Smith worked on a number of Los Angeles-area theatre buildings with Lilly and Fletcher Company as building contractors; Smith also had an office in the Lilly and Fletcher Building in Los Angeles in 1924; he worked extensively for the Bard's and Fox West Coast chains in the 1920s, and designed approximately 40 theatres in total; Partner, Smith and [William] Pennell, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, c. 1920.

Smith was born c. 1868 in OH; according to the U.S. Census of 1910, Smith lodged at 228 1/2 Broadway; he was not married at the time, and roomed with two other men, both jewelers. He lived with his wife at 2040 West 31st Street, Los Angeles, CA, in 1920. Smith was widowed by 1930; he lived with his sister, Amelia, at 1001 1/2 North Normandie, Los Angeles, CA, in a $50-per-month rented residence. L.A. Smith died after 1930.

Smith's parents were both German. His sister, Amelia, was born c. 1866.

According to the U.S. Census of 1920, L.A. Smith (born c. 1869 in OH) had married F.W. Smith, who was ten years his junior. She was born c. 1879 in NY; her parents were both from NY. He was 45 when they married, suggesting that he married her in 1914. She had died on or before 1930, as "Louis Smith" was listed as being a widower in the U.S. Census of that year.

An erroneous death date for L.A. Smith, 1926, was made in PCAD, but corrected 05/07/2010. The architect was known professionally as "L.A. Smith." Birth and death information on Smith was provided by John Ripley, email to the author, 07/28/2013.

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