[4] The theater opened in 1927 with the silent film The Gingham Girl starring Lois Wilson and George K.

[11] The Tower Theatre's exterior and/or interior can be seen in the following films and TV series: The Tower Theatre has been declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, HCM #450, by the Office of Historic Resources, Department of City Planning, City of Los Angeles.

[3] In November 2015, the website DTLA Rising reported that Apple was interested in leasing the Tower for a retail store.

[14] Six months later, The Los Angeles Business Journal reported that Apple was "in the process of securing a lease".

[15] On August 2, 2018, The Los Angeles Times reported that Apple was submitting plans for the renovation of the building.