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Ad for "Oklahoma!" (December 24, 1955) [Enlarge]

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Downtown (2005)

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The large United Artists sign can be seen from far down Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles

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The theatre was home to Dr. Gene Scott, a televangelist who died in 2005

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According to a few websites, the theatre was restored by Scott's church

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The beautiful marquee lights up this far end of Broadway — On the right side of the picture frame is the Orpheum's large, red sign, another classic movie house that still stands

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According to author David Naylor's book, "Great American Movie Theaters" (The Preservation Press, 1987), the theatre opened in 1927 — Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were apparently involved with the development of the movie palace through their formation of the United Artists studio

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The box office

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The theatre as seen on an early Sunday evening