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Looking south toward the boxoffice windows. Later, the Mayan got an island boxoffice but it's been removed. This area, now enclosed with doors at the sidewalk line, was originally open to the street. Photo: Mott Studios - California State Library - 1927
The California State Library has 63 Mott Studios pictures of the Mayan
in their Mott-Merge collection, including many alternate takes. Their
set #001442998 has 17 photos, set #001412054 has 16 photos, set #001412080 has 14 photos and set #001386186 has 16 photos.
The plans for the theatre are included in the Morgan, Walls &
Clements Archive at the Huntington Library. Thanks to Mike Hume for
locating them there. The Mayan project starts with drawing #9275 and runs through drawing #9329. Also see poster case details, drawing #9938 and marquee reinforcements, drawing #9968.
The railing at the boxoffice windows. It's a detail from drawing #9323.
A 1927 view looking north from the USC Digital Library collection.
During the 38th week of the run of "Run, Little Chillun" in 1938. The Federal Theatre Project production had an all Black cast. It's a Herman Schultheis photo in the Los Angeles Public Library collection.
A view north 89 years after the opening. Thanks to Gary Simon for his photo. You can see his full set of 32 wonderful photos on the LAHTF Facebook page. They were taken at the July 2016 Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation "all-about" tour of the theatre.
The LAHTF is actively involved in the study and preservation of the vintage theatres in the Los Angeles area. The group frequently supports events and offers tours of the buildings. www.lahtf.org | group Facebook page | official FB page
The ticket lobby in 2009. The ceiling was only uncovered sometime after 1989. For decades there had been a dropped ceiling hiding its wondrous shape. The event was a LAHTF "all-about" tour. Thanks to Don Solosan for the photo.
A detail of the ceiling at one end of the space. Thanks to Gary Simon for the 2016 photo. And thanks also to Steve Simon, the man with the big floodlight.
Another look at the ceiling. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016
Cast stone work above the entrance doors. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016
Carvings at the doors. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016
Original boxoffice windows on the south end of the ticket lobby. From about 1940 until 1989 the theatre had a rather deco-ish island boxoffice in the center of this lobby. At the time display cases covered these ticket windows. Photo: Gary Simon - 2016
The center design on the ticket lobby floor. It's work by the Malibu Tile Co. Photo: Gary Simon - 2016
Across the floor from the north. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016
The center design as seen from the south. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016
One of the side Malibu Tile designs. Photo: Don Solosan - LAHTF - 2009
The other side design on the floor. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016
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