Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)

The Pantages Theatre, formerly RKO Pantages Theatre, is a theater in Hollywood, California. From 1950 to 1960 it was the venue of the annual Academy Awards. Until 1977, it served as a cinema and has since been used as musical theater.

History

The Pantages Theatre was built by architect B. Marcus Priteca on the 6233 Hollywood Boulevard for the organizer Alexander Pantages. It was at the time of construction as the largest movie theater in Hollywood and was the first art deco cinema in the United States. The stage mechanics, among others with lift, was considered the most modern of their time. Was originally a 12-storey building planned with ten floors of office space and two floors cinema, the construction was stopped due to the global economic crisis after the second floor. The Pantages was opened as part of the Pantages Theatre Circuit on 4 June 1930. As the first film Flora Dora girl was shown with Marion Davies.

First alternated in the play mode screenings with vaudeville performances from, but it went from 1932 to solely to show movies. In the same year, the financially troubled Alexander Pantages Theater, the film sold to Fox West Coast Theatres. Howard Hughes bought the building in 1949 and incorporated it into his RKO Theatre Circuit. He moved the business premises of the second floor. From 1950 to 1960, the RKO Pantages Theatre was the venue for the Oscars.

In January 1977, the Pantages Theatre was closed as a cinema and reopened the following month as a theater under the direction of Nederlander Group. To date, it is considered one of the leading (music) theaters in Los Angeles. In addition, TV shows, movies or music videos are filmed in the Pantages regularly, for example, the concert scenes from the 1980 film The Jazz Singer appeared emerged in the Pantages. Rare find rock concerts, so Shakira In 1997, her first concert in the U.S. in Pantages.

In 2000, the Pantages for ten million U.S. dollars has been completely refurbished. In 2007 there were plans to the Pantages, the original building plans following to add the missing ten floors.