The Paradise Theatre in Westchester was located a few blocks south of the Fox Loyola Theatre at 9100 S Sepulveda. It opened on August 23, 1950 and as well as the theatre, there was a bowling alley and cocktail lounge attached. The streamline Moderne style facade has a curved expanse which also has a tower feature, that held the theatre name. Inside the lobby, there was a planted garden and a wall display featuring an illustrated ‘Wall of Fame’ of Academy Award winners since 1927. Inside the auditorium, seating was provided all on a single level. The plain decorative style was relieved by three bare brick recesses on the splay-walls on each side of the proscenium, which contained potted plants. The Paradise Theatre was operated as a second run movie theatre. The last chain to operate the Paradise Theatre was Pacific Theatres, and it later ran as an independent for a short time before being gutted and turned into an office building.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:39:16 +0000
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