Ladies and Gentlemen, in case you missed this announcement on our webcast, our Saturday venue is the beautiful Million Dollar Theater!
From Cinematreasures.org:
“Sid Grauman’s first major theatre was named Grauman’s Theatre when it opened on February 1, 1918 with William S. Hart in “The Silent Man” Following the hype over its price tag, it soon became known as Grauman’s Million Dollar Theatre, although it was not officially named this until 1922. The auditorium was built behind the twelve story Edison office building, the exterior is a magnificent example, of a variation of Spanish Rococo style, known as Churrigueresque. Deeply molded features decorate the theatre entrance and higher up on the facade are heroic figures of the arts, with symbols of western Americana, such as bison head, eagles and longhorn steer skulls, all the work of sculptor Joseph Mora.”
The theater is only a few blocks from the Standard Hotel, and we will provide shuttles for quick transportation or a map for those who prefer to walk and take in a little of Downtown LA
More photos are available to see at our newly created Flickr page! We plan to add more venue/downtown photos as we go, and also plan on putting some actual (PG-13 and below) Convention photos up here!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinscon/
