Paramount Theatre (Los Angeles)
The building in 1925 | |
| Former names | Metropolitan Theater |
|---|---|
| Address | 323 W. 6th and 536 S. Hill Street Los Angeles |
| Coordinates | 34°02′51″N 118°15′10″W / 34.04740°N 118.2529°W |
| Type | Movie palace |
| Capacity | 3600+ |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1921–1923 |
| Renovated | 1952 |
| Closed | 1960 |
| Demolished | 1962 |
| Years active | 1923–1960 |
| Architect | George Edwin Bergstrom William Lee Woollett |
Paramount Theatre, formerly Metropolitan Theater or Grauman's Metropolitan Theater, also known as Paramount Downtown, was a movie palace and office building located at 323 W. 6th Street and 536 S. Hill Street, across the street from Pershing Square, in the historic core of downtown Los Angeles. It had an additional entrance connecting it to the Broadway Theater District and it was the largest movie theater in Los Angeles for many years.