The Royal Theatre located at 11523 Santa Monica Blvd., at Colby, used to be called the Tivoli Theatre. The building includes a mixture of Federal and Colonial-style details. You can see that the brickwork remains largely intact (no easy feat given local seismic events). Note the thin horizontal layer of darker bricks between the first and second stories in both photos. Unfortunately, today's awnings cover up the clerestory windows above the first floor storefronts. Even though the marquee structure is entirely different, the building is readily recognizable. Interiors have been updated periodically, but the theatre is basically the same as originally constructed.
