Mayan Theater

Mayan Theater

Mayan Theater in Los Angeles
Mayan Theater
Location within Los Angeles
Address 1038 South Hill Street
Los Angeles, California
United States
Coordinates 34°02′28″N 118°15′32″W / 34.041028°N 118.259005°W / 34.041028; -118.259005
Construction
Opened August 15, 1927 (1927-08-15)
Architect Stiles O. Clements
Website
www.clubmayan.com
Reference no. 460

The Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, California, is a landmark former movie palace.

History

Designed by Stiles O. Clements of Morgan, Walls & Clements and opened in August 1927, the façade of the Mayan Theater includes stylized pre-Columbian patterns and figures designed by sculptor Francisco Cornejo. This is his major work.

Originally a legitimate theater, the Mayan Theater is a prototypical example of the many excessively ornate exotic revival-style theaters of the late 1920s, Mayan Revival in this case. The well-preserved lobby is called "The Hall of Feathered Serpents," the auditorium includes a chandelier based on the Aztec calendar stone, and the original fire curtain included images of Mayan jungles and temples.

The theater has been a location in many films including The Bodyguard, Save the Tiger, Unlawful Entry, Rock 'n' Roll High School, and A Night at the Roxbury.

In 1990, the Mayan Theater, with most of its lavish ornament intact, became a nightclub. It is designated as a Historic Cultural Monument.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mayan". Cinema Treasures. Cinema Treasures, LLC. Retrieved 4 January 2013.


Coordinates: 34°02′26″N 118°15′33″W / 34.040530°N 118.259127°W / 34.040530; -118.259127

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