Granada Theater Collection
1925-1987
Edward Eichenbaum
The Granada Theater, designed by Edward E. Eichenbaum for Levy and Klein Architects, opened in 1926 and continued to operate as a movie theater into the mid-1970s. However, the theater was demolished in 1989. The Spanish Baroque-style theater was the fifth largest movie palace in the United States at the time of its demolition. The collection is comprised of architectural drawings and photographs taken shortly before demolition and now represents the final and most complete documentation of the lost building.
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Black and white photographic prints and architectural reprographic prints.