We get a quick look at the marquee of the Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway, in Gregory Nava's "El Norte" (Cinecom Pictures, 1984). And this is all we get. Just this glimpse for a taste of downtown color. We don't come back to go to a show or anything like that. The film is a story of Guatemalan immigrants coming to the United States in search of a better life. Thanks to Jonathan Raines for spotting the theatre in the film.
See the Palace Theatre pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the 1911 vintage vaudeville house along with hundreds of photos.
On IMDb: "El Norte"
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