Million Dollar Theatre

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 transit B Line D Line Civic Center/Grand Park station
OwnerLangdon Street Capital
TypeMovie palace
Capacity2,041
Construction
Built1917
ArchitectAlbert C. Martin Sr.
DesignatedJuly 2, 2019[1]
Reference no.1184
DesignatedMay 9, 1979[2]
Part ofBroadway Theater and Commercial District
Reference no.78000687

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.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
  3. ^ "22 Sep 1989, 46 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "22 Sep 1989, 19 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.