Palace Theater (Los Angeles)

Palace Theatre
The building in 2008
Palace Theater (Los Angeles) is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Palace Theater (Los Angeles)
Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location636 S. Broadway, Los Angeles
Coordinates34°02′46″N 118°15′11″W / 34.046°N 118.253°W / 34.046; -118.253
Built1910
ArchitectG. Albert Lansburgh
Robert Brown Young
Architectural styleFrench and Italian Renaissance
Part ofBroadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
LAHCM No.449
Significant dates
Designated CPMay 9, 1979[2]
Designated LAHCMAugust 16, 1989[1]

Palace Theatre, formerly Orpheum Theatre, Orpheum-Palace Theatre, Broadway Palace, Fox Palace, and New Palace Theatre, is a historic five-story theater and office building located at 636 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles. It is the oldest theater that remains on Broadway[3] and the oldest remaining original Orpheum theater in the United States.[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. ^ Guzman, Richard (May 29, 2024). "Last Remaining Seats series revives historic theaters with classic films this summer". Los Angeles Daily News.
  4. ^ "Palace Theatre". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved November 5, 2024.