Regency Academy Cinemas
1003 E. Colorado Boulevard,
Pasadena,
CA
91106
1003 E. Colorado Boulevard,
Pasadena,
CA
91106
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Operated by: Regency Theatres
Previously operated by: Far West Theatres Inc., Fox West Coast Theatres, Mann Theatres
Architects: Carl G. Moeller, Lewis Arthur Smith
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Styles: Egyptian, Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Bard's Pasadena Theatre, Bard's Colorado Theatre, Academy Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
626.229.9400
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News About This Theater
- Mar 31, 2009 — Academy Theater prized for price and selection
- Oct 5, 2007 — Academy offers enticing discounts
Opened as Bard’s Pasadena Theatre on June 23, 1925 with Marie Prevost in “Bobbed Hair”, and was built and operated by the L. Lou Bard chain Far West Theatres Inc. It was a large theatre with 1,709-seats in orchestra and balcony levels. It was a sister theatre to Bard’s Adams Theatre. It was later renamed Bard’s Colorado Theatre.
It was taken over on July 3, 1942 by Fox West Coast Theatres and renamed Academy Theatre, and was modernized by architect Carl G. Moeller in April/May 1958. It is a former Mann theatre that is now a six-screen art house.
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Linkrot repair: Here is a fresh link to the 1950 Gulistan Carpet ad with the photo of the Academy Theatre’s mezzanine lounge.
“Darryl F. Zanuck, 20th Century Fox Film head, reported to Pasadena police yesterday that his car was broken into and an imported Czechoslovakian Tyrolean hat, valued at $125, was taken last Friday night. Zanuck had been attending a preview at 1003 E. Colorado St. when the theft occurred.”
“Thieves Take Zanuck’s $125 Tyrolean Hat,” Los Angeles Times, October 20, 1952, p.19.
“Mobbed by some 200 young film fans last night as he left the preview of ‘Blue Skies’ at the Academy Theater here, Fred Astaire lost his $1,200 watch, a gift from his wife, during the melee, when the crowd followed him to a nearby parking lot. Also snatched were his hat and handkerchief.”
Bard’s Colorado Theatre looms in the background of this 1927 photo from the Pasadena Digital Archive.
This opened on July 3rd, 1942. Small grand opening ad uploaded.
Please update, total seats 756 Theatre 1 145 (Balcony) Theatre 2 152 (Balcony) Theatre 3 124 Theatre 4 101 Theatre 5 102 Theatre 6 132 Source: Regency Theatres mobile app reserve ticketing system
Regency Theatres Circuit closed its Academy Cinemas - Pasadena 6 on March 16, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic. The theatre bucked the trend of discount houses that closed permanently during COVID-19 by returning in the Summer of 2021 resuming its policy of playing sub-run discount films.
Since January of this year, Regency’s “Academy 6” are now playing first-run films.
Please rename Regency Academy Cinemas
This opened as Bard’s Pasadena (not Egyptian) theatre on June 23rd, 1925. ad:
Bards Pasadena opening 23 Jun 1925, Tue Pasadena Star-News (Pasadena, California) Newspapers.com