Los Angeles Theatres: iPic Pasadena

42 Miller Alley Pasadena, CA 91105 | map |

Opened: 1991 as the AMC Old Pasadena 8. The location is on the north side of the street between Fair Oaks Ave. and De Lacey Ave.

A November 22, 1991 opening ad located by Mike Rivest.

It was later operated by Laemmle Theatres as the One Colorado Cinemas. They closed it in 2008. The complex was revamped by Village Roadshow, an Australian exhibition and production company, into a high-end venue serving dinner with the film. They called it Gold Class Cinemas, reopening in late November 2009. The L.A. Times had a story on the upgraded operation: "Theater Chain Puts a Luxe Twist on Dinner and a Movie."

Phone: 626-639-2260 Website: www.ipic.com

Architect: Unknown

Seating: Originally 2,000 seats in 8 auditoria. It's down to six with about 50 seats each.

Status: Currently under the management of iPIC Entertainment, a company headquartered in Boca Raton. The company also operates iPic Westwood, the former Avco Cinemas.

iPic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2019. With many competitors on the scene offering some of the same amenities such as in-theatre dining and reclining seats, the company found $32 tickets an increasingly hard sell. Hollywood Reporter and Variety both had the story. The theatres will stay open while the company pursues either a sale or some sort of financial reorganization. At the time of the filing, iPic had 123 screens at 16 locations.

Lobby views:

A look at the lobby during the Laemmle era. Thanks to Scott Neff for this 2004 shot and others he took that appear here. They're on the Cinema Tour page about the theatre.