La Tijera Theatre

The La Tijera Theatre was a 1530 seat neghborhood house, the La Tijera opened January 12, 1949, in the Westchester area of Los Angeles. The general construction of the building is steel and gunnite concrete. The front of the theatre is red Roman brick with
accenting Arizona flagstone, glass, and copper trim all strikingly blended. The house has been desighned to combine the outside lobby and inner foyerto give the appearance of one unit. An entire glass partion forms the only dividing line between the two areas. An island concession stand is situated in the foyer, and around the wall are built-in plant areas. Circline lighting is carried through from the outside into the foyer. In the lobby around the candy stand had built-in wall seats. The asbestos limpit walls of the beautiful auditorium are painted Kelly Green and accented in white and gold. The architect of the La Tijera Theatre was S. Charles Lee