El Capitan Theatre

El Capitan Theatre
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El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard
El Capitan Theatre is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
El Capitan Theatre
El Capitan Theatre
Location within Los Angeles County
Address6838 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, California
90028
Coordinates34°06′04″N 118°20′23″W / 34.101111°N 118.339722°W / 34.101111; -118.339722
Public transit B Line Hollywood/Highland
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
OperatorBuena Vista Theatres, Inc.
TypeMovie palace
Capacity1,100[1]
Screens1
Construction
OpenedMay 3, 1926 (1926-05-03)[1]
Closed
  • 1941
  • 1989
  • 2020
Reopened
  • 1942
  • 1991
  • 2021
ArchitectG. Albert Lansburgh
Stiles O. Clements
BuilderCharles E. Toberman
Tenants
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Website
elcapitantheatre.com
Designated1990[2]
Reference no.495
DesignatedApril 4, 1985[3]
Part ofHollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment National Historic District
Reference no.85000704

El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States. The theater and adjacent Hollywood Masonic Temple (now known as the El Capitan Entertainment Centre) are owned by The Walt Disney Company and serve as the venue for a majority of the Walt Disney Studios' film premieres.[4]

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  2. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (February 28, 2009). "Historic – Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments". City of Los Angeles.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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