>Built in 1927 at the prominent corner of Whittier and Atlantic Boulevards in unincorporated East Los Angeles, the former Golden Gate Theatre is one of a handful of neighborhood movie palaces remaining in Southern California. It was the first building in East Los Angeles to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
>The Spanish Churrigueresque-style theatre was designed by William and Clifford Balch, who also participated in the design of the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire Boulevard and the Fox Theatre in Pomona. The Vega Building, a historic retail building that once surrounded the theatre, suffered severe damage from the 1987 Whittier Earthquake and was demolished in the early 1990s. The theatre sat vacant until it was adapted for use as a CVS retail pharmacy in 2012.
Interesting
CharlesP2009 on
Kinda ominous looking
Oldschooldrool on
Well, that’s depressing.
rcowie on
There’s a church in my town in an old movie theater. Im not a church goer so ive never been but its a huge building. When I was a kid it was a second run movie theater. Several months after a movie came out you go watch it there for something like a dollar.
Choice-Dot-5581 on
That’s a very regal looking building for a pharmacy.
Rogue_Spirit on
I *need* to see interior images
ETA found a tiktok video, looks crazy!
NoContextCarl on
This conveys the vibe of CVS well – dark, depressing and devoid of help.Â
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>Built in 1927 at the prominent corner of Whittier and Atlantic Boulevards in unincorporated East Los Angeles, the former Golden Gate Theatre is one of a handful of neighborhood movie palaces remaining in Southern California. It was the first building in East Los Angeles to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
>The Spanish Churrigueresque-style theatre was designed by William and Clifford Balch, who also participated in the design of the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire Boulevard and the Fox Theatre in Pomona. The Vega Building, a historic retail building that once surrounded the theatre, suffered severe damage from the 1987 Whittier Earthquake and was demolished in the early 1990s. The theatre sat vacant until it was adapted for use as a CVS retail pharmacy in 2012.
Interesting
Kinda ominous looking
Well, that’s depressing.
There’s a church in my town in an old movie theater. Im not a church goer so ive never been but its a huge building. When I was a kid it was a second run movie theater. Several months after a movie came out you go watch it there for something like a dollar.
That’s a very regal looking building for a pharmacy.
I *need* to see interior images
ETA found a tiktok video, looks crazy!
This conveys the vibe of CVS well – dark, depressing and devoid of help.Â
And staffed with the requisite 1.34 employees
It looks like Dracula opens a dollar store
It’s haunted