Globe Playhouse, Macha Theatre, The 11:11
1107 N. Kings Rd., West Hollywood Established 1973 The final venue in the old theatre district was the Globe […]
Players Ring Gallery II, The Gary, Pan-Andreas Playhouse, Coast Playhouse
8325 Santa Monica Blvd. Established 1961 The second Players Ring Gallery, another arena-seating venue, opened in September 1961 after the […]
Cameo Playhouse
8365 Santa Monica Blvd. Established 1960 In 1960 a group of actors announced plans to open a theatre in a […]
The Carmel
8163 Santa Monica Blvd. Established 1924 One of the more surprising vanished venues in the district is a movie theatre […]
Players Ring
8351 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood Established 1949 The Players Ring was an offshoot of the Circle, one of the […]
Century Theatre, Civic Playhouse, Warner Playhouse
755 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles Established 1949 In 1949 director John Claar established the Century Theatre Group, backed […]
Gallery Stage, Players Ring Gallery I
8111 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood Established 1952 The Veterans Club, a nightclub at the corner of Santa Monica and […]
The Coronet, Largo at the Coronet
366 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles Established 1947 The Cornet made a name for itself in its first season […]
The Forgotten History of West Hollywood’s Old Theatre District
A few of the actors who appeared on the old theatre district stages, clockwise from top left: Kathleen Freeman, Michael […]