Glendale Theatre / Broadway Theatre

c. 1910–1917

520 E. Broadway

Glendale's earliest known movie theatre. It was operating by 1910 and later became the Broadway Theatre. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Majestic Theatre

1912–?

115 E. Broadway

One of Glendale's earliest purpose-built neighborhood movie houses, arriving while cinema itself was still a novelty. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Palace Grand / T.D. & L. / Lincoln Theatre

1914–c.1928

131 N. Brand Blvd.

Opened as Jensen's Palace Grand with about 900 seats. It later became the T.D. & L. and finally the Lincoln Theatre—three names for one early Glendale movie palace. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Glendale Theatre / Fox Glendale / Mann Glendale Twin

1920–1990

122 S. Brand Blvd.

The important second Glendale Theatre. Opened Halloween 1920 with 1,200+ seats, later operated by Fox West Coast, and was eventually divided into two screens. Local theatre history holds that John Wayne once lived in an apartment upstairs. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Gateway Theatre

1923–c.1956

3731 San Fernando Rd.

A 912-seat theatre with an Egyptian-style interior. Later operated by Fox West Coast before disappearing from the landscape. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Villa Glen Theatre

1923–1976

404 N. Central Ave.

Began as the 900-seat auditorium of the Tuesday Afternoon Club. Later known variously as the Glendale Playhouse, Show Shop and Arcade; films continued there until 1976. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Cosmo Theatre

1925–1951

730 S. Brand Blvd.

A 688-seat neighborhood movie house that opened during Glendale's great 1920s theatre boom. The Vogue would eventually open directly across the street. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Bard's Glendale / Glen Theatre

1925–1950s

1014 E. Colorado St.

An 844-seat Egyptian-style theatre that opened as Bard's. It later became the Glen and survived into the 1950s before conversion to a bowling alley. (Cinema Treasures)

Alexander / Alex Theatre

1925–present

216 N. Brand Blvd.

The survivor. Opened September 4, 1925 with a John Ford film and vaudeville. Its famous tower arrived during a 1940 modernization. After ending regular first-run exhibition in 1991, it returned to first-run movies in 2026 with new 35mm and 70mm projection. (The Glendale Historical Society)

California Theatre

1928–mid-1950s

341 N. Brand Blvd.

A 772-seat theatre incorporated into the California Hotel building at Brand and Lexington. After the movies ended, it became a furniture store. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Capitol / UA Capitol

1930–1990

139 S. Brand Blvd.

Opened as Young's Capitol with what historical accounts describe as Glendale's biggest neon marquee. The 808-seat house later became the UA Capitol. It closed in 1990 and was demolished after damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Temple Theatre / U.S. Cinema / Regency Two

1937–1991

234 S. Brand Blvd.

One of the more unusual Glendale cinemas: a movie theatre installed inside the Masonic Temple building. It survived under several names for more than half a century. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Roxy Theatre

c. 1938–1995

417 N. Brand Blvd.

An 800-seat Streamline Moderne cinema that survived nearly 60 years. Its final films in 1995 were Congo and Braveheart. (Cinema Treasures)

Vogue Theatre

1941–c.1955

735 S. Brand Blvd.

A 735-seat Paul Hartman-designed cinema directly across Brand from the Cosmo. The remodeled building later became part of an auto dealership. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Sands Theatre / Regency One

1963–1994

210 S. Brand Blvd.

An approximately 800-seat modern-era single-screen house. Later renamed Regency One, it lasted until 1994. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Mann Exchange 8/10 → LOOK Cinemas

1991–present

128 N. Artsakh Ave.

Opened as the Mann Exchange 8, expanded to ten screens in 1997 and subsequently passed through several operators. Today it's LOOK Dine-In Cinemas. (Cinema Treasures)

Glendale Central 5 / Glendale Cinemas

1991–2004

501 N. Orange St.

A five-screen General Cinema complex equipped with then-cutting-edge THX and later digital sound systems. AMC briefly operated it before it closed in 2004. (Cinema Treasures)

Mann/Galaxy Glendale Marketplace 4

1998–2014

144 S. Brand Blvd.

Four-screen downtown multiplex that opened as Mann Glendale Marketplace, later became Galaxy, and closed in 2014. (Los Angeles Theatres)

Pacific Glendale 18 / AMC Americana 18

2008–present

Americana at Brand

The contemporary mega-multiplex generation of Glendale moviegoing. The City's current theatre directory lists AMC Americana among Glendale's active cinemas. (City of Glendale)

Laemmle Glendale

2018–present

207 N. Maryland Ave.

Five screens and 350 seats devoted largely to independent and foreign cinema—a modern descendant of Glendale's neighborhood movie tradition. (Cinema Treasures)