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The Mayfair Theatre (formerly the Majestic Theatre), 1911, 212-216 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, a few steps from the ocean - Architect: Henry Hollwedel
It's a classic, nearly destroyed in the 1993 Northridge earthquake. This is Churrigueresco, a Spanish Rococo architectural style from the late Baroque period. "The style was named for the Churriguera family of Spain, as many members of this family were architects and sculptors. Churrigueresco is characterized by elaborate ornamentation and open, curving shapes. This style revels in a plethora of compressed ornamentation, surfaces bristle with baroque swirls and such devices as broken pediments, undulating cornices, reversed volutes, insert shields, balustrades, stucco shells, and garlands." The full history of this place is here. Opening night was December 12, 1911 - and now?
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