SHORT NOTICE: Not Tiki, but: Amazing LA downtown tour tomorrow, Sat!: - California Events

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 25, 2005 12:32 PM I just received this, and I want to pass on the good news to those who are into it. The notice for this has gone out kind of late, so Jon Olivan authorized me to invite all that would be interested in historic preservation. It is FREE, just state that you are invited through/from the LA Conservancy or LA Modcom so they are assured that it's not someone that just walked in from the street: The Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee (www.modcom.org) welcomes you to join us at this exciting event downtown on Saturday morning. Thanks to Jon Olivan for inviting us. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE 9:45-11:45 a.m. TOWER THEATER Open House, 802 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014 (continental breakfast will be served) 10:30-11:30 a.m. "HOW WEST COAST FILM PRODUCTION BEGAN DOWNTOWN" slide lecture by acclaimed historian Marc Wanamaker of Bison Archives 11:30-11:45 a.m. Vocalist REBEKAH DEL RIO from David Lynch's "Mulholland Falls" sings that film's memorable song "Llorrando"--concluding the Tower's Open House event 11:45-12:15 a.m. Orpheum Theatre site visit/organ demonstration, 802 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014 12:15-1:45 p.m. 'No Host' Lunch at the Angelique Cafe private upstairs dining room, 840 S. Spring Street (behind Orpheum), Los Angeles, CA 90014 2-4 p.m. LOS ANGELES THEATER V.I.P. site visit, 615 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014 Lot parking is available next to the Orpheum and Tower Theaters on Broadway and Spring Streets at each guest's own expense. Metered parking is not recommended. *Both the TOWER & LOS ANGELES THEATERS are not included in the Los Angeles Conservancy's regular Saturday morning walking tours and are being opened especially for this Open House event.
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 25, 2005 8:17 PM Bump. Just to clarify: These are unrenovated, vintage Movie Theaters from the 20s and 30s, when Broadway Avenue was the location for Hollywood film premieres. When downtown was left to the Latin immigrants, they took over those palaces and left them in their baroque splendor, while other cinemas throughout the city were renovated in the 50s and 60s. Now they are closed and used for film locations and special screenings only. This is a rare chance to see these places in all their faded grandeur.
C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Sat, Feb 26, 2005 10:04 AM The Broadway theatres are spectacular! I am always reminded of their grandeur whenever I go to a multi-plex, particularly the Grove, which has hung large photos of the Broadway theatres, but does very little to emulate their grandeur (although I do like the costumes the staff wears).

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bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 25, 2005 12:32 PM

I just received this, and I want to pass on the good news to those who are into it. The notice for this has gone out kind of late, so Jon Olivan authorized me to invite all that would be interested in historic preservation. It is FREE, just state that you are invited through/from the LA Conservancy or LA Modcom so they are assured that it's not someone that just walked in from the street:

The Los Angeles Conservancy Modern Committee (www.modcom.org) welcomes you to join us at this exciting event downtown on Saturday morning. Thanks to Jon Olivan for inviting us.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26

OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE

9:45-11:45 a.m. *TOWER THEATER Open House, 802 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

90014 (continental breakfast will be served)

10:30-11:30 a.m. "HOW WEST COAST FILM PRODUCTION BEGAN DOWNTOWN" slide

lecture by acclaimed historian Marc Wanamaker of Bison Archives

11:30-11:45 a.m. Vocalist REBEKAH DEL RIO from David Lynch's "Mulholland

Falls" sings that film's memorable song "Llorrando"--concluding the Tower's

Open House event

11:45-12:15 a.m. Orpheum Theatre site visit/organ demonstration, 802 S.

Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014

12:15-1:45 p.m. 'No Host' Lunch at the Angelique Cafe private upstairs

dining room, 840 S. Spring Street (behind Orpheum), Los Angeles, CA 90014

2-4 p.m. *LOS ANGELES THEATER V.I.P. site visit, 615 S. Broadway, Los

Angeles, CA 90014

Lot parking is available next to the Orpheum and Tower Theaters on Broadway

and Spring Streets at each guest's own expense. Metered parking is not

recommended.

*Both the TOWER & LOS ANGELES THEATERS are not included in the Los Angeles

Conservancy's regular Saturday morning walking tours and are being opened

especially for this Open House event.

B

bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 25, 2005 8:17 PM

Bump. Just to clarify: These are unrenovated, vintage Movie Theaters from the 20s and 30s, when Broadway Avenue was the location for Hollywood film premieres.
When downtown was left to the Latin immigrants, they took over those palaces and left them in their baroque splendor, while other cinemas throughout the city were renovated in the 50s and 60s. Now they are closed and used for film locations and special screenings only. This is a rare chance to see these places in all their faded grandeur.

C

christiki295 Posted posted on Sat, Feb 26, 2005 10:04 AM

The Broadway theatres are spectacular!

I am always reminded of their grandeur whenever I go to a multi-plex, particularly the Grove, which has hung large photos of the Broadway theatres, but does very little to emulate their grandeur (although I do like the costumes the staff wears).