Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Another One Bites the Dust - UA Four Star Theater on Wilshire Boulvard in LA

The UA Four Star Theater was built circa 1930 and was home to many notable Hollywood movie premieres, including "Lost Horizon" and "The Grapes of Wrath".  It was even the place where critics got their first exclusive viewing of "Gone With the Wind" before it was released to the public.  In the 1950s and 60s, it was capable of screening films in 70mm and "The Sound of Music" played here in the Todd-AO format.  In the 1970s, the theater served as a revival house for classic films.




In December of 2014, the theater was demolished to make room for a deluxe apartment building.  I took the following photos as it was being torn down.