Warner Hollywood Theatre
When the Warner Hollywood Theatre opened on April 26, 1928, it was the largest theatre of its day in Hollywood with a seating capacity of over 2700. The theater was part of a larger structure with retail space on the ground floor and three floors of office space. It was one of the early theaters to be wired for sound. Bay Area architect G. Albert Landsburgh designed the theater in a mix of Revival styles that varies from source to source. Warner Bros. sold the property to Pacific Theatres who changed the name to Hollywood Pacific Theatre in 1968. Transmitter towers for the Warner Bros. radio station KFWB were added before the first broadcasts on March 4, 1929. The theatre closed in 1994. The theater is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and a contributing structure to the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hollywood, Los Angeles County
Photographer: Andrew Schmidt