The historic theaters in Downtown Los Angeles are part of a rich cultural legacy that provides insight into the architectural practices of the early 20th century. This project investigates how these monuments were constructed, decorated, and used through in-depth archival research, photogrammetric modeling, and a variety of interactive visualizations including virtual and augmented reality platforms.
Archival research
Access to the S. Charles Lee Papers in the UCLA Library Special Collections and the historic theater...
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Data management
With the range of research activities and digital techniques being employed on this project, data ma...
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Community engagement
The historic Broadway corridor encompasses one of the highest concentrations of historic theaters on...
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Photogrammetry
Photogrammetry or Structure-from-Motion (SfM) is a technique to create three-dimensional models by s...
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Virtual reality
The S. Charles Lee Papers at the UCLA Library, a collection of architectural drawings, blueprints, a...
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Augmented reality
Augmented reality (AR) offers the chance to present the results of our archival research and digital...
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All architectural drawings and blueprints on this site are from the S. Charles Lee Papers at the UCLA Library Special Collections. S. Charles Lee Papers (1919-1962) (Collection 1384). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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