Lincoln Theater (Los Angeles)

Lincoln Theater
Lincoln Theater, June 2011
Lincoln Theater (Los Angeles) is located in Los Angeles
Lincoln Theater (Los Angeles)
Location in Central Los Angeles
Location2300 South Central Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′13.86″N 118°15′13.72″W / 34.0205167°N 118.2538111°W / 34.0205167; -118.2538111
Built1926
ArchitectJohn Paxton Perrine
Architectural styleExotic Revival – Moorish
NRHP reference No.09000149[1]
LAHCM No.744
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 2009
Designated LAHCMMarch 18, 2003[2]

The Lincoln Theater is a historic theater in South Los Angeles, California. The Moorish Revival building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Sometimes referred to as the "West Coast Apollo",[3] the Lincoln Theater was one of the most significant establishments along the Central Avenue Corridor; this became the cultural and business hub of the African-American community in Los Angeles from the 1920s to the 1950s. For more than 30 years, the Lincoln featured live theater, musical acts, talent shows, vaudeville, and motion pictures, including live performances by the leading African-American performers of the era, including Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, the Nat King Cole Trio, and Billie Holiday. The Lincoln Theater was managed and directed by Jules Wolf, grandfather of Rock & Roll Photographer, Linda Wolf, [4][5] The theater was converted to use as a church in 1962. It continues to be used for religious services.[6]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic – Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
  3. ^ "Lincoln Theater - African American Heritage". africanamericanheritagesites.stqry.app. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HRA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Hill Errol (1980). The Theater of Black Americans: The presenters. The participators. Prentice Hall. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-13-912725-0.
  6. ^ "Lincoln Theater - African American Heritage". africanamericanheritagesites.stqry.app. Retrieved August 3, 2023.