Vogue Theatre
6675 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6675 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD CINEMAS – a JORGE AMEER documentary
Where the movie theatres are the stars!!!!
LOGLINE: Where the movie theatres are the stars!!!! An in depth look at the movie houses that have helped shaped the history and heritage of Hollywood from its golden age to today.
enjoy the trailer/promo to my doc CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD CINEMAS coming soon in theatres. join the fb page – upload (via vimeo) or embed this trailer. If interested in booking this film at your theatres or venue, please let us know
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I always enjoyed going to the Vogue Theatre and finally getting to work it as a projectionist.
The Vogue and Fox theaters are both owned by the Helen T. Wilkes Company Trust. The daughter of Mrs. Wilkes was the last known trustee of the estate and she used to live in Upland. I am Mrs. Wilkes God-daughter and know this information first-hand. Mrs. Wilkes' father, Dr. Townsend, was a dentist and he and his family lived on the same small court as Cecile B. DeMille. Mrs. Wilkes babysat for Mr. DeMille’s children when they were young. She would be very sad to see the condition of her family’s investments. They are both being leased to that club company – very sad…
A photo I took of the Vogue at night, May 16, 2010:
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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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I see that the tree is still there.
Much more fitting….
Well thats good news. Boy they let that tree issue get bad over the years.
I forgot to mention the ficus trees will be replaced by Mexican fan palms.
Good news for anyone who cares about the tree issue. All of the ficus trees along the boulevard will be removed as of 2011, per The Hollywood Entertainment District. The facades and marquees currently obscured by those awful trees will be revealed and further damage to the sidewalks will be prevented. That’s great news.
I think Artie might be thinking of the Ritz Theatre across the street. During that time Mann Theatres operated the theatre and ran regular Hollywood feature films.
Work has started again on this place. All of the front doors have been removed and there’s a big gaping whole into the building. The wreck of a lobby seems to have been painted all black at some point. The outer lobby is a mess. Not sure if this is the original nightclub project starting up again or a conversion to a restaurant or retail.
Theatre showed XXX flicks in the mid-80S.
Some photos I took last week:
(Yes, the ever popular tree is still there.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3575261784/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3574392555/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3574393307/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cakeight/3574393977/
Hahahaha Ken, I just read you March post today, and almost bust a gut with the “Vogue and it’s tree” comment!!
That ridiculously placed tree appears to have already been there, although trimmed in the old photos from the 1980’s. But even trimmed, what a RIDICULOUS place to plant a tree!
Is the theater still vacant?
Here is a 1957 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ocbsbq
Here is the Vogue in better days:
http://tinyurl.com/c2demq
http://tinyurl.com/cxghft
Here is the Vogue and the tree, taken yesterday:
http://tinyurl.com/cw8esx
Great photos….but there’s that ridiculous tree again!
Boxoffice Magazine of October 19, 1959, featured an illustrated three-page spread about the Vogue, which had recently reopened after undergoing a $225,000 remodeling, designed by architect J. Arthur Drielsma.
I’d forgotten how the carpet extended all the way to the sidewalk.
They should have just planted palm trees instead. They require less maintenance, and they don’t block signage.
At one time the city did maintain them when I worked the theatres on Hollywood Blvd..
The tress are a nuisance and the city doesn’t maintain them. You can’t see any signage as you drive down Hollywood Blvd. and they are starting to damage the siddwalk as they grow taller and the roots spread.
As I mentioned on some of these Hollywood Blvd Theaters, I don’t understand what kind of strange thinking (or lack thereof) makes someone decide it’s a good idea to plant a tree right in front of a marquee. It makes no sense whatsoever. I love trees, but this is one time I think the ones in question should be cut down. What were they thinking?
The interior is currently being completely gutted and renovated into a nightclub venue (as is the Fox down the street on the south side)