| Clune’s Auditorium |
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| Address |
427 West Fifth Street |
| Opening Night Seating Capacity |
2700 |
| Original Theatre Owner |
Temple Baptist Church |
| Original Theatre Architect |
Charles E. Whittlesey |
| Years of Operation |
unknown (operating as a motion picture theatre circa 1914 through at least 1920) |
| Type of Musical Accompaniment |
Church pipe organ and 20-piece orchestra |
| Current Status |
Demolished |
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Clune’s Auditorium was originally built in 1906 as the Temple Baptist Church, which doubled as a public auditorium with its more than 2500 seats. When William Clune leased the auditorium for motion picture presentations in 1915 it was the largest motion picture theatre west of New York, New York. Clune’s lease appears to have terminated in 1920.
The venue was subsequently leased to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1920s, as which time it was referred to as the Philharmonic Auditorium.
References: Additional information provided by Lars Hedlind and Joe Vogel. |
