Salvation brings preservation

The stage curtain and elaborate proscenium arch surrounding the stage opening and ceiling of the United Artists Theatre in the Ace Hotel and theater building.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

A visitor makes his way through the lobby area of the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Downtown is undergoing a renaissance and the Ace Hotel, which opened this year, has added to the changing cityscape.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Exterior detail of the Ace Hotel.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Exterior detail of the Ace Hotel.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

New furnishings complement the original interior of the 1927 United Artists Theatre next to the Ace Hotel.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Sparkling street lights highlight the renovated Forum, which reopened in January as a concert venue.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

The Forum Club in the Forum is busy on Jan. 15 in Inglewood.   (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the media take a tour of the newly reovated Forum in Inglewood on Jan. 14. The previous owner of the venue used it as a mega-church and concert venue.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Photographers take photos of legendary performers who have played at the Forum in Inglewood, which reopened after a multi-million-dollar renovation on Jan. 15.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A sold-out crowd listens to the Eagles perform at the newly renovated Forum on Jan. 15 in Inglewood.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

The exterior of the Forum in Inglewood has beeen repainted in its original colors of red and white. Purchased by the Madison Square Garden Co., the historic venue has undergone a renovation and officially reopened Jan. 15 with a concert by the Eagles.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)