Million Dollar Theater

Million Dollar Theatre
The Spanish Baroque Revival exterior
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Address307 S. Broadway
LocationLos Angeles, California
Coordinates34°3′2.98″N 118°14′53.29″W / 34.0508278°N 118.2481361°W / 34.0508278; -118.2481361
Public transitCivic Center/Grand Park station
OwnerLangdon Street Capital
TypeMovie palace
Capacity2,041
Construction
Built1917
Website
grandcentralmarket.com
Million Dollar Theatre
ArchitectAlbert C. Martin Sr.
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.78000687[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 1978

The Million Dollar Theatre at 307 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States. It opened in 1917 with the premiere of William S. Hart's The Silent Man.[2] It's the northernmost of the collection of historical movie palaces in the Broadway Theater District and stands directly across from the landmark Bradbury Building. The theater is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  2. ^ "22 Sep 1989, 46 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "22 Sep 1989, 19 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.