El Capitan Theatre
6838 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6838 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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They are guinea pigs, Ken.
They didn’t give any credit to theater architect G. Albert Lansburgh!
Nice theatre, but WAY WAY WAY too expensive to get decent seating. Also, the screen is not big enough for 2:35 aspect ratio (I distinctly remember seeing major cropping for “Narnia – Prince Caspian” the last time I was here).
But the showy stuff (the decor, the pre-show) is unbeatable and that’s how the place consistentliy packs them in.
I like my hamster photo better.
does this theater have a new owner now, or is it still up for sale?
Sharp 1991 color night shot from LIFE,
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Here are some photos taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/letka7
http://tinyurl.com/kup9hx
http://tinyurl.com/mvohlz
I was at on the top floor at Hollywood & Highland today and I’m curious as to who the people are in the reliefs at the top of the building. Sorry if I overlooked this information if it has been previously mentioned.
the booth would have been amazing to have seen for sure sooooo jealous ;–)
My first experience with this theater was this month seeing Pixar’s “UP”. And it was easily the most amazing theater experience I ever had. I was taken on a tour of the theater, got to go in the projection room. I loved their Wall of Fame showcasing all the premieres the theater had hosted. The organ performance, the curtain show, the live stage performance…almost brought me to tears it was such an experience. Greatest theater I’ve ever stepped foot in. And they turn the house around in less than 20 minutes. Insanity. Here’s a picture of the marquee from June 2nd, 2009 for “Up”
http://i43.tinypic.com/b719ag.jpg
First time to LA and I was able to catch the Nightmare before Christmas here in 3d totally awesome and the condition of the theatre is amazing, a virtual palace of Hollywoods yesteryear.
Joe: Quite the interior photo! Thanks. BTW……in a book entitled Lucy A to Z by Michael Karol there is mention of this theatre on page 114.
“This is the Hollywood Boulevard theater in which Desi Arnaz and his band played for Bob Hope’s radio show in 1947.”
Ken, you are right and USC is wrong. Those three pictures do depict the Downtown Paramount.
This is the El Capitan’s auditorium.
This is definitely the El Capitan, circa late 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/d5tq2x
Interior photos from 1939, from the USC archive. I thought maybe this was the Paramount in downtown, but I will go by the caption.
http://tinyurl.com/d8xjv4
http://tinyurl.com/dj453v
http://tinyurl.com/c7tbyf
Here is the pre-Disney Paramount in the early 1980s:
http://tinyurl.com/ctvdlf
http://tinyurl.com/cfycb6
http://tinyurl.com/dfmvv9
The LA Times reported today that Martin Weil has passed away. He was a past president of the LA Conservancy and a renovation expert. He was involved in the renovation of the El Capitan in the 1990s.
Here are some photos taken last night:
http://tinyurl.com/5smsnd
http://tinyurl.com/5pjokq
http://tinyurl.com/6agjv5
The other El Capitan on Vine Street can be seen at the top of the page in this undated photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/65q7rw
I was in it about 5 years ago, and it is absolutely stunning inside.
Will that continue in the future or not. It looked to be in pretty good condition in general when I walked past last Saturday
And Disney helped to pay some of the price tag to do alittle restoration work on the Pantages for the opening of “Lion King” Broadway show. But it was a budget restoration of the house. There was more planned when they did back then, but they had to cut back on the project.
Thanks BW!
http://cinematreasures.org/news/19690_0_1_0_C/
Wow, so Disney is selling the theater? Why?
Do they own any of the other theaters on Hollywood Blvd? I know they have done some things at the Pantages.