Los Angelest Theaters

Illustration of the Los Angeles Conservancy walking tours of the Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District. Orpheum Theatre, 1926, architect G. Albert Lansburgh.  (Paul Rogers / For The Times)

Illustration of the Los Angeles Conservancy walking tours of the Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District. Terrazzo sidewalk decoration in front of the Los Angeles Theatre. S. Charles Lee believed “The show starts on the sidewalk.”  (Paul Rogers / For The Times)

Illustration of the Los Angeles Conservancy walking tours of the Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District. Orpheum box office.  (Paul Rogers / For The Times)

Illustration of the Los Angeles Conservancy walking tours of the Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District. Now adapted for retail, the original Pantages Downtown retains little of its former glory. The staircase on the left was the entrance to the segregated balcony section, a reminder of changing times.  (Paul Rogers / For The Times)