Hollywood Pacific Theatre
Warner Bros. Theatre, Warner Hollywood Theatre, Warner Cinerama | |
Address | 6433 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California USA |
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Capacity | 1,500 |
Construction | |
Opened | April 26, 1928 |
Closed | 1994 |
Years active | 1928–1994 |
Architect | G. Albert Lansburgh |
Designated | February 9, 1993 |
Reference no. | 572 |
Hollywood Pacific Theatre is a movie theater located at 6433
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Beginnings
Originally known as the Warner Bros. Theatre or Warner Hollywood Theatre,
Warner Bros. owned radio station KFWB positioned its radio transmitter towers on top of the building, which remain to this day. Though covered by "PACIFIC" lettering, the original "WARNERS" lettering can still be seen inside each tower.[4]
Renovation for widescreen
In an era when theaters were forced to compete with television by introducing
In 1961, the theater was equipped to run
On January 31, 1978, the theater closed and two screens were added at a cost of $1.2 million by converting the balcony section into two 550-seat areas as well as equipping the theater with Dolby Stereo. It re-opened on May 26, 1978 with Thank God It's Friday and the re-issue of American Graffiti.[8][9]
End of use for exhibiting films
The theater finally closed its doors as a full-time cinema on August 15, 1994. This was mostly due to water damage to the basement caused by the construction of the Red Line Hollywood Subway and structural damage caused by the 1994 Northridge earthquake.[10] To date, the balcony sections remain closed off due to structure safety issues. The theater has since been designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
Influence on Carol Burnett's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
In the '50s, a young
Digital Cinema Lab
From 2001 to 2006, it was used by Entertainment Technology Center at USC for experiments in digital projection and dubbed the ETC Digital Cinema Lab in Hollywood, administered by Eduardo Kéith. A new flat screen was installed along with a new JBL sound system. Screenings for Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers members included I, Robot, Collateral, and Crash.
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Hollywood Pacific Theatre, 2008
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Ornate ceiling and lighting fixture at entrance
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This image, taken in 2014, shows the Hollywood Pacific Theatre building in state of abandonment.
Current use
The theater was occupied by Ecclesia Hollywood Church until July 2013.
References
- ^ It was sometimes called The Warner Hollywood Theatre to avoid confusion with another Warner Theatre in Los Angeles, known as "Warner Downtown Theatre" Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at 401 W. 7th St.
- ^ ISBN 1-59223-104-7.
- Wiltern Theatre.
- ^ a b c d e "Warner Bros. Theater Hollywood". LosAngelesGooglePages.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ Archive.org.
- Archive.org.
- ^ Cinerama Holiday at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ "Hollywood Pacific Theatre". CinemaTreasures.org. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Remodel Old Warner Into Triplex Site". Variety. May 31, 1978. p. 22.
- ^ "Warner Pacific Theatre | Los Angeles Conservancy". www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ISBN 0-394-55254-7.
- ^ "Hollywood Walk of Fame – Locations". Retrieved October 4, 2009.