Roxie Theatre
Roxie Theatre | |
The building in 2014 | |
Location of building in Los Angeles County | |
| Location | 518 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°02′51″N 118°15′03″W / 34.0476°N 118.2509°W |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | John M. Cooper |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Part of | Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484) |
| LAHCM No. | 526 |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | May 9, 1979 |
| Designated LAHCM | March 20, 1991 |
Roxie Theatre is a historic former movie theater in the Broadway Theater District of Los Angeles, California. The venue opened in 1931 as the last theater to be built on Broadway. Architect John M. Cooper's Art Deco design of the Roxie remained the only theater of that style in the downtown neighborhood. In 1978, Metropolitan Theatres converted the space into a Spanish-language filmhouse. Following the Roxie's closure in 1989, the lobby was converted into retail space whereas the auditorium was left intact.