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American architect

Lewis Arthur Smith
Born	(1869-02-26)February 26, 1869 Ohio
Died	March 13, 1958(1958-03-13) (aged 89)
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	F. W. Smith

Buildings	Vista Theatre El Portal Theatre Rialto Theatre Ventura Theatre

Lewis Arthur Smith (1869–1958) was an American architect responsible for many theaters in the Los Angeles area, most notably the Vista, El Portal, Highland, and Rialto in South Pasadena.

Biography

Lewis Arthur Smith was born in Ohio in 1869 to German parents. He had one sister three years his elder.

By 1910, Smith was living in Los Angeles. In 1914, he married F. W. Smith, however she died sometime between 1920 and 1930. Smith was living with his sister as of 1930 and died in 1958.

Career

Smith worked extensively with Bard's and Fox West Coast Theatres in the 1920s, and had designed approximately forty theaters for them in total. He was a partner with William Pennell in 1920.

Smith's notable theaters (in Los Angeles unless otherwise noted) include:

T and D Hippodrome Theatre, Taft, California (1917-1918, destroyed by fire in 1950)
Casino Theatre (1921)
Circle Theatre (1921)
Tivoli Theatre (1921)
Wilshire Theatre (1921)
Rivoli Theatre (1921-1922)
Bard's Hollywood Theatre, also known as Vista Theatre (1923)
Carmel Theatre (1924)
Bard's Egyptian Theatre, Pasadena, California (1924-1925)
Bard's West Adams Theatre (1924-1925)
Fox Uptown Theatre (1924-1925)
Beverly Theatre, Beverly Hills, California (1924-1925, demolished 2005)
Manchester Theatre (1924-1925)