)
Garmar Theatre, 2325 W. Whittier Blvd. Montebello (1950)
Iris / Fox Theatre, 6508 Hollywood Blvd. (1955 remodel)
Richard R. F. Lehman
York/Bob Barker Marionette Theatre 4949 York Blvd. (1923)
Gilbert L. Leong
Sing Lee / King Hing Theatre, 749 N. Spring St. Chinatown (1962)
Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Blvd. (1985 renovations)
Marshall Levin & Associates
Mann Hastings Ranch 1-2-3, 679 N. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena (1975)
--
in a Boxoffice article Glatz is listed for "design concept" with Paul
Pink, Marshall Levin & Associates of Indianapolis and Kraus
Anderson, St. Paul, as architects and contractors.
Harold Levitt
National Theatre, 10925 Lindbrook Dr., Westwood (1970)
Percy Parke Lewis
Fox Westwood / Regency Village Theatre, 961 Broxton Ave. (1931)
Arthur G. Lindley and Charles R. Selkirk
Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale (1925)
California Theatre, 6528 Pacific Blvd. Huntington Park (1925)
Masonic Temple / Temple Theatre, 234 S. Brand Blvd. Glendale (1929)
Loewen Brothers
Eugène Lourié
Esquire Theatre, 2670 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (1964)
George E. Lubin
Olympus / Joy Theatre, 2014 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights
Michael Maltzen
Billy Wilder Theatre 10899 Wilshire Blvd. (2006)
Benjamin Marshall of Marshall & Wilson
Mason Opera House, 127 S. Broadway (1903)
-- John Parkinson was associate architect
Albert C. Martin
Wonderland/Jade Theatre, 315 S. Main St. (1910)
Liberty Theatre, 266 S. Main St. (1910)
La Salle / Adams Theatre, 1898 W. Blvd. (1914)
Million Dollar Theatre, 3rd and Broadway (1918, building)
-- theatre design by William Lee Woollett
Town/Pussycat Theatre, 444. S. Hill St. (1920)
Boulevard Theatre, 1615 W. Washington Blvd. (1925)
Charles O. Matcham
Olympic Theatre, 313 W. 8th St. (1942 remodel)
Mayberry and Parker, Edward Leodore Mayberry Jr. and Llewellyn Adelbert Parker
Adolphus/Hippodrome Theatre 320 S. Main St. (1911)
Playhouse Theatre/Teragram Ballroom, 1234 W. 7th St. (c.1913)
Edward Leodore Mayberry Jr.
Richard F. McCann
Fox Wilshire/Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills (c.1981 renovations)
Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave. Pasadena (1986 renovations)
Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale (1993 renovations)
El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd. (2000 renovations)
Lawrence McConville
Princess Theatre, 6107 S. Main St. (1924)
McConville & Perryman (Lawrence McConville, Charles A. Perryman)
W. J. McCormack
Granada Theatre, 632 N. Avalon Blvd. Wilmington (1926)
A. H. McCulloh
Elimar E.B. Meinardus
Meltose Theatre, 4315 Melrose Ave. 1924)
Frank Meline
Iris / Fox Theatre, 6508 Hollywood Blvd. (1918)
Woodley / Mission Theatre, 838 S. Broadway (1920 renovations)
Palace Theatre, 30 Pine Ave. Long Beach (1929 renovations)
Mesbur + Smith
Meyer and Holler
Owl/Granada Theatre, 1044 W. Temple St. (1913)
Selznik/Culver Studios, Culver City (1915) | 2019 article - Curbed L.A. |
Miller's Theatre, 842 S. Main St. (1916 expansion - Milwaukee Building Co.)
Granada/Oriental Theatre, 7425 Sunset Blvd. (1921)
Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. (1922)
Hunley's / Century Theatre, 5115 Hollywood Blvd. (1922)
Fox Cabrillo, 115 W. 7th St. San Pedro (1923)
California / United Artists Theatre, 287 S. Thomas / 235 W. 3rd. St. Pomona (1923)
Mason Theatre, 127 S. Broadway (1924 renovations)
West Coast Theatre, 333 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach (1925)
Fox Fullerton, 510 N. Harbor Blvd Fullerton (1925)
Grauman's Chinese, 6925 Hollywood Blvd. (1927)
The firm was founded in 1906 as the Milwaukee Building Co. The Pacific Coast Architecture Database has a page for Meyer & Holler with a list of some of their projects. Their principal architect was Raymond M. Kennedy.
