Paramount Theatre

323 W. 6th Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90014

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William
William on October 20, 2003 at 7:01 pm

Before it was demolished in 1963, the Paramount Theatre Downtown had the longest marquee in the city. Today the Rialto Theatre at Broadway and 8th street has the logest marquee.

William
William on October 20, 2003 at 6:57 pm

With the recent Warner release on DVD of “House of Wax”. You can see about 4 minutes of footage from the 24 hour “House of Wax” premiere. Yes, They held a round the clock series of premieres for the house. This theatre ran many 3D features during the 50’s like “House of Wax” , “Bwana Devil”….

DavidT
DavidT on January 13, 2002 at 2:28 pm

I remember seeing Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in “White Christmas” at the Paramount Downtown in 1954. Also a stage show with Carmen Miranda!! For a photo of the interior: http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015543.jpg
exterior: http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater3/00015538.jpg

RichardJensen
RichardJensen on July 24, 2001 at 7:38 pm

In 1938 I attended a combination movie/stage show at the Paramount Downtown—the movie long ago left my memory, but the stage show was a never-to-be forgotten experience—In Person, Mae West, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. What a bill! In a vaudeville-type sketch, Bergen and Charlie played doctors as Miss West entered seeking medical advice. It was wonderful.