Vine Theatre
6321 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6321 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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William, thank you so much. Sorry for the confusion.
Hi Adrian M your post should go under the Ricado Montalban Theater listing on this site. This Vine Theatre opened in 1937 as the Admiral Theatre. On the second program picture it says located between Sunset and Hollywood Blvd..
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Hi all, our grandmother (97 y/o) grew up in the area and says the theater was called “Vine Street Theater” in 1929. Her father-in-law producer George Sherwood used to produce plays there. Earliest record we have with the “Vine Street Theater” name is 1929. I scanned a program cover, and specific page which shows 1929 (and George Sherwood name as well):
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We have a few of these programs in our possession.
That marquee looks nice! I hope they are succeeding with renting it out often.
PS — to be clear about the post above, the theatre on Sunset near Bronson had clearly been closed for years.
I lived on Bronson Ave in Hollywood when I first moved to LA in 1977. At that time, there was an old movie theatre near the northwest corner of Bronson on Sunset. They often put movie ads on the side of the building looking east towards Bronson. I particularly remember an enormous Exorcist 2 The Heretic ad. At one point it was used as some sort of studio space, then was torn down, perhaps in the early 80s. Anyone have any idea what it was? It appeared to be at least as big as the World.
Here is an older photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y6b6h5y
DOCUMENTARY ON CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD CINEMAS – Lookn for interviewees, photos, videos of old hollywood
Hello,
I’m and independent filmmaker working on a documentary about old movie theatres in hollywood (Iris, Warner, Pacific, Hollywood, Vogue, Grauman’s Chinese, Egyptian etc..) that have had an impact on the hollywood community, both as a symbol of Hollywood as well as the historical and heritage effects it has had on “hollywood” as an industry. We are profiling theatres that are currently functioning as well as the obsolete. If you worked in these theatres back in the day (during their highlights) and have interesting stories to tell, photos to show, video to talk about I would like to hear from you. Many older movie houses are being demolished due to new developments and it is important to help future generation know and understand how these movie palaces have helped shaped the Hollywood we know today. If you have any photos or videos with personal stories you’d like to share, please contact me (323) 876-0975 – – You must owns the materials you are willing to share (taken the picture- recorded the videos, written the letters, etc…)
If you do have materials you’d like to send that may help in accurate information, you are welcome to send it to me.
Jorge Ameer
Classic Hollywood Cinemas
Box 3204
Hollywood, California 90028
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This week the Laserium sign finally came off the marquee and private rental information has returned.
They have shows in the planetarium, exhibits, a 200 seat multi-media theater… For details, to to:
http://www.griffithobs.org/
Interesting, I didn’t realize this was the same operation that used to do the laser shows at the Grifith Observatory, I had gone to a laser show at the Grifith Observatory about 10 years ago. I was sorry to hear they closed the show at the observatory. What do they use the Observatory for now?
From today’s LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/y8m72tp
That was fast.
According to their website, the Laserium has now closed. www.laserium.com
there are 2 many left decaying in L A reverting to Churches only as last resort as Religouse Buildings Have no TAX!
I remember growing up in Hollywood in the 60s This was called Rectors Admiral it showed Budget 3rd or 4th Run movies it looked a nice house in its hey day back in 40s or 50s but declined and was dusty and shabby
Here are some photos taken yesterday:
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Wow, it looks great!
Definitely an improvement.
Update on the relocated Laserium:
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The Vine appears to still be in decent condition.
The Admiral can be seen in this 1952 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/rydb3p
The Vine is going to be the site of the new Laserium
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According to Yelp, somebody rented it out and showed a Morrisey documentary in November.
They’re clearly still in rental operation, plus they have a new (equally incoherent) message on the machine.
How much could it really cost them to run second-run shows again? The prints have gotta be next-to-nothing and you could run the place with two guys.
The Ted Mikels movie “Girl in Gold Boots” features a night club called The Haunted House that apparently was on Hollywood Blvd and had a bandstand located in the mouth of an enormous snake head. Someone on IMDB claimed that club is now The Vine. It seems unlikely, since the info here claims the Admiral was operating in 66, and underwent renovation in 68 (the year Gold Boots was released). Anybody know anything about The Haunted House?
Also, Gold Boots has a “driving around Hollywood” montage that includes a nice shot of the Cinerama Dome playing Camelot.