AMC Broadway

The AMC Broadway, memory of a historic cinema

The Santa Monica audio-guided tour stops you on the Third Street Promenade, where one of the best-known cinemas of the city centre stood for nearly ninety years. The AMC Broadway 4, permanently closed in 2024, was the heir to a long history.

From the Elmiro Theatre to the AMC Broadway

The story began in 1934 with the Elmiro Theatre, a large nine-hundred-seat cinema built in the Streamline Moderne style. At the time, going to the cinema was a real event, and admission cost barely a few cents. Over the decades, the hall evolved and changed its name, until it became the AMC Broadway, a witness to the golden age of Santa Monica cinemas.

What there is to see

Although the hall closed in 2024, its location on the Third Street Promenade recalls the importance of cinema in the culture of Santa Monica and Los Angeles. The district, lively and pedestrian, keeps other cinemas and many leisure venues. It is a testimony to the evolution of urban entertainment over the twentieth century.

Practical information

The former AMC Broadway was on the Third Street Promenade, in central Santa Monica. The hall closed in 2024; the pedestrian area can be walked freely at all hours and houses other leisure and entertainment venues, including other cinemas.

When did the AMC Broadway close?

The AMC Broadway 4 permanently closed in 2024, after nearly ninety years of history that began in 1934 with the Elmiro Theatre.

What was the first cinema at this location?

It was the Elmiro Theatre, a large nine-hundred-seat cinema built in 1934 in the Streamline Moderne style.