Saban Theatre
The Saban Theatre ( /səˈbɑːn/ sə-BAHN) is a historic theatre in Beverly Hills, California, formerly known as the Fox Wilshire Theater.[2] It is an Art Deco structure at the southeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Hamilton Drive designed by architect S. Charles Lee and is considered a classic Los Angeles landmark. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 2012.
Former names
- Fox Wilshire Theatre
- Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills
8440 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California
United States
Temple of the Arts
2,000
Live entertainment venue
September 19, 1930
1981
0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Art Deco
April 3, 2012[1]
Notable events include:
Since Sterling Venue Ventures took over management, the Saban has become a dominant force on the LA music scene. Notable events include:
Starlet disappearance (Folklore)[edit]
In May 1944, thirteen-year-old Patsy Ruth Brown disappeared after leaving producer Jack Schwarz's Fox Wilshire Building penthouse. Schwarz told juvenile officers that Patsy had spent the afternoon in his apartment. That evening he gave her three dollars for a taxi. According to Schwarz, Patsy left in the company of an older girl named O'Hara, whom Patsy had brought with her. Schwarz said that Patsy had begged him numerous times for a role in one of his films. Her only film appearance (uncredited) was in Nearly Eighteen (1943).[18] A taxi driver who took Patsy to Union Station told the police that Patsy said she was going to San Bernardino to visit her father, an employee of a Barstow, California rock company. However, the taxi driver's tip failed to help police trace the missing girl.[19]
Wilshire Theater marquee, 2006
Northeastern elevation, 2006