Marcus P. Miller
Midway Theatre 3138 W. Pico Blvd. (1939)
Milwaukee Building Co. see Meyer & Holler
Carl G. Moeller
Hawaii Theatre, 5941 Hollywood Blvd. (1940) -- with Clarence Smale
Culver Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd. Culver City (1947) -- with Albert R. Walker
Fox Inglewood, 115 N. Market St., Inglewood (1949) -- with S. Charles Lee
Fox Venice, 680 Lincoln Blvd. (1951) -- with ?
Academy Theatre, 1003 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1957 renovations)
Octavius Morgan and Ezra F. Kysor
Grand Opera House, 110 S. Main St. (1884)
-- also with James M. Wood
Morgan, born in 1850, started working for Kysor in 1874 and became a partner in 1876. Kysor retired in 1887 and Morgan took on John Walls as his new partner.
Morgan and Walls
Le Sage / Bumiller Building, 430-434 S. Broadway (1906)
-- housed the Wonderland/Eden Musee in 1908
Pantages / Arcade Theatre, 534 S. Broadway (building and theatre, 1910)
Morgan, Walls & Morgan
Morosco / Globe Theatre, 744 S. Broadway (1913)
Little / Musart Theatre, 1320 S. Figueroa St. (1913)
The second Morgan in the firm's name was Octavius W., son of the senior Octavius. With the addition of Stiles O. Clements following the
death of the senior Octavius Morgan, the firm became Morgan, Walls
and Clements.
Morgan, Walls and Clements
El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd. (1926)
-- building only, theatre by G. Albert Lansburgh
Belasco Theatre, 1050 S. Hill St. (1926)
Music Box Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd. (1926)
Masque/Vagabond/Hayworth, 2511 Wilshire Blvd. (1926)
Mayan Theatre, 1038 S. Hill St. (1927)
Wiltern Theatre, 3790 Wilshire Blvd. (1931)
-- building only, theatre by G. Albert Lansburgh
Raphael A. Nicolais
Clarence Eugene Noerenberg
Werner Ernest Noffke
Lynwood Theatre, 11179 Long Beach Blvd. Lynwood (1925)
-- possibly: he had designed a theatre for a nearby site in 1924
John A. Norback
Norwalk Theatre, 12039 Firestone Blvd. Norwalk (1954 renovations)
Norstrom & Anderson
News-View/Ritz Theatre, 6656 Hollywood Blvd. (1940)
George T. Nowak & Associates
Tacoma Mall Theatre Tacoma WA (1968)
Doheny Plaza / Writers Guild Theater 135 S. Doheny Dr. Beverly Hills (1970)
Omgivning
Globe Theatre, 744 S. Broadway (2013-2015 renovations)
Garland Building, 740 S. Broadway (2018 renovations)
Orlopp & Orlopp
Park Theatre, 1375 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena (c.1929)
John Parkinson
Mason Opera House, 127 S. Broadway (1903)
-- He was associate architect. Chicago-based Benjamin Marshall of Marshall & Wilson was the lead architect.
Casino / Capitol Theatre, 127 S. El Paseo Redondo Beach (1907)
-- Well, at least it's been attributed to Parkinson by one researcher
Bijou Theatre, 7059 Hollywood Blvd.
-- The building is a 1928 design by Parkinson & Parkinson. The theatre didn't come along until 1971 or so.
Henry M. Patterson
Washington / Cinema 21 845 E. Washington Blvd. Pasadena (1925) -- with Clarence L. Jay
Payne -- also see Starrett & Payne
J.T. Payne
Cameo Theatre, 4907 Huntington Dr. N. El Sereno (1924)
Woodbury C. Pennell
William L. Pereira
Pan Pacific Theatre, 7554 Beverly Blvd. (1942)
-- The rest of the "Pan Pacific Village" was by Wurdeman and Becket.
El Capitan Theatre, 6338 Hollywood Blvd (1942 remodel) - with his brother Hal Pereira
Panorama Theatre, 9110 Van Nuys Blvd. Panorama City (1949)
Encino Theatre, 16342 Ventura Blvd. Encino (1949)
Bing Theatre @ LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (1965)
Wikipedia has a list of other buildings designed by William Pereira.
