{"nrhp_refnum":"98001633","name":"Warner Brothers Theatre","other_names":["Warner Bros. San Pedro Theatre","Warner Grand Theater"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"478 W. 6th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Pedro","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":33.738723519000075,"lon":-118.29232082299995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-01-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story reinforced concrete movie palace at 478 W. 6th Street in downtown San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, built in 1931 for Warner Brothers and designed by B. Marcus Priteca, with retail storefronts along its street facade.","why_significant":"It is an outstanding and largely intact example of the 1930s neighborhood movie palace, and the only one of three sister theaters built by Warner Brothers in Los Angeles suburbs that remains intact. It was designed by prominent theater architect B. Marcus Priteca in Moderne and Art Deco styles. Its rehabilitation has been central to redevelopment efforts in downtown San Pedro.","narrative":"Opened on January 20, 1931, this 1,600-seat movie palace in downtown San Pedro was built by Warner Brothers at a cost of $500,000 and was the first sound-equipped theater in the South Bay area. Architect B. Marcus Priteca designed the reinforced concrete building in a Moderne style with Art Deco ornamentation, including fluted columns, chevron and zigzag patterns, a marquee and a vertical blade sign. Five retail storefronts line the 6th Street facade. Inside, the auditorium features a starburst ceiling, an ornate proscenium arch and metallic paint finishes. It was one of three similar Warner theaters built in Los Angeles suburbs; the Huntington Park theater was divided into two, and the Beverly Hills theater was demolished in 1989. Later known as the Juarez Theater, it reopened as a variety arts center in 1993 and was bought by the City of Los Angeles. Exterior, layout and most original materials remain intact, and rehabilitation continues.","period_of_significance":"1931 - 1949","architect_builder":"Priteca, B. Marcus","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Moderne and Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Owned by the City of Los Angeles since the mid-1990s and operated as a movie house and performing arts center, with a phased rehabilitation underway.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.808558-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/98001633.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001633/6c3b5f6053-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001633/6c3b5f6053-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warner_Grand_Theater,_San_Pedro.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warner_Grand_Theater,_San_Pedro.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859605","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Grand_Theatre","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7969723"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/warner-brothers-theatre-98001633/"}