Newsreel Theater (formerly the Tower Theater) at 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles.

Posted on February 8, 2015 by

Newsreel Theater (formerly the Tower Theater) at 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles. This is the Newsreel Theater at 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles. It was originally known as the Tower Theater, which opened on October 12, 1927 as the first movie theatre in L.A. to be built specifically for talkies. Its name was changed in the early 1930s to the Newsreel Theater when it was taken over by Fox—I assume it only ran newsreels, which would make sense because it was a small theater, seating only 900 people. Later it was renamed the Music Hall Downtown, and the 1960s it was rechristened back to its original name, the Tower Theater, and is still with us today.

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4 responses to “Newsreel Theater (formerly the Tower Theater) at 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles.”

  1. Rafael Cardenas says:
    February 19, 2023 at 10:26 am

    My Grandmother used to take with her to the newsreels of WW II almost every Saturday. The Theater ran only newsreels of the weeks news of the world news much like a newspaper. I distinctly remember the articles of the the War in Africa, Pacific and Europe. I paid most attention to the War and not so much the other non-war articles. I used to look forward to going there wit her. That tradition started when I was about 2 years old.

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  2. Edward Grubbs says:
    January 26, 2024 at 11:48 am

    During WWll I would frequently take the streetcar from Lincoln Heights and meet my father after work at the Newsreel Theater where we would watch the war coverage. I can recall major battles in the Pacific and the Battle for Monte Cassino in Italy. I believe that it was on Thursday afternoons when (because of the weekly change in programs) one could watch two “programs” for the price of one.

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