Hal Pereira
El Capitan Theatre, 6338 Hollywood Blvd (1942 remodel) - with William Pereira
Perkowitz + Ruth
Pacific's Winnetka Stadium 20 / 21 / 12 & XD, 9201 Winnetka Ave Chatsworth (1998)
Regal Edwards Long Beach 26, 7501 E. Carson St.. Long Beach (1999)
Pacific / AMC Grove 14, 189 Grove Ave. (2002)
John Paxton Perrine
Roosevelt Theatre, 115 E. Broadway Hawthorne (started 1926, never completed)
Lincoln Theatre, 2300 S. Central Ave. (1927)
Renzo Piano
Geffen Theatre / Academy Museum, 6067 Wilshire Blvd.
Roland D. Pierson
Rolling Hills Theatre, 2535 Pacific Coast Highway Torrance (1963)
Pasadena Hastings Theatre, 355 N. Rosemead Blvd. Pasdena (1968)
Montclair Theatre, Montclair
Edwards Huntington, Huntington Beach
Azusa Drive-In.
Plummer, Wurdeman and Becket
Pan Pacific Auditoriun, 7600 Beverly Blvd. (1935)
Pan Pacific Theatre, 7554 Beverly Blvd. (1942) -- the theatre was by William L. Pereira. Wurdeman and Beckett did the rest of the complex that included a bowling alley, ice rink and cafe.
The firm with partners Charles F. Plummer, Walter Charles Wurdeman and Welton David Becket became Wurdeman and Becket following Plummer's death in 1939. The Pacific Coast Architecture Database has an entry for the firm.
Alfred F. Priest
Glendale Theatre 122 S. Brand Blvd. (1920)
Tuesday Afternoon / Villa Glen Theatre, 404 N. Central Ave. Glendale (1923)
B. Marcus Priteca
Pantages /Warner Theatre, 7th & Hill (1920)
Warner Bros. Pasadena, Colorado and Euclid Pasadena (1920s, unbuilt)
Pantages Pasadena, Colorado and Hudson Pasadena (1927, unbuilt)
Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. (1930)
Warner Beverly Hills, 9404 Wilshire Blvd. (1931)
Warner Huntington Park, 6714 Pacific Blvd. Huntington Park (1930)
Warner San Pedro / Warner Grand, 478 W. 6th St. San Pedro (1931)
Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills (1937)
Frank Rasche
Loma/Paramount Theatre, 5528 Santa Monica Blvd. (1921)
Marquis Theatre, 9038 Melrose Ave. West Hollywood (1925)
Reid Brothers
Douglas Building, 3rd & Spring (1898)
Merritt Building, 8th & Broadway (1915)
Loew's State Theatre, 703 S. Broadway (1921) -- with Weeks and Day
William Riseman & Associates
GCC Sherman Oaks Cinema I-II, 4500 Van Nuys Blvd. Sherman Oaks (1976)
Rockwell Group
Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (2001)
Theodore Rogvoy
Maynard W. Rorman, Jr.
Alfred F. Rosenheim
Majestic Theatre, 600 block of Broadway (1904-1905, unbuilt)
-- see stories and drawings on the bottom of the page for the Majestic, 845 S. Broadway
Arrow Theatre, 5th floor, Hamburger's Dept. Store, 8th & Broadway (1908)
La Petite Theatre, 3015 Ocean Front Promenade Ocean Park (1909)
Cameo Theatre, 528 S. Broadway (1910)
Starland Theatre, Fraser Pier Ocean Park (1911)
Alex B. Rosenthal
New Hollywood Theatre, 6300 block of Hollywood Blvd. (c.1918, unbuilt)
George Vernon Russell
Edward B. Rust
Mission Theatre, 4254 S. Moneta Ave. (1911)
Eduardo J. Samaniego
Imperial Theatre, 3180 W. Imperial Highway Inglewood (1949)
-- with George Vernon Russell
Schilling and Schilling
Schultze and Weaver
Biltmore Theatre, 520 W. 5th St. (1924)
Allan E. Sedgwick
Clarence J. Smale
South Gate / Allen Theatre, 3809 Tweedy Blvd. South Gate (1936 renovations)
Congress Theatre, 7506 S. Vermont Ave. (1939)
Hawaii Theatre, 5941 Hollywood Blvd. (1940) -- with Carl Moeller
Colorado Theatre, 2588 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1949)
Cornell Theatre, 1212 N. San Fernando Blvd. Burbank (1949)
Meralta Theatre, 10912 Downey Ave. Downey (renovations 1949 and 1961)
Southside Theatre, 11243 S. Vermont Ave. (1949)
