As with so many of the great cinema palaces of the 1930s, the opening of the Fox Wilshire Theater at 8440 Wilshire Boulevard was a big deal, with the obligatory Hollywood searchlights raking the night sky and crowds of movie fans out front. This movie house was a flagship in the Fox chain, so this was an especially big night on September 19th, 1930. The film chosen to christen the place was “Animal Crackers” starring the Marx Brothers, who were fresh off the success of their previous film, “The Cocoanuts.” (1929) The theater is still around and is now known as called the Saban.
Check out the stunning Art Deco interior!
A daytime shot taken in 1933:
Construction of the Fox Wilshire Theatre, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, May 8, 1930:
Wow! Fantastic pictures of the Fox Wilshire Theatre, and what a crowd waiting to buy tickets and get in. They knew how to build movie theatres back then. back then!
Wow! Fantastic pictures of the Fox Wilshire Theatre, and what a crowd waiting to buy tickets and get in. They knew how to build movie theatres back then.
As with so many of the great cinema palaces of the 1930s, the opening of the Fox Wilshire Theater at 8440 Wilshire Boulevard was a big deal, with the obligatory Hollywood searchlights raking the night sky and crowds of movie fans out front. This movie house was a flagship in the Fox chain, so this was an especially big night on September 19th, 1930. The film chosen to christen the place was “Animal Crackers” starring the Marx Brothers, who were fresh off the success of their previous film, “The Cocoanuts.” (1929) The theater is still around and is now known as called the Saban.
Check out the stunning Art Deco interior!
Wow! Fantastic pictures of the Fox Wilshire Theatre, and what a crowd waiting to buy tickets and get in. They knew how to build movie theatres back then. back then!
They sure did, didn’t they?!?
Wow! Fantastic pictures of the Fox Wilshire Theatre, and what a crowd waiting to buy tickets and get in. They knew how to build movie theatres back then.