The historical building of the Westlake Theater for sale after several unsuccessful attempts, his conversion.
The current owner, the Agency for the improvement of human settlements, more do not see sense to keep it in their property.
The object area of 200 thousand square feet located on Alvarado street near MacArthur Park. In 1926, the building first opened its doors, and for 65 years was a theater and variety shows. Before the Second world war it had quite a luxurious feel.
In 1991, a year after the cessation of cultural activities, the building was donated to the national register of historic places, and after a while gave it a second life as a flea market.
The only thing that reminded of his past two-storey building is a giant sign above the entrance and the painting on the ceiling.
In 2016, the facility was purchased by the Agency for the improvement of human settlements, to rebuild it in the LCD for the poor. Soon, however, the Agency was forced to abandon his venture due to lack of interest from developers — none of them wanted to participate in the project due to the large number of legal nuances associated with the status object.
Now, the former theatre is looking for a new host. One can only hope that he will finally be put to good use.
According to the representative of real estate company Cushman & Wakefield, the building has a certain price, it will go to the highest bidder. Bets are accepted until August 10, and at the moment there are already 4 potential buyer.
