La Reina Theater

USA / California / Los Angeles / Ventura Boulevard, 14622
Site of the La Reina Theater, a single screen cinema that operated here from 1938 to mid-1980's. Only facade remains...

14626 Ventura Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

photo 1 from LA Public Library website
photo 2 - GeoX
The place is located in La Reina Place
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Coordinates:   34°9'4"N   118°27'6"W

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  • La Reina theatre (closed) The art deco Sherman Oaks movie house, opened in 1938, was designed by famed cinema architect S. Charles Lee. A technical innovation -- adding acoustic panels and plaster to the rear wall to minimize sound distortion -- made the La Reina noteworthy. It was renovated in 1988 into shops. Lee designed many of Los Angeles' most memorable theatres, and in the Valley did the Reseda (1948), the Burbank (1948), the Encino (1939), the Rivoli (1939), the Valley (1938) and the Tujunga (1937).
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