In many places, the 5th Avenue Theater would be “the” Art Deco theater in town.  Or at least a fine example of Streamline Moderne architecture.  But in L.A. it’s just one of many and looks pretty forlorn these days.

1980s – Looking for a tenant

The 5th Avenue – June 2014

The good thing about documenting things over many years is that you have a record of how they were. Sometimes, it’s a bad thing as well. Still, someone seems to be working on the place, so you never can tell….