PCAD - Hal Pereira

Construction photo of the monolithic reinforced concrete trusses supporting the theatre roof, Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre, Los Angeles, c. 1922; from "Great Balcony in New Grauman Theater Shows Slight Deflection under Test," Southwest Builder and Contractor, no. 1527, 06/30/1922, p. 15

Exterior view of the Metropolitan Theatre while "The Mikado of Jazz" was being performed there, Los Angeles, CA, 1928. From University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Society and Culture Collection, Rene Irene Grage Photograph and Ephemera Collection. PH Coll 1229, Item #SOC8271

Postcard of Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre and Office Building. Los Angeles, c. 1923; from Los Angeles Theatres Blogspot.com

Site map of Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre, location, Los Angeles, 1923; from Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Los Angeles, 1923, (Philadelphia: G.W. Baist Company, 1923), pl. 2

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Pereira and Pereira, Architects

Professional History

Partner, Pereira and Pereira, Architects, Chicago, IL, 1931- c. 1940. By 1942, at least, William had already moved to Los Angeles, CA. Hal collaborated c. 1940 with Robert Law Weed and Edwin T. Reeder, Architects, on the Beach Theatre, Miami Beach, FL. (See "Movie Theater," Architectural Record, vol. 30, no. 8, 08/1941, p. 46-48.)

PCAD id: 2027

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Esquire Theatre, Chicago, IL	1937	Chicago	IL
Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre and Office Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA	1921-1923	Los Angeles	CA

Publications

Naylor, David, American Picture Palaces The Architecture of Fantasy, 220, 1981. "Remodeled Theatre", Architectural Forum, 76: 391-395, 6/1942. Brick and Tile as Utilized in Modern American Architecture, np, 1947.

Hal Pereira (Architect)

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