Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, originally built as the California Petroleum Corporation Building and later known as the Texaco Building, is a 243 ft (74 m), 13-story highrise hotel and theater building located at 937 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California. It was the tallest building in the city for one year after its completion in 1927, and was the tallest privately owned structure in Los Angeles until 1956. Its style is Spanish Gothic, patterned after Segovia Cathedral in Segovia, Spain.
The building contains the historic United Artists Theatre, the flagship theater built for the United Artists motion picture studio. The theater was later used as a church by pastors Gene Scott and his widow Melissa Scott under the name "University Cathedral". In October 2011, Scott's Wescott Christian Center Inc. sold the building to Greenfield Partners, a real estate investment company located in Westport, Connecticut, for $11 million.[6] It was converted to a hotel, and opened in 2014. The hotel is part of the Ace Hotels chain.
The theatre was designed by the architect C. Howard Crane of the firm Walker & Eisen for the United Artists film studio formed by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.[7] The theater, a classic movie palace, was one of many constructed by United Artists and served as a major premier house. The theater occupies three floors of the 13-story building and has a 2,214-seat auditorium.[8] Like many movie theaters, the seat rows sink in toward the front of the orchestra section, so ticket holders there must look up at the stage.[9]
University Cathedral period
Cinema-theatre-church marquee and entrance.
The building was first leased by televangelistGene Scott in 1989, to be used as the location from which to broadcast the live Sunday services of his ministry. Scott held his first Sunday service there in 1990 and continued to hold Sunday services there until his death in 2005. A designated historic monument in itself, the building was for many years topped by the historic "Jesus Saves" neon signs (originally from the Church of the Open Door). They were located in the rear lower roof, one facing the west and one north, until September 10, 2011, when one sign was removed by crane. The building was claimed to house the largest collection of Bibles in private hands. After leasing for thirteen years, Gene Scott purchased the building in 2002. Following Scott's death, services continued to be held at the Los Angeles University Cathedral by Melissa Scott, the widow of Gene Scott, with services broadcast over TV, shortwave radio, and the Internet.
Ace Hotel conversion
The building has been completely restored and renovated to serve as a luxury boutique hotel called Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles. It features 182 rooms, a pool, a restaurant and three bars, as well as the restored theatre.[10] It opened on January 16, 2014. In December 2014, Greenfield Partners put the building up for sale, seeking about $100 million as the sale price.[11] In May 2015, Chesapeake Lodging Trust bought the building for $103 million.[1]
The theater was restored as well and re-opened on February 14, 2014, with concerts by the British rock band Spiritualized.[8] L.A. Dance Project, a dance company founded by choreographer Benjamin Millepied, will also take residence in the Theatre at Ace Hotel.[8]Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a fundraiser at the Ace Hotel on February 5, 2016 in support of presidential candidateBernie Sanders.[12]
^ abVincent, Roger (May 1, 2015). "Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles sold for $103 million". Los Angeles Times.
^1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^Department of City Planning. . City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
^. Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
^Vincent, Roger (October 17, 2011). "Historic United Artists building sells for $11 million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^Gebhard, David; Robert Winter (1985). Architecture in Los Angeles: A Compleat Guide. Salt Lake City: Gibbs M. Smith Books. p. 232. ISBN978-0-87905-087-0.
^ abcMike Boehm (January 14, 2014), Millepied's L.A. Dance Project finds home: 1927 downtown theater Los Angeles Times.
^Lewis Segal (February 21, 2014), Review: L.A. Dance Project's launch at Ace Hotel beautifully in sync Los Angeles Times.
