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Burbank Theatre

The building in 1903
Address	548-550 South Main Street Los Angeles
Coordinates	34°02′44″N 118°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 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.

History

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. The theater, which sat 1027, was considered one of the major theaters in Los Angeles around this time, but it was also a financial failure until Morosco took over.

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.

The theater was demolished in 1973 or March 1974.

References

1. ^ "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)". Water and Power Associates. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
2. ^ Gabel, William. "Burbank Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
3. "Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. September 12, 1978.
4. Michelson, Alan. "Burbank Theatre, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

• Former cinemas and movie theaters in Los Angeles
• Demolished theatres in Los Angeles
• Theatres completed in 1893
• 1890s architecture in the United States
• 1893 establishments in California
• 1973 disestablishments in California
• 1974 disestablishments in California
• Buildings and structures demolished in 1973
• Buildings and structures demolished in 1974