It is not often in any town, let alone Beverly Hills, that two historic theaters, located within a block of each other, are leveled simultaneously. The demolition of The Canon Theatre (originally the Hitching Post) along with the Beverly Theater (Taj Mahal-inspired movie palace opened in 1925, became Fiorucci boutique and featured in the film Xanadu...last incarnation as a bank!) took place in early September, 2005. They are making way for a future half-square block hotel/condo/retail/garden/parking project. http://barryphoto.smugmug.com/Journalism/BH-Montage-Theater-Demoliton/montage13/36404496_v3qDx-Ti.jpg http://barryphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/794486_v3GQa/ 2006-05-21T09:21:39Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. 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src="http://barryphoto.smugmug.com/Journalism/BH-Montage-Theater-Demoliton/montage1c/35383323_AYsaz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Couldn't resist the irony." title="Couldn't resist the irony." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-04T01:36:52Z BarryPhoto http://barryphoto.smugmug.com http://barryphoto.smugmug.com/Journalism/BH-Montage-Theater-Demoliton/montage1c/35383323_AYsaz-Th.jpg 2005-09-07 06:02:07 <p><a href="http://barryphoto.smugmug.com">BarryPhoto</a><br />The sun sets on the north side of the Beverly Theater.</p><p><a href="http://barryphoto.smugmug.com/Journalism/BH-Montage-Theater-Demoliton/794486_v3GQa#35196915_o7HQ7" title="The sun sets on the north side of the Beverly Theater."><img src="http://barryphoto.smugmug.com/Journalism/BH-Montage-Theater-Demoliton/montage3bw/35196915_o7HQ7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The sun sets on the north side of the Beverly Theater." title="The sun sets on the north side of the Beverly Theater." 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