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The Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles was a movie palace opened in January 1923 as Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre. It was built by impresario Sid Grauman , who had already built the Million Dollar Theatre a few blocks away, but who is best remembered today for his two Hollywood movie palaces, Grauman's Chinese Theatre and Grauman's Egyptian ...
The Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles was a movie palace opened in January 1923 as Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre. It was built by impresario Sid Grauman, who had already built the Million Dollar Theatre a few blocks away, but who is best remembered today for his two Hollywood movie palaces, Grauman's Chinese Theatre and Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.
Paramount Theatre. 323 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014. Closed. Demolished. 1 screen. 3,600 seats. 19 people favorited this theater. Overview. Photos. Comments. View larger map →. Opened as Grauman’s Metropolitan Theatre on January 26, 1923 with Gloria Swanson appearing ‘in person’ for the premiere of her film “My American Wife”.
The evolution of Paramount. Paramount is the sixth oldest surviving film studio in the world; after Gaumont Film Company (1895), Pathé (1896), Titanus (1904), Nordisk Film (1906), and Universal Studios (1912). It is the last major film studio still headquartered in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles.
- May 8, 1912; 111 years ago
- National Amusements
- 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, United States
- Motion pictures
Paramount Theatre. The East Bay’s Art Deco palace. This national historic landmark stands out as one of the finest Art Deco buildings not just in California, but in the country. Designed by famed San Francisco architect Timothy L. Pflueger in 1931, the Paramount incorporates the works of leading muralists, sculptors, and painters.
Becoming the Paramount: The Metropolitan name came off the building in January 1929 and the theatre became the Paramount. Publix was on a similar branding spree up the coast where their theatres called Seattle and Portland both became Paramounts as well. The January 23, 1929 ad in the L.A. Times said:
The Paramount LA’s address is: 2708 E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue; Los Angeles, CA 90033; Click here for Google Maps
