Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, Construction, Eighth Avenue elevation 8/3/27

Item Overview

Title

Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, Construction, Eighth Avenue elevation 8/3/27

Uniform title

Tower Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Photographer

Dwyer Studio

Architect

Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990

Date Created

1926-27

Date

1926/1927

Collection

S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Notes

Description

Construction photos show the odd open steel frame along the top of the building to give it increased strength (70104), the scaffolding along the Broadway elevation (70105), a view down into the interior showing the steel framing (70106), and the process of applying the finish decoration on the balcony interior (70107).

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic print

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs
Architectural photographs

Longitude

25.733062

Latitude

-80.3342029

Resource type

still image

Subjects

motion picture theaters
Landmarks