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El Portal Theatre

2001 Photo from the Bob Meza collection

5269 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood (Los Angeles) CA
(818) 508-4200

	Record #12792
Opened: 1926	Capacity: 466 seats Architect(s): LA Smith Architectural Style(s): National Register: Current Organ: none
Also Known As:
Previously operated by: National General Theatres, Metropolitan Theatres

Information for this tour was contributed by Ken Roe.

Built in 1926 as a 1346-seat grand movie palace, the El Portal was a movie theater until the 1994 Northridge earthquake damaged the building. It re-opened as the El Portal Centre for the Arts on 12th January 2000. The interior has been totally gutted, due to extensive earthquake damage suffered in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Current seating is 367 in the main stage auditorium and a 99 seat Circle stage theatre.

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Last featured 8/19/2003. Last edited 2/15/2010.


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