Woodley Theatre

Woodley Theatre was designed by Train and Williams for Robert W. Woodley and built by the Los Angeles Investment Company's construction department in 1913. Located across the street from Majestic Theatre and Tally's Broadway, this theater was designed for vaudeville and movies, sat 900, Its opening night screening was a double feature consisting of Dr. Nicholson and the Blue Diamond and Never Again. The theater was referred to as Woodley Theater until at least 1917. In 1917, Mack Sennett acquired the theater and renamed it Sennett Theater; the following year, the theater was renamed Victory Theatre. The re-construction was designed and built by Frank Meline Company and the total cost,…

Woodley Theatre was two-stories tall and originally featured a colonial architecture facade illuminated by 120 electric lamps in a variety of colors. The theater's entrance was finished in Mexican onyx and mahogany. In 1920, the theater was re-designed in the Mission Revival style, complete with ornamental iron work and an iron marquee that extended the entire front of the building. The new facade was constructed of stone and colored plaster. The new lobby occupied the full width of the building and featured a high vaulted ceiling. Box offices were located at each end and the lobby also featured an Aztec fountain with colored lighting effects. The auditorium was 100x60 ft and lit by a great…