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City Council Votes To Consider Granada Theater As Historic-Cultural Monument

Posted by Contributing Editor on January 13, 2021 in Hollywood | Leave a response
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The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to reconsider designating the vaudevillian Granada Theater in South Los Angeles as an L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument.

The 1,000-seat theater, located at 632 N. Avalon Blvd. in Wilmington, was opened in 1926 to host vaudeville performers as part of the West Coast Theaters chain. It switched operators several times since and has been used as a performance arts center, filming location, movie house, Spanish cinema theater, church and special event venue, according to the Wilmington Granada Friends organization.

The Wilmington Granada Friends organization has been working to raise money and reopen the theater as an independent movie house and performance center.

“Reopening the Wilmington Granada theater will not only create jobs but will stimulate the economy by offering performances and films,” the organization states on its website.

“Wilmington Granada Friends is currently searching for local vendors and community programs interested in becoming part of our mission. We look forward to working closely with Wilmington’s residents and commerce.”

The theater was under consideration to be listed as a Historic-Cultural Monument but the time for consideration expired. The motion to reactivate consideration was introduced by Councilman Joe Buscaino.

“We have an incredible opportunity to historically designate a vital part of Wilmington’s history,” Buscaino told City News Service after the vote. “Every Wilmington native will share stories of their childhood memories of this theater. The Granada Theater has the potential to help revitalize the downtown corridor, so we’re moving today on a motion to designate it as a historically protected monument.”

City Council Votes To Consider Granada Theater As Historic-Cultural Monument was last modified: January 13th, 2021 by Contributing Editor

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