2025 E 4th St Long Beach Ca 90814 Art Theatre33771812118166992

2025 E. fourth St. Long Beach, CA 90814 | map |

Opened: January 22, 1925 as the Carter Theatre with a Spanish outside and a somewhat Oriental themed interior. The owner was a Mr. J. West. Carter. Information technology'southward on the north side of the street only east of Reddish Ave. Thanks to Mark Peacock for the 2010 photo on Flickr. Run across the Vintage Theatres photo set for more than of his peachy piece of work.

Website: ArtTheatreLongBeach.org | on Facebook     Phone: 562-438-5435

Seating: 636 originally.

Architects: It was designed past Robert C. Aldrich. Thanks to Cinema Treasures contributor Dallas Movie Theaters for the research. They notation that in 1924 or 1925 Aldrich described the venue every bit a Spanish style firm with a sloped floor with six anxiety of pitch for clear viewing angles.

This item appeared in the Baronial 22, 1924 issue of Southwest Builder and Contractor:

"C. H. Bigelow...has the contract to erect a $35,000, ane-story brick store and motion-picture show theatre building at 2025-2029 Due east 4th St., Long Beach...for J.W. Carter."

An advert for the new theatre appearing January 21, 1925, the solar day before the opening. Thanks to Mike Rivest for locating it.

A January 22, 1925 opening day photograph with the theatre playing "The Siren of Seville" starring Priscilla Dean. Thanks to Dallas Picture Theaters for locating the photo for a post on Cinema Treasures. They note that the theatre's Style D Wurlitzer organ was said to exist the biggest in town.

The Long Beach architectural house of Schilling & Schilling did a deco style remodel after the 1933 earthquake. Upon reopening, it was chosen the Lee Theatre afterwards the the owner East.H. Lee. This item had appeared in the April fourteen, 1933 issue of Southwest Builder and Contractor:

"Theater repairs-- Architect & Engineer Schilling & Schilling...are taking bids...for repairing theater edifice at 2025 E. 4th St. for E.H. Lee. Repair brick front wall, new burn wall and decorating, marquise..."

Remodel piece of work in 1947 designed by Hugh Gibbs included a new marquee. Joe Vogel found a mention of the project in the May xvi, 1947 outcome of Southwest Builder & Contractor. The owner at the time was Milton Arthur of Cabart Theatres.

It became the Art Theatre in 1949. Thank you to Mike Rivest for locating this January 15 ad. He notes that this is the earliest one he could locate with the theatre'southward new name.

A May 1950 Boxoffice commodity located by Ken McIntyre noted that that the theatre was then endemic by some other Art, Art J. Thomas. He had recently purchased the business firm. Howard and Florence Linn took over the theatre get-go in the 70s and ran it until 2008.

Condition: It's live and well. Information technology'due south an independently owned theatre running fine art house type fare. The Art Theatre is the only celebrated theatre still operating in Long Embankment. Information technology had a $i million dollar makeover past new owners in 2008 which included the addition of a coffee bar and wine bar in the foyer. The work was done with reference to 1933 blueprints and included exterior restoration, new signage and an upgrade of projection and sound systems.

The Art Theatre on Video: See the 6 infinitesimal 2008 video "Art Theatre of Long Embankment" featuring Jan Van Dijs, one of the developers of the projection, discussing the renovation. It's on YouTube.

Interior views:

The auditorium in 1969 later on a bit of a burn down. It'due south a photo on the website of Cal State Dominguez Hills from the Long Embankment Firemen'south Historical Museum Photographs Collection. Also see a photo of the charred booth front wall after the consequence.

A look in from the back of the house afterwards the restoration projection. It'south a photo by John Hough that appeared on the Art Theatre website in 2008. John also posted it on the Theatre Compages Facebook page in 2021. Visit John's website for photos of many more theatres he's explored: www.ornatetheatres.com

A closer await at the proscenium. Photo: Art website - 2008

Making way for a new postal service-virus seating configuration. The photo past Kirsten Kansteiner appeared with "Hospitality as we know it will be vastly different...." an April 2020 article by Brian Addison for the Long Beach Post.

More outside views:

c.1925 - A look at the original facade of the edifice when it was still the Carter Theatre. Super sleuth Michelle Gerdes found this ane on eBay. A Gloria Swanson moving picture is playing.

1947 - It was chosen the Lee Theatre in 1947 when this photo was taken. They were running "Desire Me" with Greer Garson and Robert Mitchum. It'southward a photo in the Los Angeles Public Library collection.

1969 - A chip of a fire during the run of "A Man and a Woman" and "Interlude." The photo is on the website of Cal State Dominguez Hills from the Long Beach Firemen'due south Historical Museum Photographs Collection. Also in the drove from this event: firemen on the roof | another street view |

1973 - A dainty view looking west that was posted by Loren Sauer on the now-defunct platform Webshots.

1981 - The Art with "One Eyed Jacks" and "The Missouri Breaks." Cheers to American Classic Images for the photograph from their drove.

c.2005 - A view from the now-vanished website for Midnight Insanity, a group that used to present "Rocky Horror" at the Fine art Theatre.

2005 - A prissy view of the vertical once posted past K. Safer on the now-defunct platform Webshots.

2007 - An artily canted view of the erstwhile neon on the Art vertical in an LAist story past Elise Thompson: "The Real Punk Lives of Orange County," a tale about filming a documentary at the theatre.

2007 - Earlier the restoration project. "December Boys" was playing. Photo: Pecker Counter

2008 - A look into the ticket lobby before restoration. Thank you to Debra Jane Seltzer for her photograph, 1 appearing on page seven of the California Theatres section of her delightful site Roadside Architecture.

2008 - A vertical sign detail. Photo: Debra Jane Seltzer - Roadside Architecture. Head to her site for additional 2008 and 2013 photos of the theatre.

2008 - The new sign beingness installed by Michan Sign Co. The photograph by Jeff Gritchen appeared on a post called "Artsy Fartsy." for Long Beach Seen, the blog he was doing while working as a staff lensman for the Long Beach Printing Telegram. Jeff's web log posts continue, now with a wider focus than simply Long Beach, as So Cal Seen.

2008 - The theatre'southward formal portrait on the occasion of the completion of the restoration project. It's a photo that in one case appeared on the theatre's website.

2009 - A view from the west after the restoration work. Photo: Michelle Gerdes

2009 - A signage detail. Photograph: Michelle Gerdes

2009 - Some other wait at the vertical. Photo: Michelle Gerdes

2009 - The restored boxoffice. Photo: Michelle Gerdes. Thank you, Michelle! This and other Art photos are part of her "Theatres - California" set on Flicker. Too encounter her "Theatre" folio on Flickr for a list of other sets documenting hither many explorations.

2010 - Thanks to Ralph Combs for this shot. He has it on Flickr.

2020 - Thanks to Rudy Serrano for this marquee shot. it was a mail on the Photos of Los Angeles Facebook page.

2020 - A view west on 4th. It was a postal service on the Fine art Theatre Facebook page.

More Information: Movie house Bout has 24 exterior and vestibule photos from Ron Pierce and Bob Meza on their page devoted to the theatre.

See the Cinema Treasures page for many stories as well every bit links to additional photos. Joe Vogel has washed his usual impressive research work tracking the theatre's proper noun changes and ownership.

Meet the folio here on this site virtually Long Beach'south earlier venue on The Expressway named the Art Theatre.

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