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Originally Posted by HossC

The theater, originally known as Bard's Hollywood Theatre, was designed by Lewis A. Smith and opened in 1923.


LAPL

From cinematreasures.org, here it is as Bard's Hollywood Theatre.


cinematreasures.org

A couple of reminders of how the Vista looked in the 1970s and 80s:


water and power


water and power

And now:

gsv

Vintage Theaters sunk a ton of money in the Vista. I'm glad they restored the roofline, but I miss the neon outlining it. Developer and first owner, Lou Bard, was an actual person. Lou Bard's Playhouse was a vaudeville and movie house.

There's talk of a hotel next door.

The Vista played Detroit in "True Romance" (1993) as I'm sure many of you recall.





P.S.

Then:

LAPL (detail)

Now:

gsv

The "B" for Bard remains:

militantangeleno