[3] On New Year's Day 1910, the Los Angeles Times reported that construction was ready to commence with an expected $150,000 cost and a 15-year, $400,000 lease agreement signed by vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages.

Two full-capacity audiences gave positive reviews for a composite show that featured "The Yalto duo, whirlwind dancers; Maurice Burkhart, singing comedian and impersonator; Lelliott Brothers, woh [sic] present an interesting instrumental act; MacLean and Bryant in a clever little dramatic sketch called '17-20 in the Black;' Sophie Tucker, coon shouter, and Barnold's dog and monkey actors, one of the most interesting animal acts seen in Los Angeles in many days."

[6] In 1915, the theater installed an electric scoreboard to provide updates on the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies during matinee hours.

[8] On July 30, 1932, the Dalton brothers reopened the Arcade Theatre as a burlesque house advertised as having "youth and beauty, massive scenic settings, elaborate costuming, a cycle of spectacular chorus song and dance numbers".

On March 20, 1991, the city of Los Angeles designated the building a Historic-Cultural Monument, along with the neighboring Cameo and Roxie theaters.

[8] S. Charles Lee designed renovations that took place between 1937 and 1938 that included a new marquee, modernized lobby, and the removal of the box seating.

At this time, theater officials decided to close the upper gallery section due to poor sightlines, reducing capacity to 800.