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Forum Theatre  
Address Pico at Norton
Opening Night Seating Capacity 2000
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect Edward J. Borgmeyer
Years of Operation unknown (operating in 1925)
Type of Musical Accompaniment Kimball theatre pipe organ
Current Status Building exists; converted to a church

The Forum Theatre was a first-run house. The theatre was part of the Warner Bros. circuit.

The theatre was used as a screening facility and offices for Cinerama in the 1950s and 1960s. The theatre is now utilized as a Korean church.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485 : with additional information provided by Lloyd Cohn and William Gabel.

 

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