Andrew
09-17-2008, 10:04 AM
El Capitan Theatre for sale (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-elcap17-2008sep17,0,3369774.story) -- LATimes
The historic El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, where "Citizen Kane" had its world premiere and a generation of children have watched actors dressed as Disney characters cavort onstage, is for sale.
The $31-million price tag includes the six-story, 1920s office building into which the theater is built.
Walt Disney Co. will remain the long-term tenant at the theater, which the studio renovated in the early 1990s and has used to showcase many of its recent children's movies.
The historic El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, where "Citizen Kane" had its world premiere and a generation of children have watched actors dressed as Disney characters cavort onstage, is for sale.
The $31-million price tag includes the six-story, 1920s office building into which the theater is built.
Walt Disney Co. will remain the long-term tenant at the theater, which the studio renovated in the early 1990s and has used to showcase many of its recent children's movies.