PCAD - Smale, Clarence J., Architect

Exterior view of the Loyola Theatre, later the Abdi-Loyola Medical Building, Westchester, Los Angeles, CA, 2015. From Google Maps/Street View, accessed 11/12/2025.

Satellite view of the Loyola Theatre (center), Westchester, Los Angeles, CA, c. 2025. From Google Maps/Street View, accessed 11/18/2025

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Edith Mortensen Northman, Clarence Justin Smale

Active 1916-

Smale operated in Seattle, WA, in 1916 and 1918 on his own, and in Los Angeles, CA, during the 1920s-1960s.

PCAD id: 829

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
364 South Cloverdale Avenue Apartment Building, Los Angeles, CA	1930	Los Angeles	CA
Colorado Theatre, Lamanda Park, Pasadena, CA	1948-1949	Pasadena	CA
Hawaii Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1939-1940	Los Angeles	CA
Loyola Theatre, Westchester, Los Angeles, CA	1946	Los Angeles	CA
Mitchell, Oliver, Theatre, South Gate, CA		South Gate	CA
Smith House, Hancock Park, Los Angeles, CA	1929-1930	Los Angeles	CA

Publications

Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Apartment Building, 1930", Architecture in Los Angeles A Compleat Guide, 195, 1985. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, "Smith House, 1929-1930", Architecture in Los Angeles A Compleat Guide, 195, 1985. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 191, 1994. Gebhard, David, Winter, Robert, Los Angeles An Architectural Guide, 190-191, 1994. "Hawaii Theater to Open Tomorrow in Film City", Los Angeles Times, E1-E2, 05/05/1940. "Large Theater Scheduled", Los Angeles Times, E3, 11/19/1939. Betsky, Aaron, "A Lasting Reminder of the Glory Days of the Cinema in Westchester", Los Angeles Times, WSJ2, 1992-12-03. Kaplan, Sam Hall, "A Dream Theater Is Forced to Wake Up to Reality", Los Angeles Times, J1, J10, 1982-05-07. "Unusual Theater Design Draws Attention", Los Angeles Times, 14, 02/18/1940.

Links

Colorado Theater 2588 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107