Fairfax Cinemas

7907 Beverly Boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA 90048

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BenBarbash
BenBarbash on August 13, 2007 at 7:49 pm

BTW, my district manager noticed the show advertised in poster case is “Sally,” a film released in 1929. Could this mean the Fairfax was built before 1932?

BenBarbash
BenBarbash on August 13, 2007 at 7:47 pm

I’m the general manager of the Fairfax for Regency Theatres and must thank you, ken, for posting the link for that fantastic photo. What really amazes me is the pre-developed nature of the neighborhood as visible in the distance at the extreme left of the photo. I think those are actually dirt roads leading off Beverly (and Beverly itself might be a dirt road as well). It’s also interesting to note what appears to be the original ticket booth, which suggests the surviving booth we have today is indeed a relic of Fox West’s one-time ownership.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 7, 2007 at 3:58 am

Here is a photo from the CA state library:
View link

mistertopps
mistertopps on June 12, 2007 at 9:57 pm

It’s great that LA now has a 2nd run arthouse theatre. Whenever I’d miss something great, I’d have to drive out to Pasadena to see it at the Academy 6. This theatre also seems to get some random programming too— when the Kingdom of Heaven directors cut came out, it only played at this theatre. Strange.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 14, 2007 at 1:41 pm

I guess my page expired. If you enter Fairfax on the search engine for the CA state library, you will see the theater pictures.

CTCrouch
CTCrouch on May 14, 2007 at 6:30 am

The theatre is still open and looks about the same as it did under Laemmle. Regency seems to be operating it as a second run art house.

Lanstrider
Lanstrider on May 14, 2007 at 5:27 am

I don’t have detailed memories of this place. But I do remember attending a couple shows when it was run by Cineplex. I caught the David Cronenberg flick “The Fly” and “Flght of The Navagator”.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 10, 2007 at 11:20 pm

There are four photos on this page from the CA State Library:
http://tinyurl.com/2wadap

Bway
Bway on February 7, 2007 at 6:55 pm

Patsy, I was just by there the other day, but can’t remember if the ticket booth was still there. I went by fast, and never got around to going back again.
I wonder what will become of the theater, it appears to be in good condition.

Patsy
Patsy on January 27, 2007 at 7:31 pm

ken mc: Better late than never as they say.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 27, 2007 at 7:18 pm

It was pretty hard to read. I must have walked up and down Fairfax for ten years before I noticed the writing on the wall.

Patsy
Patsy on January 27, 2007 at 7:01 pm

And it’s a shame that the signage on the rear of the building has been painted over as that is an important piece of nostalgia and that theatre.

Patsy
Patsy on January 27, 2007 at 6:59 pm

If it is closed, what happened to the unique ticket kios or is it still there?

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on January 27, 2007 at 4:13 pm

ken mc;Thanks for the update. What a shame, and after 70+ years being there! I am so glad that I managed to capture it before it disappeared.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 27, 2007 at 3:39 pm

The signage has been painted over, unfortunately.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on January 27, 2007 at 1:59 pm

Two photographs I took in January 2005:
Facade & Entrance
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/370858198/
Signage on rear of stage house:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/370859150/

Patsy
Patsy on January 18, 2007 at 1:01 am

And the ticket kios is one of the most unusual I have ever viewed on CT.

Patsy
Patsy on January 18, 2007 at 12:59 am

I don’t know if this is the theater, but I recently read that Nicholas Cage once sold popcorn at a Fairfax Theater so wonder if this is the one.

Knatcal
Knatcal on January 16, 2007 at 2:22 pm

The one and only time I visited this theater was to see a collection of old pornographic silent film loops entitled “The Good Old Dirty Days.” The film was forgettable. The interior of the theater was not anything specially, most likely due to its remodeling. As well the parking in the area was not great. In any case I do hope this theater survives under some ownership as it is still worth preserving something with so much history.

MagicLantern
MagicLantern on October 6, 2006 at 9:23 pm

There’s a nice old photograph of the Esquire at the very back of Canter’s if you want to know what it looked like. Canter’s kept the structure of the marquee, and you can still see where the ticket booth use to be, even though it’s now bricked up completely.

JAlex
JAlex on October 6, 2006 at 9:21 pm

It was the Esquire Theatre. Canter’s moved into the space around 1953.

timkidd123
timkidd123 on October 6, 2006 at 9:03 pm

jalex…do you know the name of the theater that is where Cantor’s is now? thanks

jmarellano
jmarellano on October 5, 2006 at 11:39 pm

It looks like it is going to be a mix of art and second run.

William
William on October 5, 2006 at 11:20 pm

The Regency Theatre chain also operates the Academy 6 in Pasadena, Lido in Newport Beach, Redondo Beach Cinema 3 (former GCC South Bay 1,2,3), along with other plex around the Southern California area. Two of the owners are former Local 150 projectionists.

http://www.regencymovies.com/index.php?theaterid=

MagicLantern
MagicLantern on October 5, 2006 at 10:12 pm

Reopened as of today as a $3 Regency theatre!