Wilshire Boulevard theatre district (historic)

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The Wilshire Boulevard theatre district (historic) is a former cultural hub in Los Angeles known for its concentration of landmark movie palaces and live performance venues along Wilshire Boulevard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
theatre district ⓘ
associatedWith development of Wilshire Boulevard as a major Los Angeles artery ⓘ
growth of automobile culture in Los Angeles ⓘ
comparedWith Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles) ⓘ
culturalRole center for live stage entertainment ⓘ
former cultural hub for film premieres ⓘ
currentStatus many original theatres repurposed or demolished ⓘ
partially preserved ⓘ
declinePeriod second half of the 20th century ⓘ
followsRoute Wilshire Boulevard ⓘ
hasCharacteristic automobile-oriented boulevard design ⓘ
large marquee fronts ⓘ
neon signage ⓘ
streetcar-oriented development in early years ⓘ
hasFunction entertainment destination for Los Angeles residents ⓘ
regional nightlife center ⓘ
hasNotableVenue El Rey Theatre ⓘ
Pico Drive-In vicinity (early cinema area) ⓘ
Saban Theatre ⓘ
Wiltern Theatre ⓘ
heritageStatus contains designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments ⓘ
contains properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
influencedBy Hollywood film industry ⓘ
Los Angeles real estate boom of the 1920s ⓘ
linked to: 1920s Los Angeles
knownFor Art Deco architecture ⓘ
Streamline Moderne architecture ⓘ
concentration of movie palaces ⓘ
live performance venues ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
United States ⓘ
partOf Greater Los Angeles theatre history ⓘ
Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles ⓘ
linked to: Central Los Angeles
peakPeriod 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
primaryUse cinema exhibition ⓘ
live music performance ⓘ
theatrical performance ⓘ
transportationContext served historically by Wilshire Boulevard transit lines ⓘ
urbanContext commercial corridor ⓘ
mixed-use corridor ⓘ

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Saban Theatre → partOf → Wilshire Boulevard theatre district (historic) ⓘ
Bullocks Wilshire building → partOf → Wilshire Boulevard architectural corridor ⓘ
linked to: Wilshire Boulevard theatre district (historic)
Museum Row on Wilshire Boulevard → partOf → Wilshire Boulevard cultural corridor ⓘ
linked to: Wilshire Boulevard theatre district (historic)
Fox Wilshire Theatre → isPartOf → Wilshire Boulevard theatre district (historic) ⓘ