Olympic Theatre in October 2007
The Olympic's original Facade is still hiding behind the modern cladding.
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L.A. Public Library Photo Collection
www.lapl.org We'll it's not much, but here's a 40's view down 8th St. with the Olympic's sign visible on the right hand side of the street.
The RKO Hillstreet is visible on the left a block away. full size view
A 1951 view of 8th and Broadway. The Merritt Building is at the right with the Olympic Theatre facade in the center.
Note that the facade hasn't yet been covered up.
Here's a view of the Merritt Building on the corner of 8th and Broadway from the LAPL collection.
The library dates the photo as 1931 but it's possibly earlier as we don't see the new Broadway entrance for Bard's Theatre through this building. It was a bank before becoming theatre lobby and retail.
Take a look down 8th Street and you can catch a glimpse of the Bard's vertical sign. full size view
Online Archive of California
oac.cdlib.org Another view from about 1947 down 8th St.
The Olympic vertical sign is visible on the right.
Photobucket
www.photobucket.com This great 1931 postcard shows the marquee of the Bard's Broadway entrance in the classical white Merritt Building at right.
There's also a view of the Majestic vertical farther down the street (also on the right) just before the green Eastern Columbia building.
The marquee in the left foreground is the President Theatre, now the Globe Theatre. full size view
For more information on downtown Los Angeles theaters near the Olympic see the Broadway Theaters Los Angeles page and our Theaters West of Broadway page.
