Golden Gate Theater

Golden Gate Theater is a California Churrigueresque-style movie palace built in 1927 on Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California. In 1982, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The theater closed in 1986; the retail building built around it was damaged in the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake and demolished in 1992. The remaining theater building was left vacant for more than 20 years as preservationists fought with owners and developers over the future of the building. It was finally converted into a drugstore and reopened in 2012.

This article is about the former theater in East Los Angeles. For the theater in San Francisco, see Golden Gate Theatre.
Golden Gate Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Golden Gate Theater, 2008
Location5170 E Whittier Blvd, East Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°1′12″N 118°9′24″W
Built1927
ArchitectBalch Brothers; Vega Corp.
Architectural styleCalifornia Churrigueresque
NRHP reference No.82002192
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1982
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