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Opening in October 1910 to screen first-run films, the upscale, 900-seat Clune’s Broadway Theatre was one of the earliest and best-appointed theatres on the thoroughfare – and one of the country’s first theatres dedicated solely to the projection of motion pictures.

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The interior decor also reflected classical detailing with decorative pilasters crowned capitals with a stylized "C" in the center. The theatre originally seated 900 people and had space for a nine-to sixteen-piece orchestra to accompany silent movies.

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The Cameo had many owners over the ensuing years, including Fox West Coast Theatres, Pacific Theatres, and finally Metropolitan Theatres. As the Broadway Theatre District declined, so did the Cameo. When the theatre ultimately closed in 1991, it was the city's longest-running, continually operating theatre.

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Today, the Cameo Theatre is a retail store with electronics for sale in its former foyer and lobby. Storage rooms occupy the former auditorium, which retains its original raked (sloped) floor, decorative walls, ceiling, and screen.

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*information taken from Los Angeles Conservancy

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Capacity: 900 (Originally. Currently, the Cameo Theatre lacks any fixed seating.)

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To contact the original website, visit Downtown Filming. Unfortunately, in our quest for finding information on booking, the website did not appear through a Google Search. The website was discovered through Los Angeles Theatres, a blog our group discovered only through our mentors. Layers of barriers surface when attempting to find information on Broadway Theatres, a prominent problem hoped to be solved through Unify Broadway.