Roxie Theatre

Roxie Theatre
The building in 2014
Roxie Theatre is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Roxie Theatre
Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location518 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°02′51″N 118°15′03″W / 34.0476°N 118.2509°W / 34.0476; -118.2509
Built1931
ArchitectJohn M. Cooper
Architectural styleArt Deco
Part ofBroadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
LAHCM No.526
Significant dates
Designated CPMay 9, 1979[2]
Designated LAHCMMarch 20, 1991[1]

The Roxie Theatre is a historic former movie theater in the Broadway Theater District of Los Angeles, California. The venue opened in 1931 as the last theater to be built on Broadway. Architect John M. Cooper's Art Deco design of the Roxie remained the only theater of that style in the downtown neighborhood. In 1978, Metropolitan Theatres converted the space into a Spanish-language filmhouse. Following the Roxie's closure in 1989, the lobby was converted into retail space whereas the auditorium was left intact.[3][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. ^ "Roxie Theatre". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Roxie Theatre in Los Angeles, CA". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved February 4, 2024.