Photographer: Shulman, Julius / Subject: motion picture theaters - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, etched glass panel

Description:: Main entrance to the auditorium. No matter what aisle one is to be accommodated at, he enters thru this main portal. All ushers' resistance has been overcome by this mode of entrance. This feature has been protected in the Note on back of photograph: Patent Office by the Architec
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

De Anza Theatre, foyer

Description:: Streamline Moderne
Date:: 1937-39
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, ticket booth, entry doors

Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, auditorium

Description:: The simple interior of the auditorium is enlivened by gently undulating walls that are abruptly interrupted by angular partitions that frame and enclose a pair of gigantic paintings of flowers flanking the proscenium.
Date:: 1939-40
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, tower at night

Description:: This night view shows the power of the illuminated image to draw customers into the theatre. The indirect illumination of the pylon creates a glowing tower that can be seen from afar. Glass block walls make the building glow from within.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Picwood Theatre, Los Angeles, foyer, candy counter

Description:: This photograph by Shulman reveals a mural on the left wall, the veneered woods below the mural and the sleek lines of the candy counter and popcorn machine.
Date:: 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Bay Theatre, Pacific Palisades, entrance to ladies' lounge

Date:: 1948-49
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

De Anza Theatre, lounge

Description:: Streamline Moderne
Date:: 1937-39
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

De Anza Theatre, façade

Description:: Streamline Moderne
Date:: 1937-39
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

De Anza Theatre, auditorium

Description:: Streamline Moderne
Date:: [between 1937-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Picwood Theatre, Los Angeles, foyer entry

Description:: Lee uses curves and indirect lighting to create complexity in the foyer. Julius Shulman's lighting adds drama to the photograph of the space.
Date:: 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, proscenium

Description:: The typical proscenium arch has been dispensed with, although it is still indicated by the swags of the valance and the curtain before the screen. Decoration is minimal, concentrated solely on the curved portion of the side walls flanking the screen.
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, side wall

Description:: Abstract metal sculptures evoking a pineapple ornament the side walls. Their reflective surfaces and the wavy reflective stripes behind them give a touch of elegance of Regency Moderne to the otherwise utilitarian auditorium.
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, foyer

Description:: Sleek banquettes upholstered in a striped fabric are set into the walls of the foyer. An overhanging cornice creates the opportunity to conceal indirect lighting and reduces the space to a human scale. A narrow screen pierced by square, framed cut-outs is located at the end of the banquette, enhancing a sense of enclosure.
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, foyer

Description:: As the theatre was a re-use of an earlier building, Lee had little opportunity for interior structural changes. For the foyer, Lee chose modern, rectangular lines. Paneled auditorium doors and the simplified Greek key design painted on the upper wall add interest..
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, auditorium

Description:: The overlapping wall and ceiling surfaces, illuminated by indirect lighting, create a powerful perspective that focuses on the screen. The floor plan (2070001) and ceiling plan (2070001) show how the effect was achieved. Oversize leaf forms decorate the walls. Dark borders edging the ceiling panels accentuate the perspective.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, exterior

Description:: The realized building is less dramatic, partially because it is sited on a prosaic small-town street. Nevertheless retains the portholes and swooping form of the roofline. The pylon sign and the curving marquee command the corner site.
Date:: 1939-40
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, foyer

Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, auditorium entrance

Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Admiral Theatre, Hollywood, street elevation

Description:: entrance and marquee
Date:: 1939-40
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, street elevation

Description:: The Academy Theatre was Leeýs most fully realized design in the Streamline Moderne mode. The extensive use of glass block, stainless steel, curved forms and modern graphics gave the building an image of modernity that suited the transitory commercial building type of the motion picture theatre, but was not often attempted in residential architecture or most commercial architecture.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, exterior

Description:: Lee's design was adapted to remodel the old Town Hall on the site. The pylon with its scalloped sides and the marquee are the only design elements on the exterior.
Date:: 1944-45
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, lounge

Date:: 1939-40
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, photograph of rendering

Description:: The rendering shows a super streamlined design built up from overlapping circles. Glass block and a stark white finish enhance the sleek modern image. A comparison with the architectural drawing of the façade (2070002) shows how Lee developed the design of the tower to depict a reel of film unwinding.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Bay Theatre, Pacific Palisades, candy counter

Date:: 1948-49
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Shulman, Julius
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

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Academy Theatre, Inglewood, etched glass panel

De Anza Theatre, foyer

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, ticket booth, entry doors

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, auditorium

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, tower at night

Picwood Theatre, Los Angeles, foyer, candy counter

Bay Theatre, Pacific Palisades, entrance to ladies' lounge

De Anza Theatre, lounge

De Anza Theatre, façade

De Anza Theatre, auditorium

Picwood Theatre, Los Angeles, foyer entry

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, proscenium

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, auditorium, side wall

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, foyer

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, foyer

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, auditorium

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, exterior

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, foyer

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, auditorium entrance

Admiral Theatre, Hollywood, street elevation

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, street elevation

Lakewood Theatre, Lakewood, exterior

Mayfair Theatre, Ventura, lounge

Academy Theatre, Inglewood, photograph of rendering

Bay Theatre, Pacific Palisades, candy counter

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