Golden Gate Theater

This article is about the former theater in East Los Angeles. For the theater in San Francisco, see Golden Gate Theatre.
Golden Gate Theater
Golden Gate Theater, 2008
Golden Gate Theater is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Golden Gate Theater
Golden Gate Theater is located in California
Golden Gate Theater
Golden Gate Theater is located in the United States
Golden Gate Theater
Location5170 E Whittier Blvd, East Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°1′12.5″N 118°9′28.3″W / 34.020139°N 118.157861°W / 34.020139; -118.157861
Built1927
ArchitectBalch Brothers; Vega Corp.
Architectural styleCalifornia Churrigueresque
NRHP reference No.82002192[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1982

Golden Gate Theater is a former California Churrigueresque-style movie palace built in 1927 on Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California. In 1982, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The theater closed in 1986; the retail building built around it was damaged in the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake and demolished in 1992. The remaining theater building was left vacant for more than 20 years as preservationists fought with owners and developers over the future of the building.[2] It was finally converted into a CVS Pharmacy and reopened in 2012.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Future of 1927-era East L.A. theater in question, May 14, 2009