Designed by L.A. Smith, this was the first vaudeville and movie theater to be built in Beverly Hills. In 1977, after decades of serving as a movie house, the building was closed. The interior was gutted and redesigned to accommodate commercial use; it was occupied by Fiorucci, the boutique seen here, and an Israeli bank. Despite hopes that the structure could be saved, it was demolished in 2005. Auditorium and stage area of the Beverly Theater, located at 206 N. Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills. Carved elephants decorate the bottom of pillars on either side of the stage, and this motif is continued on the stage curtain.
Beverly Theater (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Motion picture theaters--California--Beverly Hills Lost architecture--California--Beverly Hills Smith, Lewis A Beverly Hills (Calif.)
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