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Belasco Theatre: recent exterior views

1050 S. Hill St.  Los Angeles, CA 90015 | map |

The Belasco Theatre pages:  history | early exterior views | recent exterior views | ticket lobby | lobbies - lounges - ballroom | early auditorium views | recent auditorium views | backstage | basement support areas |

The seldom seen decorative work behind the gates at the south end of the facade. The stairs here go up to the ballroom. Photo: Bill Counter - 2023
 
 

Looking south across the Belasco's facade toward 11th St. Photo: Bill Counter - 2018



Not much valet business in mid-afternoon. Photo: Bill Counter - 2018 



A corner view in 2018. Photo: Bill Counter



A wider shot. The low rise building in front of the theatre has been turned into support space for the operation, including a kitchen. On the right across Broadway it's Geoff Palmer's new Broadway Palace apartment complex. Photo: Bill Counter - 2018 
 


A look upward from the sidewalk. The original milk glass letters are still used for the address. The marquee that extended out beyond the readerboard has been gone for decades. Thanks to Mike Hume for his 2017 photo. Visit his Historic Theatre Photography site for hundreds of fine photos of the theatres he's explored. And don't miss his page about the Belasco.
 


A flyover of the facade from Ian Wood's "Downtown Los Angeles" on Vimeo. He spent several months in 2014 shooting downtown theatres and other historic buildings from a drone that resembled "a mutant chicken." It's four minutes and  forty five seconds of wonder that's not to be missed.



The facade in 2012. Thanks to Stephen Russo for sharing his photo on the LAHTF Facebook page.
 
The Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation 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 11th St. side of the building. The faded sign on the side of the building is for a church that hasn't been there since 1984.  The windows go into the dance studio. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012



A detail of some of the facade's cast stone work. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012 



The entrance with its new signage in 2010. The reopening after renovations was March 2011. Photo: Bill Counter   



The changeable milk glass letters, the last in use in the Los Angeles area. Thanks to Debra Jane Seltzer for this c.2008 photo from her delightful site Roadside Architecture. The photo appears on a lovely page about Opal Glass Signs. Don't miss the site's huge section on Movie Theatres. Thanks to Noirish Los Angeles contributor Ethereal Reality for spotting this and including it on his Noirish post #3379.



The view north to the Mayan in 2008. Thanks to Jeff Bridges for his photo on Flickr. Visit his 33 photo Belasco Theatre set for many fine photos.
 


The entrance in 2007. Note the remnants of the supports for the 1926 marquee. Photo: Bill Counter
 


A facade detail. Photo: Bill Counter - 2007



Looking up at the dance studio windows at balcony level. Photo: Bill Counter - 2007



Looking along the theatre's south wall in 2007. Photo: Bill Counter



Looking north in 2003. Thanks to Adam Martin for his photo on the Cinema Tour page about the Belasco.


 
The entrance to the dance studio, later called the Belasco Ballroom. Photo - Adam Martin - Cinema Tour - 2003


In the north exit passageway:


On the Mayan's fire escape with the Belasco on the right. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016



Looking toward the alley. The windows, here seen covered, were originally just decorative arches inside. When the building was churched, they were cut out to become functional windows. Photo: Bill Counter - 2016


In the south exit passageway:


A look along the south side of the building from the fire escape. Thanks to Dave Bullock for his 2007 photo. Visit his website www.eecue.com for more of his fine work. The 19 photos in the Belasco Theatre set cover the building from the basement to the booth.



A view in from the alley with the theatre at the right. Photo: Bill Counter - 2017 



In the patio behind the building at 11th & Hill. We're looking south with the Herald Examiner Building across 11th street. Photo: Bill Counter - 2017



Another patio view. Photo: Bill Counter - 2017


Around the back: 


Checking out the alley looking north. That's the Mayan just beyond the Belasco. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012



A deeper view into the alley. That's the Belasco loading door in the center of the stagehouse. Photo: Bill Counter - 2018



A look at the stagehouses from 11th & Broadway. Thanks to Ken McIntyre for his photo. 



Another view from Broadway. Photo: Bill Counter - 2012



The Belasco and Mayan stagehouses as seen from up in the Case Hotel Building. That's the edge of the Herald Examiner Building on the extreme left of the photo. Thanks to Hunter Kerhart for his 2016 photo. Keep up with his recent explorations: HunterKerhart.com | on Flickr | on Facebook

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