The lavish, elegant interior of gilt and opulence was originally designed by Robert E. Power Studios of San Francisco and has been restored.

[3] The theatre with a capacity of 1,150 and a flanking office building were designed by Lewis Arthur Smith in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture that was favored by architects of motion picture theaters during the 1920s.

[4][5] In 1928, Ventura was a bustling oil boom town when the grand opening featured an organ solo, the latest news, Our Gang comedies, a vaudeville act and the movie Excess Baggage.

[10] Declared a landmark by the City of Ventura In 1976,[4] the theatre was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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