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EL APITAN THEATRE BUILDING . HOLLYWO D. ALIFORNIA EX TER I R DE IGNED HY MORGAN. WALL & LEME T . ARCHITECT
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The Archileel nnd Enltineer F bruary. 1927
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OL. LX 'XVIII
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FEBRUARY, 1927
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N de ignin g thi th atre the problem wa to plan a dramati' hou e that would have rath r an exotic character , in e the th atr i in Hollywood, where a majori ty of the r id nt d mand the extraordi
nary. It wa for thi rea on that I lect d the Ea t Indian type which had not heretofor been u ed in outh rn a lifo rnia . The l' ult hav been mo t gratifying. The type e med to I nd admirably to the olu t i n of the problem in e in d tail it i graceful and the oloring d lightfu l. Fortunately, we weI' able to ecure the er ic of 11'. meraldi, a d orator who worked with m in great ympath y.
The t h atre eat 1500 and i trictly a dramati playhou with larg tag and plendid quipment. A delightfully d igned gr n room for the arti t i a f atur .
In front of the th atre i a omm rial building, the pi tu re of which how a well ex ut d t ru t ure of ix tori and ba ement, and ixty feet in d pth. Th fa ad i d ign d in pan i h and how t h
cl v r imaginat i e mind of it d ign l' ,M r. Morgan, \ all and CI ment ,architect of Lo Ang I . Thi firm al 0 did t he exterior entrance lobby which i mo t attra t i e.
One of t h tI'iking f atu)' of the in terior f the th atre i th large foyer on t he m zzanin , r tful though olorful, and ry popular with th patron of the t h atr . The building and playhou w r on-tru ted at a total approximate 0 t of 1, 00,000. . E. Tob "man i
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EL ,APITA T HEATRE B JLDINC. HOLLYW OOD. ALTFOR I EXTERI R DES IC E O OY r.t RCA . W ALL & LEMENT . AR HITE T
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EL APITAN THi':ATR~~ U ILO.lNG. 11 [.LYWOOD. ALlF Il I EXTERIOR DE I NED MY M It AN. W .t.L . LEM I~ TS. R H ITE T
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EL AP ITAN THEATRE BUILDINC. H OLLYWOOD. EXTERIOR DESICNED BY MORCAN. WALL & CLEME NTS.
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CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTS
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EL APITAN THEATRE BUILDING. H LLYW 00. ALlFOnNIA EXTERIOR DESIGNED BY MORGAN. WALL &. LEMENTS. AR HITE 1'S
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DETAIL. EL APITAN THEATRE BUILDING. H OLLYWOOD Exterior desi~ned by Morgan . Walls & lemenls . Ar ch itects
\ OME . NGE. EL AJ>ITAN THEATRE. HOLLYWOOD Interior d igned by G. A. Lansbu r l<h . Architect
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EL APITAN THEATRE. HOLLYWOOD. ALIFORNIA INTERIOR DE ICNED BY C. A. LAN BURCH. AR HITE T
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EL APITAN THEATRE. HOLLYWOOD. CALIFORNIA INTER I R DE IGNED BY G. A. LAN BURGH. ARCHITECT
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EL CAPITAN THEATRE. H LLYWOOD. ALIF'ORNIA lNTERlOR DE IGNED BY G. A. LAN BURGH. R H1TE T