People like to romanticize Hollywood, California with its shiny light and stars, but they love to romanticize old fashion Hollywood. For the Pantages Theater, this is where you get to feel like a star because when you see the bright light and the word Pantages Theater flashing then that how people know they are in Hollywood. The Pantages is one of the many outstanding landmarks in Hollywood. The Pantages opened on June 4, 1930, and was managed by Rodney and Lloyd Pantages, with a huge excitement from everyone. The Pantages Theatre will host The Academy Awards ceremonies between 1950-1959 with such notables star as Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis. Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly showing their face and waving to the photograph and the fans before they were entering the theater. In 1963, it hosted the wildly anticipated Hollywood Premiere of the epic motion picture, “Cleopatra.” here. Even Howard Hughes acquired the Pantages Theatre, for a while. Then in 1977, the Nederlander Organization and The Pacific Theatres convert the famed movie palace into a new showplace for live entertainment. The Pantages give individuals who like the old style of Hollywood with a 21st-century update. After several touch-ups and refurbishment over the years, it recaptures its 1930 look and luxury for the 21st-century.
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What Kevin Lynch said about landmarks “They have frequently used clues of identity and even of structure and seems increasingly relied upon as a journey become more and more familiar.” (Lynch pg.2) The Pantages Theatre is one of many landmarks that people use in Hollywood to tell them where they are at in the
What Kevin Lynch said about landmarks “They have frequently used clues of identity and even of structure and seems increasingly relied upon as a journey become more and more familiar.” (Lynch pg.2) The Pantages Theatre is one of many landmarks that people use in Hollywood to tell them where they are at in the