Went to a show recently at the restored Los Angeles Theatre - Beyond Tiki

V vintagegirl Tiki Socialite Los Angeles Joined: Jun 12, 2002 Posts: 542	V vintagegirl Posted posted on Tue, Jan 28, 2003 10:06 PM Hey Kids, I also highly recommend going to an event in the Los Angeles theater as well as to the other old movie palaces (the few that are left) downtown. Granted, the LA theater has had a bit of an easier time keeping up the place since it's now privately owned and mostly rented out for location shooting. Therefore it no longer gets the daily abuse it used to get as a first-run theater. I would also recommend seeing the Orpheum theater down the street (at Broadway and 9th). It's about as big as the LA theater with a more French Renaissance look to it. It just underwent a full restoration and updating of their sound system. They will be having more live events there in the future. In fact, I've attended and been involved with an annual classic film series put on by the LA Conservancy that uses the remaining movie palaces downtown. It happens every year in June. If you want to know more about it go to laconservancy.org and look for the Last Remaining Seats film series. This year they'll be using the LA theater, the Orpheum, the Palace (not the one on Vine St.) and the Wiltern in Hollywood. In the past they've also used the State and the Million Dollar theaters. In general, don't be afraid to venture downtown and discover some great old buildings and environments. And thanks to folks like the LA Conservancy, a little bit of new life is finally being breathed into the area.

Hey Kids,
I also highly recommend going to an event in the Los Angeles theater as well as to the other old movie palaces (the few that are left) downtown. Granted, the LA theater has had a bit of an easier time keeping up the place since it's now privately owned and mostly rented out for location shooting. Therefore it no longer gets the daily abuse it used to get as a first-run theater.

I would also recommend seeing the Orpheum theater down the street (at Broadway and 9th). It's about as big as the LA theater with a more French Renaissance look to it. It just underwent a full restoration and updating of their sound system. They will be having more live events there in the future.

In fact, I've attended and been involved with an annual classic film series put on by the LA Conservancy that uses the remaining movie palaces downtown. It happens every year in June. If you want to know more about it go to laconservancy.org and look for the Last Remaining Seats film series. This year they'll be using the LA theater, the Orpheum, the Palace (not the one on Vine St.) and the Wiltern in Hollywood. In the past they've also used the State and the Million Dollar theaters.

In general, don't be afraid to venture downtown and discover some great old buildings and environments. And thanks to folks like the LA Conservancy, a little bit of new life is finally being breathed into the area.

Post #21195 by vintagegirl on Tue, Jan 28, 2003 10:06 PM