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Title: Wilshire Theatre, gala premier opening
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued: 1931
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: John M. Cooper designed this movie theater, which includes both Neoclassical and Art Deco architectural elements. When it opened in 1931 for stage and film productions, the theater had seating for 1,500 all in one auditorium, however two auditoriums were created in 1977 under the ownership of Mann Theatres. In the early 1990’s, Landmark Theatres took over operations and changed its name to NuWilshire.
Exterior view of the Wilshire Theatre (later NuWilshire Theatre), located at 1314 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica. Marquee reads "Gala premier opening Wednesday."
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00028809
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-4 (509) 4x5
CARL0000033001
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/94669
Subject: Wilshire Theatre (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Motion picture theaters--California--Santa Monica
Art deco (Architecture)--California--Santa Monica
Neoclassicism (Architecture)--California--Santa Monica
Neon signs--California--Santa Monica
Streets--California--Santa Monica
Marquees--California--Santa Monica
Cooper, John M
Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Santa Monica (Calif.)

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