Roosevelt Theatre
Former theater in Los Angeles, CA
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Roosevelt Theatre, also known as Chotiner's Parisian Theatre and Fox Parisian Theatre, was a movie theater located in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Address | 803 South Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34.0576°N 118.2919°W |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Type | movie |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1921 |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Expanded | 1930 |
| Closed | c. 1958 |
| Demolished | before 1985 |
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History
Roosevelt Theatre, designed by Walker & Eisen, was built in 1921[1] and opened in 1922.[2] The building was originally one story and the theater had a capacity of 800.[1]
The Chotiner Company leased the building in 1930, after which Richard D. King added a second story and also remodeled the theater in the art deco style. The theater's name changed to Chotiner's Parisian Theatre after the remodel.[1][2]
In 1938, the theater obtained an elephant and paraded it down Vermont Avenue in conjunction with the screening of Gunga Din.[3]
The theater was later purchased by Fox West Coast Theaters, who renamed the theater Fox Parisian Theatre.[2] It closed c. 1958, after which a neighboring restaurant expanded into the building. The building was demolished sometime before 1985.[1]