AMC Old Pasadena 8 / Laemmle One Colorado Cinemas / Gold Class Cinemas / iPic Pasadena

42 Miller Alley Pasadena, CA 91105 | map |

Opened: 1991 as the AMC Old Pasadena 8. The location is off on the north side of Colorado Blvd.  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.

Another lobby view. Photo: Scott Neff - Cinema Tour - 2004

The lobby in the iPic era. It's a photo on Yelp that was furnished by iPic. Want to go browsing? The page has over 1,000 photos.  

The bar. Photo: Jason P. - Yelp - 2019

Auditorium views:

One of the auditoria. Photo: Scott Neff - Cinema Tour - 2004

A view back toward the booth. Photo: Scott Neff - Cinema Tour - 2004

An iPic auditorium view. Photo: Julie G. - Yelp - 2018

Another auditorium view. Photo: Vincent G. - Yelp - 2016

The rear of one of the auditoria. Photo: Lyil C. - Yelp - 2016

Exterior views: 

2000 - The entrance when the complex was under AMC management. Photo: Scott Neff - Cinema Tour. Thanks, Scott!

2007 - A shot taken when the venue was a Laemmle operation. Photo: Bill Counter 

2007 - A closer view of the boxoffice. Photo: Bill Counter

2008 - Looking down the Miller Alley toward the theatres. Thanks to Joe Vogel for spotting this photo by Benjamin Page on Flickr.

2009 - Closed during the revamp to become Gold Class Cinemas. Thanks to Ken Roe for sharing his January photo on Cinema Treasures.

2011 - On Colorado Blvd. with a peek down Miller Alley. The building on the left once was Clune's/Fox Pasadena. Photo: Google Maps. 

2012 - The boxoffice with Gold Class branding. Thanks to Jack Coursey for sharing his photo on Cinema Treasures.  

 

 

2025 - Looking north toward the abandoned boxoffice. The theatre entrance is around to the left. Photo: Bill Counter 

 

2025 - The theatre entrance on the west side of the building. Photo: Bill Counter 

 

 

2025 - The view from Union St. The building with the theatres is on the left. Note a bit of the Clune's/Fox Pasadena stagehouse on the right side of the alley. Photo: Bill Counter

More Information: See the Cinema Treasures page for a few comments. Cinema Tour has lots of 2004 and earlier photos by Scott Neff.

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