February 25, 2005
Los Angeles Graphica 04: The Grove Movie Theater Architecture + Exterior
We revisit The Grove shopping complex in Los Angeles. There we find this
example of retro-faux Hollywood art-deco architecture mixed with contemporary, urban shopping-center
chic: the The Grove movie theater. We've got really mixed feelings about this
sort of thing, but to its credit the facade is an attempt to
incorporate historic LA arhictectural cues. This multiplex is across the (fake)
street from the Apple Computer Store, so you can check your email and surf the Net for free
before seeing a movie or after your movie ends. And, of course, you can look at
Apple iPods, G5s, digital cameras, iMacs, etc. In fact, we noticed a lot of theater-goers flooding
into the Apple Store after a movie let out, so there's an interesting economic
and geographic symbiosis going on here.
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