Globe Theatre (Los Angeles)

	Globe Theater
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	The building in 2014
	Location of building in Los Angeles County
Location	740 S. Broadway, Los Angeles
Coordinates	34°02′38″N 118°15′14″W / 34.044°N 118.254°W
Built	1913
Architect	Morgan, Walls & Morgan
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
Part of	Broadway Theater and Commercial District (ID79000484)
Designated CP	May 9, 1979

The Globe Theatre, originally the Morosco Theatre, and Garland Building, is an office building and theater at 744 S. Broadway in the Broadway Theater District of the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles. It opened in 1913, has 11 stories, and was designed in Beaux-Arts architectural style by the firm of Morgan, Walls & Morgan. Alfred F. Rosenheim designed its interiors. As of 2024 the venue is again closed, but has a capacity of 2,000.

The Globe opened in 1913 as the Morosco Theatre with a seating capacity of 782, used for full-scale live dramatic theater, and built for impresario Oliver Morosco. The Garland Building was office space, forming a single building with the theater^[2]

The Globe was converted into a movie theater during the Great Depression, and later on showed Spanish-language films until the 1980s^[2] It was converted into a swap meet in 1987.^[2]

As of June 2014^[update], the space was being remodeled as an entertainment venue^[3] The restored marquee was relit June 24, 2014.^[4] and served during the late 2010s and early 2020s as a multipurpose space for music, theatrical events and films, also as a nightclub where D.J.s like Questlove performed,^[5] with a capacity of 2,000.^{[citation needed]}

The Globe was again permanently closed as of 2023.^[6]

References

^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Globe Theatre/Garland Building". LA Conservancy. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ Pool, Bob (January 25, 2014). "Checking out Broadway's old theaters of the superb". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
^ Pennacchio, George (June 25, 2014). "Globe Theatre Marquee on Broadway Relit". KABC-TV. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
^ Sppuhler, Robert (25 August 2017). "In Downtown Los Angeles, the Return of the Movie Palace". New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
^ Lecaro, Lina (21 December 2023). "Is the Globe Theatre Downtown Closed for Good?". LAmag. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

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