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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 02:04:00

An oil baron built it for the legitimate stage, a church saved it from the wrecking ball, and a nightclub renovation gave it a third century of work. The Belasco at 1050 South Hill Street opened on November 1, 1926, with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - one of two theaters oil pioneer Edward L. Doheny commissioned side by side, the Belasco for drama and the neighboring Mayan for musicals. Stiles O. Clements of Morgan, Walls and Clements designed the Spanish Renaissance and Moorish interior under a hu...