9919 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 | map |
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Opened: February 14, 1991 as the
Mann 6 Theatres Culver Plaza. Thanks to Bob Meza for this 2001 photo, one he shared on the
Cinema Tour page about the theatre. The building was on the north side of the street between Dunn Dr. and Hughes Ave. It was just a block west and on the other side of the street from the
Culver Theatre, now called the Kirk Douglas.
A February 15, 1991 ad. Thanks to Mike Rivest for locating it. Visit his site: Movie-Theatre.org
At least one of the larger houses was equipped for 70mm but evidently there were never any 70mm bookings. Russ Jones notes that two of the larger theatres were THX certified.
Seating: 1,470 seats in six auditoria. 1 - 147 seats, 2 - 176 seats, 3 - 173 seats, 4 - 396 seats, 5 - 380 seats, 6 - 199 seats. Thanks to Bill Gabel for the breakdown. Russ Jones notes that all of the theatres were upstairs, on top of the retail and restaurant spaces along the front and east end of the building.
Architect: Unknown
After Mann dropped the location in May 2007 it was run as an independent called the Culver Plaza
Theatres. Michael Snider comments: "It became a second run house, and considering the large senior population in the area it fulfilled a real need as such."
Closed: December 2011
Status: It was demolished beginning in August 2012. There's now a new condo and retail building on the site.
Interior views:
The lobby mural. Thanks to Mark Cambbell for this September 2008 photo as well as others appearing here that he shared on the
Cinema Tour page about the theatre.
A snack bar view. Photo: Mark Campbell -
Cinema Tour - 2008
One of the auditoria. Photo: Mark Campbell -
Cinema Tour - 2007
One of the other screens. Photo: Mark Campbell -
Cinema Tour - 2007
Yet another auditorium shot. Photo: Mark Campbell -
Cinema Tour - 2008
More exterior views:
2003 - Thanks to Mark Smith for sharing this photo from his collection.
2006 - Another shot from the collection of Mark Smith.
c.2007 - The east end of the building at the corner of Washington and Duquesne. Photo: Mark Smith
2007 - Looking east. Photo: Mark Campbell -
Cinema Tour
2009 - Photo: Mark Smith
2010 - Photo: Mark Smith
2011 - A gloomy June view east on Washington. On the right that's the
Culver/Kirk Douglas Theatre on the other side of Duquesne Ave. Image: Google Maps
2011 - The back of the building. At the right we're looking south on Dunn Dr. toward the theatre entrance on the corner. Photo: Google Maps
2011 - A December 18 post-closing view taken by T N Jones that appears on
Flickr.
2011 - A marquee detail. Thanks to T N Jones for sharing it on
Flickr.
2012 - An entrance shot in August after demolition was underway. Thanks to Mark Smith for sharing his photo.
2012 - The corner later in August. Image: Google Maps
2012 - The vista south on Dunn Dr. in August. Image: Google Maps
2012 - A closer look at the back of the building in August. Image: Google Maps
2012 - A September view north. On the right it's Hughes/Duquesne Ave. The entrance to what had been basement parking is mid-block, just in front of that car. Image: Google Maps
2012 - The east end of the building in September. Image: Google Maps
2022 - Looking east across Dunn Dr. at the corner that had been the theatre entrance. Image: Google Maps
More information: See the pages about the theatre on Cinema Treasures, Cinema Tour and the 70mm in Los Angeles section of the site From Script To DVD.
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