I think we should start making some phone calls to LA City Council and the LA Conservancy. These plans do not match the other historic architecture of the area. What an eyesore this restoration might turn out to be!!
P.S.
I found a picture of the old neon lit up!: View link
Also, here’s how the interior used to look when it was still intact: View link
An update for anyone who wanders by this page: CRA/LA has purchased the Westlake Theater and is going to restore it! It’s not going to be a swap meet for much longer. I guess miracles do happen:
I visited the Westlake Theater this past weekend and took a video of the interior. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyX8ZcBUDpA
Also, the CRA has come up with some redevelopment plans for the theater and its environs that are, well, rather hideous:
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I think we should start making some phone calls to LA City Council and the LA Conservancy. These plans do not match the other historic architecture of the area. What an eyesore this restoration might turn out to be!!
P.S.
I found a picture of the old neon lit up!:
View link
Also, here’s how the interior used to look when it was still intact:
View link
An update for anyone who wanders by this page: CRA/LA has purchased the Westlake Theater and is going to restore it! It’s not going to be a swap meet for much longer. I guess miracles do happen:
View link
View link