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United Artists Theatre redirects here For cinema chain see Regal Entertainment Group For the similar theater in Detroit see United Artists Theatre Building 34 02 30 N 118 15 26 W 34 0416 N 118 2571 W 34 0416 118 2571 Ace Hotel Downtown Los AngelesExterior of the building c 2008 Former namesUnited Artists Theatre 1927 90 University Cathedral 1990 2011 Hotel chainAce Hotel Group 1 General informationStatusCompletedTypeHotelMusic VenueLocationDowntown Los AngelesAddress929 S BroadwayLos Angeles CA 90015 1609GroundbreakingMarch 5 1927Opened 1927 12 26 December 26 1927 age 95 Renovated2012 14Cost 3 million 50 5 million in 2022 dollars 2 HeightRoof73 76 m 242 0 ft Technical detailsFloor count13Design and constructionArchitect s Walker amp EisenCharles Howard CraneStructural engineerScofield Engineering ConstructionRenovating teamArchitect s GREC ArchitectsKillefer Flammang ArchitectsStructural engineerNabih Youssef AssociatesOther designersCommune DesignAtelier AceMain contractorSpectra CompanyMorley BuildersBenchmark Contractors Inc Other informationSeating capacity1 600 The Theatre at Ace Hotel Number of rooms182Number of restaurants1Number of bars3FacilitiesSegovia HallThe Theatre at Ace HotelWalker Eisen RoomArchitectural style s Spanish Gothic RevivalGoverning bodyPrivateLos Angeles Historic Cultural MonumentOfficial nameUnited Artists Theater BuildingDesignatedMarch 20 1991 3 Reference no 523References 4 5 Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles originally built as the California Petroleum Corporation Building and later known as the Texaco Building is a 243 ft 74 m 13 story highrise hotel and theater building located at 937 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles California It was the tallest building in the city for one year after its completion in 1927 and was the tallest privately owned structure in Los Angeles until 1956 Its style is Spanish Gothic patterned after Segovia Cathedral in Segovia Spain The building contains the historic United Artists Theatre the flagship theater built for the United Artists motion picture studio The theater was later used as a church by pastors Gene Scott and his widow Melissa Scott under the name University Cathedral In October 2011 Scott s Wescott Christian Center Inc sold the building to Greenfield Partners a real estate investment company located in Westport Connecticut for 11 million 6 It was converted to a hotel and opened in 2014 The hotel is part of the Ace Hotels chain Contents 1 United Artists Theatre period 2 University Cathedral period 3 Ace Hotel conversion 4 Broadway Theater Historic District 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksUnited Artists Theatre period Edit Street facade on Broadway The theatre was designed by the architect C Howard Crane of the firm Walker amp Eisen for the United Artists film studio formed by D W Griffith Charlie Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford 7 The theater a classic movie palace was one of many constructed by United Artists and served as a major premier house The theater occupies three floors of the 13 story building and has a 2 214 seat auditorium 8 Like many movie theaters the seat rows sink in toward the front of the orchestra section so ticket holders there must look up at the stage 9 University Cathedral period Edit Cinema theatre church marquee and entrance The building was first leased by televangelist Gene Scott in 1989 to be used as the location from which to broadcast the live Sunday services of his ministry Scott held his first Sunday service there in 1990 and continued to hold Sunday services there until his death in 2005 A designated historic monument in itself the building was for many years topped by the historic Jesus Saves neon signs originally from the Church of the Open Door They were located in the rear lower roof one facing the west and one north until September 10 2011 when one sign was removed by crane The building was claimed to house the largest collection of Bibles in private hands After leasing for thirteen years Gene Scott purchased the building in 2002 Following Scott s death services continued to be held at the Los Angeles University Cathedral by Melissa Scott the widow of Gene Scott with services broadcast over TV shortwave radio and the Internet Ace Hotel conversion EditThe building has been completely restored and renovated to serve as a luxury boutique hotel called Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles It features 182 rooms a pool a restaurant and three bars as well as the restored theatre 10 It opened on January 16 2014 In December 2014 Greenfield Partners put the building up for sale seeking about 100 million as the sale price 11 In May 2015 Chesapeake Lodging Trust bought the building for 103 million 1 The theater was restored as well and re opened on February 14 2014 with concerts by the British rock band Spiritualized 8 L A Dance Project a dance company founded by choreographer Benjamin Millepied will also take residence in the Theatre at Ace Hotel 8 Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a fundraiser at the Ace Hotel on February 5 2016 in support of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders 12 Broadway Theater Historic District EditThe building is a historic district contributing property in the Broadway Theater District on the National Register of Historic Places It is also a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument 13 See also EditBroadway Theater District Los Angeles NRHP Historic district List of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles United Artists Theatre Building Detroit References Edit a b Vincent Roger May 1 2015 Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles sold for 103 million Los Angeles Times 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved May 28 2023 Department of City Planning Designated Historic Cultural Monuments City of Los Angeles Archived from the original on June 9 2010 Retrieved October 10 2014 Emporis building ID 147195 Emporis Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Ace Hotel Los Angeles SkyscraperPage Vincent Roger October 17 2011 Historic United Artists building sells for 11 million Los Angeles Times Retrieved February 17 2013 Gebhard David Robert Winter 1985 Architecture in Los Angeles A Compleat Guide Salt Lake City Gibbs M Smith Books p 232 ISBN 978 0 87905 087 0 a b c Mike Boehm January 14 2014 Millepied s L A Dance Project finds home 1927 downtown theater Los Angeles Times Lewis Segal February 21 2014 Review L A Dance Project s launch at Ace Hotel beautifully in sync Los Angeles Times Adrian Glick Kudler May 25 2012 Work Starting at Downtown s Ace Hotel Celebrating Skid Row Curbed LA Retrieved February 17 2013 Parker Ryan December 17 2014 Ace Hotel building in downtown L A is up for sale Los Angeles Times Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover Bowie at Bernie Sanders Concert rollingstone com February 6 2016 Monument Search Results Page cityplanning lacity org Archived from the original on May 19 2018 Retrieved May 18 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to United Artists Theatre Los Angeles Ace Hotel Los Angeles Archived 2017 03 07 at the Wayback Machine Texaco Building at You Are Here com United Artists Building Exterior Archived 2010 03 05 at the Wayback Machine at Public Art in Los Angeles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ace Hotel Los Angeles amp oldid 1168882878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
