Opened: Evidently in the late 20s. The Ideal Theatre is listed in the 1929 and 1932 city directories. The address puts it in the middle of the block on the east side of the street between 1st and 2nd. An earlier theatre on the block was the Lyric Theatre at 128 S. Spring.
Closing: The date is unknown. It's not in the 1933, 1934 or 1936 city directories.
Status: All the early buildings on the block have been demolished. The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters building now occupies the entire block.
The LAPD building took the whole block. The Ideal would have been in the middle of the block, a bit past the end of the building. We're looking south from 1st St. with 3rd St. way down there beyond the red-striped parking garage. Photo: Bill Counter - 2019
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