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Golden Gate Theatre
2003 Photo from the Bob Meza collection
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5176 Whittier Blvd
East Los Angeles (Los Angeles) CA
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| Record #17490 |
Opened: 1927
Closed: 1986
Current Use:
Demolished:
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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. Photos
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2003 photos from the Bob Meza collection.
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Last featured 8/19/2003. Last edited 11/6/2005.
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