VISTA THEATER
4473 Sunset Dr. LA CA 90027 

I recently joined the LA Conservancy and went to one of their Historic Theaters Committee meetings. They always meet at a different historic theater and the last one I attended was at the Vista Theater. Before the meeting starts, you get a tour and a little history. Probably the most interesting thing I learned is that the Vista was constructed on the same site as the sets of D.W. Griffiths’s Babylon-inspired “Intolerance.”  And parts of the set were used in construction of the theater. (Those sets also inspired the designs of the mall at Hollywood and Highland.)

It’s an interesting building because the exterior is Spanish Colinial while the interior is Egyptian. The reason why is that King Tut’s tomb was unearthed in 1922 so America was obssessed with all things Egyptian.

If your a fan of LA history, you should def check out the LA Conservancy. They do walking tours every week all around LA. Tickets are $5 for members, $10 for the general public. Click here to check it out.