Million Dollar Theatre in October 2007
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north wall of the theatre - stage is at right
south wall of the theatre
More sources for information about the Million Dollar Theatre...
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California State Library
A 1925 view of the Million Dollar Building from the California State Library Collection.
A view of the marquee during the theatre's days as a Mexican vaudeville house.
Also in the State Library Collection: 1984 view of vertical sign
El Million Dollar on MySpace
www.myspace.com/elmilliondollar
Here on the Million Dollar Theatre's My Space page is this view of the proscenium.
If you have an account, log in for a better view of their photo library.
A view across the main floor, also displayed on the theatre's My Space page.
Rich Alossi on Angelenic.com
www.angelenic.com A view backstage at the Million Dollar by Rich Alossi on the Angelenic's February 2008 story "Inside the Majestic Million Dollar."
More photos are with the article plus see Rich's Million Dollar set on Flickr including a lovely ceiling detail.
Babasonica on Flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/aquelafoto
A view of the balcony of the Million Dollar Theatre by Babasonica.
2006 view of the balcony sidewall posted by Babasonica.
The proscenium and balcony sidewall.
Stephen Friday on Angelenic.com
www.angelenic.com A view of the Million Dollar proscenium by Stephen Friday on the Angelenic's February 2008 story "Inside the Majestic Million Dollar." More photos are with the article plus also see Stephen's Million Dollar Set on Flickr. full size view
A view toward the rear of the auditorium by Friday.
A view of the organ grille area.
Pirata!!! on Flickr
www.flickr.com/pirata A nice shot of the Million Dollar Theatre balcony by Priata.
Notice the booth wedged inside the balcony. full size view
The booth with remnants of projection equipment. Note the close to zero angle as booth is at the front of the balcony. Photo by Pirata.
The top of the proscenium in a photo by Pirata.
A view of the proscenium by Pirata.
A detail of ornamental plasterwork by Pirata.
Los Angeles Conservancy
Here's a great photo of the auditorium of the Million Dollar Theatre in 1991 from the LA Conservancy's wonderful photo gallery of the Broadway Historic Theatre District.
full size view The Berger-Conser photo is from "The Last Remaining Seats: Movie Palaces of Tinseltown" by Robert Berger
and Anne Conser. For more by this team head to Robert Berger Photography where there are 16 great images from the book, which is available through Amazon.
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
www.lapl.org A 1918 view of the exterior prior to opening. Note the nice "Grauman's" signage above the arch.
A view of the original proscenium configuration.
Note the massive set onstage and the orchestra pit extending through the present proscenium line. full size view
Another view of the proscenium in 1918 from the library collection. full size view
Another interior: stage from the balcony - undated
More exteriors in the Library's collection: 1918 exterior | another early exterior | 1954 street view | side of building 1982 - Michael Haering | marquee -- Lionel Hampton | facade detail | facade detail 2 | facade detail 3 |
LA Time Machines
www.latimemachines.com This site does an interesting job covering all sorts of LA architecture.
Here on their Los Angeles Movie Palaces page is a Million Dollar Theatre proscenium column detail.
An auditorium ceiling detail. full size image
More interior shots of the Million Dollar on this site: lobby wall detail | under balcony view
Public Art in L.A.
www.publicartinla.com Here's a detail of some sculpture by Joseph Mora on the facade of the Million Dollar.
It's one of 5 pictures on this site's page devoted to the Million Dollar Theatre.
USC Downtown Walking Tour
www.usc.edu The USC Geography Department's Downtown LA Walking Tour has a nice page on the Million Dollar with a history of the theatre and several more pictures. Shown here is a detail of the facade. full size view
Also on this site is this early postcard of the Million Dollar Theatre with Grauman's name still on the building.
For more information on downtown Los Angeles theaters near the Million Dollar see the Los Angeles Theaters on Broadway page.
