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Golden Gate Theatre

2003 Photo from the Bob Meza collection

5176 Whittier Blvd
East Los Angeles (Los Angeles) CA

	Record #17490
Opened: 1927 Closed: 1986 Current Use: Demolished:	Capacity: 1454 seats Architect(s): Balch & Balch Architectural Style(s): Churrigueresque National Register: Current Organ: none
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Information for this tour was contributed by Ken Roe.

When first opened, the theatre was set in a large courtyard, surrounded by a two storied shopping parade decorated in a Spanish style. The surrounding shops were badly damaged in the Whittier Narrows earthquake in October 1987 and were demolished in the early 1990s, leaving just the theatre standing isolated in a huge patch of land.

As of August 2003 there is a battle on between developers who want to rip out the interior and convert the theatre into a possible Walgreen's store and the LA Conservancy who want to retain the buildings features.

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2003 photos from the Bob Meza collection.

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Last updated 2003-08-19.

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