PCAD - City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, Griffith Park, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

2700 North Vermont Avenue
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA 90027-1247

OpenStreetMap (new tab)

Google Map (new tab)

Google Streetview (new tab)

The Los Angeles Greek Theatre was located in Vermont Canyon.

Overview

Completed through a donation of Griffith J. Griffith, who also gave land to establish the municipal park that bore his name, the Griffith Park Greek Theatre held its first performance on 09/25/1930.

Building History

This Griffith Park Greek Ampitheater was built after Col. Griffith's death (d. 07/06/1919) in 1930 according to a design that he had created. It cost approximately $205,000 to complete in 1929-1930.

The US military requisitioned the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park for housing troops during the Second World War.

Building Notes

Tel: (323) 665-1927 (2008).

Alteration

The original, bi-lateral Greek bays bounding the stage on each side were removed at some point. Each of these bays was topped by a gable roof and had an entablature supported by two Doric columns place in antis.

PCAD id: 1378

Publications

Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Greek Theatre, Griffith Park", Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 170, 1994.

Links

Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1925 +)

City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, Griffith Park, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (1929-1930)

Publications

Links