Florence Mills Theatre
3511 S. Central Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90011
3511 S. Central Avenue,
Los Angeles,
CA
90011
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Too bad we can’t get inside – I wonder what’s left.
Here are the photos:
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The building still stands. It says Florence Mills on the side. I will post some pictures I took today. Status should be closed.
It’s being redeveloped by Dunbar Economic Development Corporation:
“To invigorate Dr. Bunche’s legacy in Los Angeles, Dunbar EDC is
acquiring the former Florence Mills Theater at 3100 South
Central. "We are doing an adaptive reuse / preservation project to
transform the building into a 200-seat theater, a rooftop restaurant
and the Dr. Ralph J. Bunche Leadership Academy Charter High
School,” Wilson adds. [From http://www.kmt-1.com/ralph_bunch.htm ]
An opportunity for “before and after” pix? I can provide “before"
Bill Egan (Author:"Florence Mills Harlem Jazz Queen” Scarecrow Press)
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Florence Mills web site: http://www.tip.net.au/~wegan/
Opened initially in 1925 as a silent cinema called the Amusu Theatre (seating 700), it was called the Mills Theatre in 1942.
Over the history of film exhibition. There were theatres that were called negro theatres. That served the Afro-American population in this country. At one time this theatre was listed as one of them.
The Florence Mills Theatre was located at 3511 S. Central Ave.