OLD THEATER: Highland Park Historic Venue with Three Cinemas | 21,000 SF

The Highland Park Theatre, a 21,000 SF historic venue, offers an authentic cinematic backdrop for filming and creative projects. The venue's most distinguished feature is its rich, timeless charm, having opened in 1925 and operated for nearly 100 years. Designed by noted architect Lewis Arthur Smith, its layout as a triplex offers three distinct cinema spaces within one location, creating a versatile atmosphere ideal for productions needing multiple authentic theater settings. As a recently closed and fully controllable location, it provides seamless logistics and creative freedom for crews.

Key Features:

  • Property ID: OLD THEATER

  • Location: Highland Park

  • Size: 21,000 SF

  • Ceiling Heights: (Not specified)

  • Key Feature: Historic 1925 Triplex Cinema

  • Layout: Three Distinct Cinemas

  • Access: (Not specified)

  • Core Amenities: Authentic Historic Ambiance

Ideal For:

  • Corporate & Brand: Private screenings, brand activations, and events requiring a unique, vintage cinematic backdrop.

  • Film & Media: Filming period dramas, commercials, and movies that require an authentic vintage theater setting with the flexibility of three different auditoriums.

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Empty movie theater with red curtains, rows of red seats, and a screen at the front.
Empty interior of an unfinished or abandoned building with exposed wooden beams, scattered furniture, and arcade game machines.
Interior of a theater under renovation, showing a stage with construction materials and tools, rows of empty seats in the foreground, and partially finished walls with hanging electrical wires and lighting.
From the top of a staircase looking down, showing ornate wrought iron railings, dark wooden steps, and a beige wall on the side, with a small section of carpeted stairs visible at the bottom.
Empty red theater seats with red curtains in the background.
Behind the scenes equipment with communication and audio gear, satellite dishes, and tangle of wires in a studio or broadcasting facility.
Old building with striped awnings, parked cars, and trees in front, with a blank theater marquee.
Empty storefront with glass doors and windows, peeling red and beige exterior paint, and a barred security gate on the right.
Empty fast food restaurant interior with a red counter, digital menu screens, and glass doors leading outside.
Empty restaurant lobby with brown tiled floor, front counter, and stairs leading to the upper floor.
Empty theater lobby with ticket booths, a staircase, and tiled floor.
An empty movie theater ticket booth with posters of movies in the background, illuminated signs, and a tiled floor.
Empty movie theater with red curtains, black seats, and a large screen at the front.
Empty movie theater with red curtains, red carpet, and rows of black seats facing a large white projection screen.
Empty movie theater with red curtains, rows of black seats, and a large projection screen at the front.
Empty movie theater with red curtains, black chairs, and a large screen at the front.
Empty movie theater with red curtains, black seats, and a large screen at the front.
Empty movie theater with red seats and red stage curtains.
An empty, cluttered room with exposed concrete walls, a closed metal door, and various scattered objects including boxes, electronic equipment, and debris.
A dimly lit industrial storage room with a concrete wall, a sliding door on a rusty rail, various equipment and old machinery, including a vending machine on the left, a dolly, and an open cabinet on the right.
View of a staircase leading down to a lobby area with tiled floors, beige walls, and some storage or cleaning tools on the floor.
Indoor staircase leading down to a tiled hallway with an open door, peeling wall paint, a vending machine, and a fire alarm.
An empty, dilapidated theater with worn seating, construction materials, and dust on the stage and aisles.
An abandoned auditorium with broken seats, peeling green walls, and a damaged stage area, with graffiti on the wall and debris scattered around.
Empty theater with green walls, arranged seats, and decorative woodwork on the ceiling.
Interior of an auditorium or theater under renovation with visible construction materials, unfinished walls, and empty seats.
An abandoned theater with dusty, worn seating and decorative, painted ceiling. Construction materials and debris are scattered across the stage area.
An abandoned theater with worn seating, scattered debris, and damaged walls and ceiling, suggesting long-term neglect and disrepair.
Narrow alleyway with graffiti-covered walls, a staircase in the background, and barbed wire on a fence under a clear blue sky.
An outdoor concrete staircase with black metal railings, leading up between graffitied and painted walls in an alleyway.
A narrow alleyway with graffiti on the walls, a concrete staircase leading upstairs, and blue sky visible at the top.
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