Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles)

Broadway Theater District
Broadway Theater District streetscape
Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles) is located in Los Angeles
Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles)
Location300—933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°2′48″N 118°15′4″W / 34.04667°N 118.25111°W / 34.04667; -118.25111
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.79000484
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1979[1]

The Broadway Theater District in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[2] With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch of Broadway, it is the only large concentration of movie palaces left in the United States. The same six-block stretch of Broadway, and an adjacent section of Seventh Street, was also the city's retail hub for the first half of the twentieth century, lined with large and small department stores and specialty stores.

NRHP refers to the district as the Broadway Theater and Commercial District,[1] while the City of Los Angeles Planning Department refers to the Broadway Theater and Entertainment District.[3]

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ Sandra A.B. Levis. "Broadway Historic Theater District: A walking tour sponsored by the Los Angeles Conservancy" (PDF). Los Angeles Conservancy.
  3. ^ "Broadway Theater and Entertainment District Design Guide, City of Los Angeles Planning Department, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

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