David D. Smith
California/Venice Theatre, 1508 Ocean Front Walk Venice
Lewellyn J. Smith
Rampart Theatre, 2625 W. Temple St. (1924)
Lewis A. Smith
Victoria Theatre, 115 W. 6th St. San Pedro (1919)
Tivoli / Bill Robinson Theatre, 4219/4319 S. Central Ave. (1921)
Western Avenue Wonder Theatre / Rivoli, 4521 S. Western Ave. (1921)
Wilshire / Embassy Theatre, 331 S. Western Ave. (1921)
Circle / Century Theatre, 6013 S. Broadway (1922)
Bard's Hollywood / Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Dr. (1923)
Bard's Garfield Theatre, 9 E. Valley Blvd. Alhambra (1924)
Bard's Colorado / Academy Theatre, 1003 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1925)
Bard's West Adams, 4409 W. Adams Blvd. West Adams (1925)
Beverly Theatre, 206 N. Beverly Dr. Beverly Hills (1925)
Brooklyn Theatre, 2524 Brooklyn / E. Cesar Chavez Ave. (1925)
Carmel/Paris Theatre, 8163 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood (1925)
Rialto Theatre, 1023 Fair Oaks Ave. South Pasadena (1925)
Highland Theatre, 5604 N. Figueroa Highland Park (1925)
Uptown Theatre, 1008 S. Western (1925)
Balboa Theatre, 8713 S. Vermont Ave. (1926)
Mesa Theatre, 5807 Crenshaw Blvd. Angeles Mesa (1926)
San Carlos Theatre, 2917 N. Main St. Lincoln Heights (1926)
El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood (1926)
Belmont Theatre, 126 S. Vermont Ave. (1926)
Ritz Theatre, 5214 Wilshire Blvd. (1926)
Manchester Theatre, 322 W. Manchester Ave. (1926)
-- also see the Pacific Coast Architecture Database listing for L.A. Smith
-- see the Cinema Treasures list of theatres Smith designed
Sonke Englehard Sonnichsen
Campus Theatre, 1020 N. Vermont Ave. (1939)
-- see the Pacific Coast Architecture Database listing for Sonnichsen
-- he worked with Priteca -- PCAD: Priteca and Sonnichsen
Sumner M. Spaulding, Webber & Spaulding
New Strand/ Riviera Theatre, Catalina (1925) -- possibly by Webber & Spaulding
Avalon Theatre, Catalina (1929) - with Walter I. Webber
Floyd E. Stanbery
Red Mill / Boulevard Theatre, 4549 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles (c.1937 renovations)
-- with Clifford A. Balch
Rivoli Theatre, 525 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach (1936)
-- see the listing for Stanbery on the Pacific Coast Architecture Database
Stanton, Reed & Hibbard
Beaux Arts Theatre, 1709 W. 8th St. (1927)
Hotel Figueroa (1928)
Maxwell Starkman Associates
Galaxy 6, 7021 Hollywood Blvd. (1991)
Starrett & Payne - Theodore Starrett, architect, and J.H. Payne, engineer
Frank L. Stiff
Union Theatre / Velaslavasay Panorama, 1122 24th St. (1911)
Arlington / Maynard Theatre, 2488 W. Washington Blvd. (1913)
Victoria Theatre, 2570 W. Pico Blvd. (1913)
St. Andrews / Deluxe Theatre, 1873 W. Jefferson Blvd. (1914)
Train and Williams
Hyman/Garrick Theatre, 802 S. Broadway (1910)
Tally's Broadway, 833 S. Broadway (1910)
Lux Theatre, 827 W. 3rd St. (1913)
Strand Theatre, 340 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1914)
Paul V. Tuttle
Majestic Theatre, 115 W. Broadway Glendale (1912)
Frank M. Tyler
Columbia / Arlin Theatre, 2117 W. Jefferson Blvd. (1911)
Daniel L. Uesugi
UA Marketplace, 64 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1986)
Arthur Lawrence Valk
Globe/Florence Mills Theatre, 3511 S. Central Ave. (1912)
Gore's/Georgia Theatre, 1992 W. 9th St. (1913)
Globe Theatre, 204 W. 6th St. San Pedro (1913)
Garrick Theatre, 802 S. Broadway (1913 remodel)
Sunbeam Theatre, 5722 N. Figueroa St. Highland Park (1914)
Wilfred P. Verity
Elite/Music Hall Theatre, 9036 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills (1936)
Albert R. Walker
