Last Of Los Angeles' Movie Palaces

Even with a downtown revival, Los Angeles cannot attract amenities such as movie theatres.

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February 17, 2006, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In those days, before World War II, downtown L.A. was the movie capital of the world...Seventy years later, the area is struggling to keep its last movie venue afloat: the Laemmle Grande, which is barely breaking even...Even as downtown enjoys a revival of sorts, with a sizable population jump projected as scores of housing developments open in the next few years, the area has had difficulty attracting certain amenities, including movie theaters."

FULL STORY: Movie Tradition Fading to Black

Friday, February 17, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

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