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Description
Order Number
00071696
Title
Pilgrimage
Theatre
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
Hollywood-Theaters-John
Anson
Ford
Amphitheatre
;
N-003-387.17
4x5
Date
1931
Physical Description
1
photograph
:b&w
Historical Data
Made
of
cast
concrete
, the
amphitheater
was
designed
to
resemble
the
ancient
architecture
of the
Holy
Land
for the
purposes
of the
play
performed
there. The
previous
amphitheater
on the
site
was
built
in
1920
, but a
brush
fire
in
October
1929
destroyed
that
wooden
structure
. The
religious-themed
Pilgrimage
Play
,
written
by
Christine
Whetherill
Stevenson
, was
performed
every
summer
between
1920
to
1941
.
During
WWII
the
theater
was
deeded
to
Los
Angeles
County
and
converted
into
dormitories
for
servicemen
.
After
the
war
, the
play
resumed
until
1964
, at
which
time
it
was
legally
ordered
to
close
due
to its
religious
content
. In the
early
1970s
, the
amphitheater
was
renamed
after
John
Anson
Ford
, in
honor
of his
dedicated
and
successful
campaign
to
revive
the
facility
.
Description
A
man
near
the
entrance
to the
newly
reconstructed
Pilgrimage
Theatre
,
located
at
2580
Cahuenga
Boulevard
East
.
Publisher
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Subject
Pilgrimage Theatre (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.).
Theaters--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles).
Amphitheaters--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles).
Men--California--Los Angeles.
Mountains--California, Southern.
Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.).
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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