Culver Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd. Culver City (1947) -- with Carl G. Moeller
Walker and Eisen
--- also see earlier listings for Eisen & Eisen
Scenic/Roxy Theatre, 217 E. Philadelphia / 13112 Philadelphia St. Pomona (1920)
Empire/Mission/Long Beach, 34 American Ave. / Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach (1920)
Temple/El Rey Theatre,335 W. Main St. Alhambra (1921)
Roosevelt/Parisian Theatre, 803 S. Vermont (1922)
Rialto/Valley Theatre, 326 W. Main St. / 10818 Main St. El Monte (1923)
United Artists Theatre (1927) -- with C. Howard Crane
Four Star Theatre, 5112 Wilshire Blvd. (c.1931) -- with Clifford Balch
United Artists, 217 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach (1932) -- with Clifford Balch
United Artists, 148 N. Market St. Inglewood (1931) -- with Clifford Balch
United Artists, 5136 Whittier Blvd. East Los Angeles (c.1931) -- with Clifford Balch
United Artists, 606 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena (1931) -- with Clifford Balch
Platt Electric Building, 834 S. Broadway (1927)
Hotel Normandie, Koreatown (1928) | Curbed L.A. article |
Walter I. Webber, Webber & Spaulding
New Strand/Riviera Theatre, Catalina (1925) -- possibly by Webber & Spaulding
Avalon Theatre, Catalina (1929) - with Sumner M. Spaulding
Weeks and Day
Loew's State Theatre, 703 S. Broadway (1921) -- with Reid Brothers
John Weidman
Alhambra Theatre, 702 W. Main St. Alhambra (1924)
Weston and Weston
Hollywood Legion Theatre, 2035 N. Highland Ave. (1929)
Harry Haden Whiteley
El Teatro/Downey Theatre, Crawford St./11126 Downey Ave. Downey (1920)
Charles Whittlesey, Otto H. Neher, E. R. Harris
Philharmonic Auditorium, 427 W. 5th St. at Olive (1906)
Forrester Building, 642 S. Broadway (1907)
-- retail space converted into the Palace of Pictures by Costerisan and Kavanaugh (1914)
Paul Williams
Mayfair Theatre, 8734 S. Broadway (1944 renovations)
Lewis Eugene Wilson
Baldwin Theatre, 3741 S. La Brea Ave. Baldwin Hills (1949)
Wilson, Merrill & Wilson
Lyric/Crest Theatre, 205 E. White Oak Ave. / 205 E. Foothill Blvd. (1925)
Kenneth Wing
Plaza Theatre, 6337 E. Spring St. Long Beach (1966)
James M. Wood
Grand Opera House, 110 S. Main St. (1884)
--with Ezra Kysor and Octavius Morgan
Burbank Theatre, 548 S. Main St. (1893)
-- project finished by Robert Brown Young
William Lee Woollett
Million Dollar Theatre, 3rd & Broadway (1918, theatre only)
-- building by A.C. Martin
Rialto Theatre, 812 S. Broadway (remodel, 1919)
Metropolitan Theatre, 6th & Hill (1923, theatre only)
-- building by Edwin Bergstrom
Pacific Coast Architecture Database: William Lee Woollett
P.M. Woolpert
Wurdeman and Becket
-- see the listings for Plummer, Wurdeman and Becket and Welton Becket
Robert Brown Young & Son
Rosslyn Hotel Building, 431 S. Main St. (c.1890)
-- the building housed the Rosslyn Theatre after about 1925
Burbank Theatre, 548 S. Main St.(1993)
-- finished the project started by James M. Wood
Empire Theatre, 128 E. 3rd St. (1905)
Novelty/Gayety Theatre, 523 S. Main St. (1905)
Blackstone Building, 320 S. Broadway (1906)
-- the building housed the Cozy Theatre starting c.1927
Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway (1911)
-- the firm functioned as the local associate architects to G. Albert Lansburgh and may have designed the commercial spaces
Julian T. Zeller
Dreamland Theatre, 3021 S. Main St. (1912)
Maybell /Alpha Theatre, 4065 Gage Ave. Bell (1922)
Crystal Theatre, 2806 Whittier Blvd. (1923)
Alcazar Theatre, 4426 Gage Ave. Bell (1925)
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