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The mezzanine lobby before the Ace renovations:
This lovely promenade now leads to no seating. The mezzanine got hacked off during the 1955 TODD-AO renovations. It was 3 rows deep and sat 200. The doorways leading to the former seating area had been closed off since 1955. Ace reopened them around 2015 so from this area you can now look down onto the main floor seating in the auditorium as well as have views down into the main lobby on the other side.
A mezzanine lobby view from house right. Note the seats off to the right down Aisle 2. Photo: Mott Studios - California State Library - c.1927
The mezzanine level lobby from house left as it appeared with the church still in the building. Thanks to Don Solosan of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation for his 2010 image. It's from his video on YouTube, "Insiders Peek #9, " that was made to promote a LAHTF tour of the building that was later cancelled by the church group that then owned the building.
A look along the mezzanine lobby from house right before the Ace renovations. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A pre-renovation view from the inner lobby looking up toward the mezzanine lobby ceiling. Photo: Pat Lile - Coldwell Banker Pasadena - 2009. Thanks, Pat! She was the agent who brokered the sale of the building from the church group to Greenfield Partners and their operating partner Ace Hotels. Her website: PatLile.com
The mezzanine lobby after the Ace renovations:
On the mezzanine level house right. This is the view after coming up the stairs from the outer lobby. The stairs at left head up to the balcony. Or take a right into the mezzanine level lobby area. Photo: John Hough - 2016. Thanks for the fine work, John! See many more of his photos of the building on the United Artists page of OrnateTheatres.com, the website he and Mark Mulhall are doing for their theatre documentation project.
Looking in toward the mezzanine lobby. Photo: John Hough - 2016
The deco doors -- not original of course. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - 2014. Keep up with Hunter's explorations: on Facebook | hunterkerhart.com | on Flickr
The house right stairs from the balcony looking down to mezzanine level. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - 2014
The view back out onto the house right stairs from the mezzanine lobby. The inner lobby is off to the right. The stairs up get you to the balcony level lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
The view down the mezzanine level lobby from house right -- plus a glimpse into the inner lobby. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - 2014
Halfway down the lobby toward house left. The curtained openings on the left look down onto the inner lobby. Photo: John Hough - 2016
The mezzanine level lobby from house left. If the mezzanine still existed, the seating would be off to the left. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
A fine detail of the mezzanine lobby ceiling's plasterwork. Photo: Sandi Hemmerlein - 2014. Thanks, Sandi! The photo is part of her lovely Avoiding Regret photo essays about the renovation of the theatre. The lobby and lounges are covered in part one while part two explores the auditorium.
Out from the lobby toward the house left stairs. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
The drinking fountain house left. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
An exit sign detail. Photo: Jim Kohat - 2014. The photo is part of Jim's fine UA Theater Ace Hotel set on Flickr with images taken during the February LAHTF tour of the building. Thanks, Jim!
The house left stairs at mezzanine level -- heading up to the balcony level. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
A closer stair view house left. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
The balcony lobby before the Ace renovations:
A pre-renovation look along the balcony lobby from house right. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012
A pre-renovation look from house left. The auditorium is off to the left. Photo: Hala Pickford - 2010
A vista to the outer lobby from the house right stairs at balcony level. Photo: Hala Pickford - 2010
Looking into the inner lobby from the balcony level on the Broadway end. Note the much lighter color of the original wall treatment. Photo: Hala Pickford - 2010. Thanks, Hala!
A pre-renovation look up toward the mezzanine and balcony lobby levels from the main floor. The image appears as part of Don Solosan's 2010 video posted on the LAHTF Facebook page: "Insiders Peek #6 - United Artists" featuring Hillsman Wright.
A pre-renovation peek at the upper lobby levels from the west end of the inner lobby. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - 2012
The balcony lobby after the Ace renovations:
Heading up the house right stairs to the balcony level. Photo: John Hough - 2016. Thanks again, John! See more of his great theatre photos on his website www.ornatetheatres.com.
At the top of the house right stairs with a peek into the auditorium. Of to the right is a small men's restroom, the theatre's elevator, and a passageway leading into the hotel part of the building. At the house left end of the balcony lobby is a small ladies restroom. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
Looking back toward the house right stairs at balcony lobby level. Broadway is off to the left, the glow of the inner lobby at the right. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
The elevator at the house right end of the lobby. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
Peeking into the tiny balcony men's room house right before the theatre reopened. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
The balcony lobby from house right. The arches on the left look out over the inner lobby. At the right is a vomitory leading to the house right side of the balcony crossaisle. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
The balcony lobby from house left. The arch at the left is the center vomitory to the balcony crossaisle. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - 2014
Into the balcony at center. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - February 2014
Another balcony lobby view from house left. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
A peek into the auditorium (and the inner lobby) from the top of the house left stairs. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
A closer look in at balcony level house left. The open door on the left is the balcony level ladies restroom. Construction was still underway at the time of the photo. Photo: Bill Counter - January 2014
Into the balcony house left. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - 2014
Balcony level house left. The stairs are to the right, the auditorium behind us. Photo: Bill Counter - 2014
Top of the stairs house left. Photo: Bill Counter - January 2014
The view toward Broadway from the top of the stairs house left. Photo: Hunter Kerhart - February 2014
The house left stairs down to the mezzanine level. Photo: Bill Counter - January 2014
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