Rigby Reardon
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Just in case any of ya'll were interested...since I'm local, I got this flyer in the mail.
Paraphrasing some of the literature:
It's the 75th Anniversary of the Warner Grand Theatre - one of the last remaining art deco movie palaces - lavishly deocroated with murals and ornamentation. The theatre has operated continually since opening in 1931.
The Save Your Seat ( http://www.grandvision.org/ )campaign gives everyone a chance to donate to the renovation of the seats, and you'll get your name engraved on it so you'll always be a part of this history! (That's me speaking, now.)
Here's a couple more blurbs from their website, where you'll also find some AMAZING pictures!
Last, I can't believe this place is just around the corner from me...I'm the next town over from San Pedro (RPV), and I've been down 6th street so many times and just never noticed this. [huh]
About the Warner Grand Theatre
Considered "an art deco masterpiece on a neighborhood scale," the Warner was part of the era of the Picture Palace, the magical decades of the 1920s and 1930s. As the popularity of the motion picture grew, the glamorous picture palace was conceived as a place of escape, a place where dreams came true. The Warner Brothers believed in this dream and built three lavish art deco picture palaces in Beverly Hills, Huntington Beach and San Pedro. The Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, the first sound-equipped theatre in the South Bay, opened to the public on January 20, 1931, with a star-studded gala premier. Jack Warner christened it "The Castle of Your Dreams," created by its chief architect B. Marcus Priteca and designer A.T. Heinsbergen. Pritica later designed Hollywood's famous Pantages Theater and many others.
Warner Grand History
"An Art Deco Masterpiece on a Neighborhood Scale"
When the Warner Grand Theatre opened in 1931 it was the first sound-equipped theater in the South Bay. It quickly became the glamorous center of public life. Designed by famed architect B. Marcus Pritica, who also designed Hollywood's Pantages theater, the Theatre is one of the nation's few surviving Art Deco movie palaces. It was one of three similar theaters constructed in suburbs of Los Angeles by Warner Bros. Motion Picture Studio (the other two were built in Beverly Hills and Huntington Park.) The 1400-seat Warner Grand is the only one of these three theaters left intact. Six years ago, the theatre's future was in danger. In 1996 the City of Los Angeles and its Community Redevelopment Agency purchased the Warner Grand for $1.2 million. Today, the Theatre is managed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and is home to regular foreign and classic film series.
Okay, enough, a couple of beautiful pics and then the link again:
http://www.grandvision.org/
Slange vat,
J
Paraphrasing some of the literature:
It's the 75th Anniversary of the Warner Grand Theatre - one of the last remaining art deco movie palaces - lavishly deocroated with murals and ornamentation. The theatre has operated continually since opening in 1931.
The Save Your Seat ( http://www.grandvision.org/ )campaign gives everyone a chance to donate to the renovation of the seats, and you'll get your name engraved on it so you'll always be a part of this history! (That's me speaking, now.)
Here's a couple more blurbs from their website, where you'll also find some AMAZING pictures!
Last, I can't believe this place is just around the corner from me...I'm the next town over from San Pedro (RPV), and I've been down 6th street so many times and just never noticed this. [huh]
About the Warner Grand Theatre
Considered "an art deco masterpiece on a neighborhood scale," the Warner was part of the era of the Picture Palace, the magical decades of the 1920s and 1930s. As the popularity of the motion picture grew, the glamorous picture palace was conceived as a place of escape, a place where dreams came true. The Warner Brothers believed in this dream and built three lavish art deco picture palaces in Beverly Hills, Huntington Beach and San Pedro. The Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, the first sound-equipped theatre in the South Bay, opened to the public on January 20, 1931, with a star-studded gala premier. Jack Warner christened it "The Castle of Your Dreams," created by its chief architect B. Marcus Priteca and designer A.T. Heinsbergen. Pritica later designed Hollywood's famous Pantages Theater and many others.
Warner Grand History
"An Art Deco Masterpiece on a Neighborhood Scale"
When the Warner Grand Theatre opened in 1931 it was the first sound-equipped theater in the South Bay. It quickly became the glamorous center of public life. Designed by famed architect B. Marcus Pritica, who also designed Hollywood's Pantages theater, the Theatre is one of the nation's few surviving Art Deco movie palaces. It was one of three similar theaters constructed in suburbs of Los Angeles by Warner Bros. Motion Picture Studio (the other two were built in Beverly Hills and Huntington Park.) The 1400-seat Warner Grand is the only one of these three theaters left intact. Six years ago, the theatre's future was in danger. In 1996 the City of Los Angeles and its Community Redevelopment Agency purchased the Warner Grand for $1.2 million. Today, the Theatre is managed by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and is home to regular foreign and classic film series.
Okay, enough, a couple of beautiful pics and then the link again:
http://www.grandvision.org/
Slange vat,
J
), but that just gave me more time to take in the furnishings... 
