 The building in 1903 | |
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| Address | 548-550 South Main Street Los Angeles |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′44″N118°14′57″W / 34.0456°N 118.2492°W |
| Type | Live and movie theater |
| Capacity | 1027 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1887 |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Renovated | 1915, 1937 |
| Demolished | 1973 or 1974 |
| Architect | Robert Brown Young |
Burbank Theatre, also known as Morosco's Burbank Theatre, Pelton's Burbank, Gore's Burbank, Burbank Burlesque Theatre, and Burbank Follies, was a theater located in downtown Los Angeles.
Burbank Theatre, a project of the same David Burbank the city is named after, was designed by Robert Brown Young and opened in 1893, with construction starting six years prior. In 1900, Oliver Morosco leased the theater and renamed it Morosco's Burbank Theatre. [1] [2] The theater, which sat 1027, [2] was considered one of the major theaters in Los Angeles around this time, [3] but it was also a financial failure until Morosco took over. [4]
In 1915, the theater was remodeled into a movie theater. By 1917, it was named Pelton's Burbank and was home to the New Burbank Musical Comedy Company. By 1921, the theater had been renamed again, this time to Gore's Burbank. In 1937, the theater was redesigned in the Art Deco style and began showing newsreels. By the 1940s, the theater was showing movies and hosting burlesque. In the 1950s, the theater was known as Burbank Burlesque Theatre and Burbank Follies. [1] [2]
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