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EARL CARROLL THEATRE STATUS:
After months of rumors swirling around this location, one of the former owners of the nearby music venue The Fonda Theater, Thaddeus Smith, announced that he and his business partner, developer Brian Levian, have signed a 10-year lease with options to renew to “take over and revitalize” the landmarked Streamline Moderne theater in Hollywood. The theater is expected to host an array of events, including stage shows, concerts, movie premieres, and special events.
As part of the revamp, the signature sign will be recreated and returned to its spot over the entrance. Many original elements of the theater that still remain—including 6,200 feet of blue and gold neon tubing and 30-foot-tall light columns on either side of the stage—will also be restored as part of the new venue.
Some of the restoration work has already started, a spokesperson for Smith and Levian said. The redone theater is expected to open in late 2020.
--Info from L.A. Curbed
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Here's a photo I saw very recently c. 1969 taken on the side of the theater when it was the Aquarius and presenting "Hair."
L.A.Magazine
The caption reads: The Aquarius Theatre’s walls were not primed properly before the psychedelic murals were painted. After just a year and a half, the portion along the building’s west wall began to peel. It had to be completely painted over in 1971.