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Description
File proof no.:k-2-u Interior views of theater. Images taken for Johns-Manville. Mott no. 157 refers to stock photos. Several images stamped "Merge Studios" on verso. 1992-2589 (157-366). View from stage shows rows of seats up to balcony level. Large decorative ceiling. Projection booth visible in upper rear, orchestra pit visible in foreground -- 1992-2590 (157-368). Side of stage framed by large stone block archway with speakers built into it. Large decorative pillar supports tall ceiling. Stone walls feature murals and inlaid carved ornament -- 1992-2591 (157-369). Large ornamental decoration of carved stone animals supporting large flat surface. Fancy stone carving inlaid into stone wall -- 1992-2592 (157-370). Large ornamental decoration of carved stone animals supporting large flat surface. Fancy stone carving inlaid into stone wall -- 1992-2593 (157-742). Large curtained stage is framed by decorative stone archway featuring many carved faces and animals in stonework. Orchestra pit visible at below stage -- 1992-2594 (157-743). Side of stage framed by large stone block archway with speakers built into it. Large decorative pillar supports tall ceiling. Stone walls feature murals and inlaid carved ornament -- 1992-2595 (157-744). View from lobby of stair leading down on left. Decorative stone walls with intricate carved pillars. Carved statue of aztec like god next to stairs -- 1992-2596 (157-745). Large decorative trusses support carved ornamental ceiling also supported by large stone block pillars with curtained doorways between. Carved wooden sitting chairs sit against pillars. Ornamental rugs cover stone floor -- 1992-2597 (157-746). Side view of lobby features three large velvet sofas sitting against decorative wall. Ceiling is stepped with support from ornamental truss -- 1992-2598 (157-747). Large ornamental decoration of carved stone animals supporting large flat surface. Fancy stone carving inlaid into stone wall. Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre opened in 1923. Designed by William Lee Woollett. Became Paramount in 1924. Also have original Mott negative: 157-368, 157-370, 157-379, 157-742, 157-743, (157-744, 157-745, 157-746 - badly damaged), 157-747 (damaged).
Type
image
Format
Photographs. Nonprojected graphic
Extent
10 photographic prints ; 10 x 8 in. or smaller.
Identifier
(C)001407235CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Motion picture theaters--California--Los Angeles Architectural decorations & ornaments--California--Los Angeles Balconies--California--Los Angeles Stages (Platforms) Theater curtains Lobbies--California--Los Angeles Ceilings--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.)--Photographs Photographic prints
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