Roxie Theatre

518 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles, CA 90013

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rivest266
rivest266 on March 14, 2021 at 1:11 pm

Grand opening ad from Evening Post Record posted in the photo section.

rivest266
rivest266 on March 14, 2021 at 1:04 pm

The Roxie started its Spanish-language policy on January 29th, 1978. Grand opening ad posted.

El Roxie inició su política en español el 29 de enero de 1978. Se publicó un anuncio de inauguración.

Matt Lambros
Matt Lambros on February 8, 2019 at 5:52 pm

I photographed the Roxie a few years ago. Check out some photos and a short write up at After the Final Curtain

spectrum
spectrum on April 22, 2015 at 6:56 pm

There is a facebook page for the Roxie Theatre – run by someone advocating for the theatre’s restoration. Includes some nice current interior photos. A little dilapidated but definitely restorable. The page is at:

www.facebook.com/roxietheatre

drb
drb on January 15, 2012 at 1:54 am

The Roxie, or at least a good shot of its terazzo and a few glimpses of the marquee, is seen in “The Muppets” (the 2011 movie), as seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WWWTW1P8rQ

vokoban
vokoban on January 13, 2012 at 10:00 pm

Here are a few photos I took today of the Roxie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vokoban/6693424923/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/vokoban/6693425389/in/photostream/

socal09
socal09 on June 8, 2011 at 12:16 pm

The Roxie looks pretty sad these days especially now that some moron went and graffitied over the Roxie letters on the tower above the theatre. I’m not sure what you do with all these old cinemas on Broadway now that everyone stays home with VOD and Netflix.

BillCounter
BillCounter on March 8, 2011 at 10:41 am

A great 30s view with the Roxie marquee still using milk glass letters:
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It’s in post #9 on a Jalopy Journal Forum:
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Anyone have any idea what archive this photo comes from? I can’t make out the title on the marquee but it appears it’s something with Kay Francis.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 19, 2010 at 8:43 pm

Here is the Roxie looking better than usual:
http://tinyurl.com/y5re637

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 13, 2009 at 10:49 pm

Here is an August 1974 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/pepvd4

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on May 7, 2009 at 7:51 am

Those are pretty neat. The box office being dropped in the middle of the orchestra section is a unique touch:

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DONKIM
DONKIM on May 7, 2009 at 7:30 am

A couple curent interior photos of this theatre can be seen at flickr.com.
Just type in Roxie Theatre, Los Angeles.
Go to page 3 and scroll down and click on the second picture for a shot on the main auditorium with a partial view of the left side of the proscenium and screen.
Click on the first small picture on the right to see a nice side wall view of the Roxie auditorium.
These are the first current color interior photos that I have seen of the Roxie.

BhillH20
BhillH20 on April 22, 2009 at 1:40 pm

The exterior of this theater has not changed much in the last 45 years yet there is 22 views of the same exterior! Just wondering why…

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 4, 2009 at 5:01 pm

Here is the Roxie sizzling in the February heat of Los Angeles:
http://tinyurl.com/cjblpc

monika
monika on July 29, 2008 at 10:15 am

I posted a diptych of the Roxie and the Palace on my Flickr page:
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Yves Marchand
Yves Marchand on June 22, 2008 at 5:40 am

Vokoban, I had permission from the owner to take a look at the auditorium by the support of the LA Conservancy.
I’ll send you the contact info by email.

vokoban
vokoban on June 21, 2008 at 5:52 am

Yves, did the owner show any interest in opening the theater at some point? Did they allow you to take any photos? I’d love to see the inside of the theater.

Yves Marchand
Yves Marchand on June 20, 2008 at 10:37 pm

We’ve been inside the auditorium last week (thanks to the owner), which is behind a clothes store and not used as storage like the Cameo and Arcade. There is still the original ornamentations on the stage, light fixtures on the sides were certainly modified in the 50’s and there is no remaining seats on the orchestra (we’ve not been on the balcony). The curtain is still there too.

nickb
nickb on March 11, 2008 at 10:40 pm

Here’s a photo from the Public Library of Broadway at Fifth. You can see the Roxie with what looks like a rectangular marquee. The Library’s holding page says the theatre features Mickey Mouse (and dates the photo as circa 1920s, but hey).

stevebob
stevebob on March 4, 2008 at 8:28 pm

Wow, thanks, Joe! I just knew there had to be neon. And that photo is of such high resolution that it can be highly magnified, too, to show some great details.

I haven’t seen very many pictures that show the Fifth Street Store’s (aka Walker’s, Milliron’s, Ohrbach’s) vertical sign — nice surprise there.

And how beautiful the street lamps were along Broadway then! I never understood why they were replaced with the plain ones (i.e., with the lights hanging in a downward position) by the 1960s, while that earlier, more ornate variety persisted for many years on other downtown streets.