An opening night crowd gathers outside the Hyman Theatre, 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1910 |

An opening night crowd gathers outside the Hyman Theatre, 802 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1910 In late 1910, the Hyman Theatre (part of a mini chain of six theaters) opened at 802 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on the southwest corner of 8th and Broadway. This is a photo of the opening night crowd as it gathered before (or after?) the show. Within a year, the theater would be rechristened the Garrick. It was demolished in March 1927 to make way for the historic Tower Theatre, which opened in October of that year. For me, though, the most interesting part of this photo is that elaborate 7-bulb streetlight on the left. Talk about fancy!