[1] Grand Opera House was built by Ozro W. Childs and opened on May 24, 1884, at which point it became the largest theater in Los Angeles.

It was designed by Ezra F. Kysor and Octavius Morgan and had a seating capacity of 1,311.

[1][2] In December 1894, the Orpheum Circuit made this theater their first home in Los Angeles, where they would remain until 1903.

After the Orpheum Circuit left, the theater struggled to compete with the nearby Burbank Theatre, Hippodrome, and Mason Opera House, and by 1910, this theater had been converted to a moviehouse.

[2] Grand Opera House featured a Victorian design that combined elements of Classicism, Gothic Revival, and "artistic" decorations that included pointed arched windows and a facade made of stone and wood.