.jpg) The building in 1903 | |
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| Address | 548-550 SouthMain Street Los Angeles |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′44″N118°14′57″W / 34.0456°N 118.2492°W /34.0456; -118.2492 |
| 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 asMorosco's Burbank Theatre,Pelton's Burbank,Gore's Burbank,Burbank Burlesque Theatre, andBurbank Follies, was a theater located indowntown Los Angeles.
Burbank Theatre, a project of the sameDavid Burbankthe city is named after, was designed byRobert 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 inLos Angeles around this time,[3] but it was also a financial failure until Morosco took over.[4]
In 1915, the theater was remodeled into amovie 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 theArt Deco style and began showingnewsreels. By the 1940s, the theater was showing movies and hostingburlesque. In the 1950s, the theater was known as Burbank Burlesque Theatre and Burbank Follies.[1][2]
The theater was demolished in 1973[2] or March 1974.[1]