After the Final Curtain: The Roxie Theatre in Los Angeles, California opened on November 25, 1931. It was the last theater in Los Angeles’s Broadway Theater District to open, and was built on the site of Quinn’s Superba Theatre, which was demolished to make way for the new theater. The Roxie originally had 1,637 seats, and was designed primarily for motion pictures, but had a small stage house so it could hold live performances.
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There’s something so creepily haunting and fascinating about seeing the inside of the decaying Roxie Theater. The theater itself is the perfect scene for a horror movie and truly embodies the magic of a historical landmark. I am so glad they haven’t torn down the Roxie. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve driven by The Roxie and have been fascinated by its mere existence. My dad grew up going to the theater. I love that something so old and haunted by tragedy can still be standing in a day and age where land is scarce, and property is extremely valuable. There is no logical reason for The Roxie to still be standing, but it continues to defy the odds and gives the city a rich history, representing the past and the struggles of the entertainment industry to get to where it is now. I can’t wait to see how it changes over the next 10 years.
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