Brookhurst Theatre
2229 West Ball, Anaheim, CA.
Specifications
Operators: Vinstrand/Galaxy/Interstate/Independent
Status: Open
Opened: 4/05/61
Closed: NA
Current Use: Sub Run
Screens: 1/4
Seating: 944/881 Slope
Profile
Trivia
After being divided in to a four plex, the auditorium capacity was as follows:
Aud#1 – 163
Aud#2 – 168
Aud#3 – 275
Aud#4 – 275
Total – 881
Aud#2 – 168
Aud#3 – 275
Aud#4 – 275
Total – 881
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The Brookhurst was built at a cost of $300,000
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The theatre’s first manager was Jack Geller, the former operator of an acting school in Hollywood.
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1 The Forgotten Brookhurst Theatre // Jan 16, 2009 at 1:00 pm
[...] on April 5, 1961, Anaheim’s Brookhurst Theatre was the first Orange County cinema to feature 70mm films and was one of the county’s finer [...]