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 |
2003 - Looking north. Thanks to Adam Martin for sharing his photo on the Cinema Tour page about the Belasco.
2003 - The entrance to the dance studio, later called the Belasco Ballroom. Photo - Adam Martin - Cinema Tour
2007 - The original milk glass letters are
still used for the address. The marquee that extended out above the
readerboard has been gone for decades. Note the remnants of the supports. Photo: Bill Counter
2007 - A facade detail. Photo: Bill Counter
2007 - The dance studio windows at balcony level. Photo: Bill Counter
2007 - Looking along the theatre's south wall. Photo: Bill Counter
c.2008 - The changeable milk glass letters, the last in use in the Los Angeles area. Thanks to Debra Jane Seltzer
for this 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.
2010 - The entrance with its new signage. The reopening after renovations was March 2011. Photo: Bill Counter
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. www.lahtf.org | group Facebook page | official FB page
2012 - 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
2014 - A flyover of the facade from Ian Wood's "Downtown Los Angeles" on Vimeo. He spent several months 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.
2017 - A look upward from the sidewalk. Thanks to Mike Hume for sharing his 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.
2018 - 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. Photo: Bill Counter
2018 - 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
2023 - 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
2025 - A fine view north on Hill taken by Paul Wright. It's one of nine photos he shared in a post on the DTLA Development group on Facebook.
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
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.
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
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, now reborn as the Proper Hotel. 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 |
A lovely view down from the Proper Hotel in 2024. Thanks to Paul Wright for sharing his photo with the DTLA Development Facebook group. The new high-rise on the right is the Onni Group's residential tower just north of the Mayan, at Olympic and Hill.
A detail from Paul Wright's photo.
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