Apple Tower Theatre Downtown Los Angeles Building, California Architecture, US Building
Apple Tower Theatre Los Angeles
Jul 1, 2021
Design: Foster + Partners
Location: 802 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014, United States
The theatre has undergone a complete seismic upgrade and will be enjoyed by generations to come:

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Apple Tower Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles
The curtain lifts on Downtown LA?s Apple Tower Theatre
Apple Tower Theatre, Apple?s newest store in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, has opened to visitors. The design seeks to reinvigorate one of LA?s most historic movie theaters by giving the building a new purpose and restoring its lost glory. The unveiling of Apple Tower Theatre is a significant part of the larger urban regeneration of downtown LA that will strengthen urban retail and community life in this part of the city. Tower Theatre was the first theatre in Los Angeles wired for films with sound:

The design is the result of a close collaboration between the design teams at Apple and Foster + Partners.
Designed in 1927 by prolific motion picture theater designer, S Charles Lee, Tower Theatre was the first movie theater in Los Angeles built to show talking movies. The design restores the distinctive clock tower and exterior terracotta facades, enhances historic interiors and improves the marquees and the Broadway Street elevation, while upgrading accessibility to ensure the building will survive and serve the community long into the future...