Wednesday, April 8, 2009

'L' is for "Los ..." & "Lincoln ..." (abc Wednesday)

Join Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC Wednesday Round 4!

The old Los Angeles theatre on Broadway St. in Downtown L.A. See more views from Broadway Street on my Mostly LA County blog.

UPDATE: Los Angeles Theater, 1931; S. Charles Lee - architect; 615 S. Broadway; "A Baroque motion-picture palace. Twin Corinthina columns frame the central notched arch. Above, a varied skyscraper is provided with pinnacles and other sculptured forms. The interior grand staircases and rich decorations is as French Second Empire as the street facade. Probably the finest theater building in Los Angeles."

THE Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. (Photo by my son - I.C.B. - with his cell phone.)

14 comments:

Pat said...

Love Los Angeles...

Cezar and Léia said...

Dear Tash!
The first picture is fantastic! What a fancy columns!And that blue, blue , blue sky! Perfect!
Your son did a great picture using cell again!
Kind Regards
Léia

Virginia said...

The top photo is amazing. That is one fine theatre. I scrolled down and thought, "Dang, they've got a replica of the Lincoln Memorial inside that thing???" LOL!
V

Sherrie said...

Hi!
Really like your "L" photos! Have never been to either one of them. Would like to some time! Have a great day!!

Sherrie

VP said...

The first image is awesome, really a great shot. Not bad the son with the phone, maybe a bit more "angle"... Very good "L" photos!

Sylvia K said...

Absolutely stunning shots! Wow! Love that blue, blue sky! Perfect for the "L" day!

James said...

Hi Tash,great pics! Los Angeles has some cool old buildings. I wish that I would have taken pictures when I lived in the area. Have you been inside the theater? That would be some nice pictures.
Thanks for sharing your photos.

crocrodyl said...

Beautiful! Wonderful architecture! Great photos!

Linda said...

What a frilly theatre! And the cell phone quality is impressive. Nice composition too.

Anonymous said...

did you grab this shot on the way to the bloggers picnic or did you go on one of those theater tours?

Tumblewords: said...

Wow - these are great photos!

Jay said...

That is an incredible building! And the picture of Lincoln taken on a phone is pretty good, too - it's quite amazing what nice pictures they can take in the right hands!

On behalf of the team, thanks for taking part in ABC Wednesday this week!

photowannabe said...

I love the variety of things everyone has done for the letter L. Yours are very original. Good post.

humanobserver said...

And I feel that Lincoln prays for peace all over the world :)