Million Dollar Theater
E384901
Million Dollar Theater is a historic early-20th-century movie palace in downtown Los Angeles, renowned as one of the first lavish cinemas built for motion pictures in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Million Dollar Theater canonical | 2 |
| Million Dollar Theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3735901 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Million Dollar Theater Context triple: [Albert C. Martin Sr., notableWork, Million Dollar Theater]
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A.
Ten Million Dollar Night View
Ten Million Dollar Night View is the famous nickname for the spectacular nighttime cityscape seen from Mount Rokko overlooking Kobe and Osaka in Japan.
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B.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a Paris Métro station located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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C.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a central public transport interchange in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a key node for tram and bus connections across the city.
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D.
Million Dollar Staircase
The Million Dollar Staircase is an ornate, late-19th-century grand staircase renowned for its elaborate stone carvings and opulent design inside the New York State Capitol in Albany.
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E.
Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day was a popular mid-20th-century American radio and television game show in which women competed by sharing personal hardships to win household prizes and a symbolic "queen" title for a day.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Million Dollar Theater Target entity description: Million Dollar Theater is a historic early-20th-century movie palace in downtown Los Angeles, renowned as one of the first lavish cinemas built for motion pictures in the United States.
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A.
Ten Million Dollar Night View
Ten Million Dollar Night View is the famous nickname for the spectacular nighttime cityscape seen from Mount Rokko overlooking Kobe and Osaka in Japan.
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B.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a Paris Métro station located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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C.
Bel-Air
Bel-Air is a central public transport interchange in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a key node for tram and bus connections across the city.
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D.
Million Dollar Staircase
The Million Dollar Staircase is an ornate, late-19th-century grand staircase renowned for its elaborate stone carvings and opulent design inside the New York State Capitol in Albany.
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E.
Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day was a popular mid-20th-century American radio and television game show in which women competed by sharing personal hardships to win household prizes and a symbolic "queen" title for a day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinema palace
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ movie theater ⓘ |
| address | 307 South Broadway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grauman's Million Dollar Theatre ⓘ |
| architect | Albert C. Martin Sr. ⓘ |
| architecturalType | movie palace ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grauman
ⓘ
surface form:
Sid Grauman theater chain
|
| constructionCompleted | 1918 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Sid Grauman ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| façadeSculptor | Joseph Mora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasLobby | ornate lobby ⓘ |
| hasMarquee | yes ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | theater pipe organ (historically) ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentalSculpture | yes ⓘ |
| hasTower | decorative corner tower ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic landmark ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ⓘ |
| LAHCMDesignationDate | August 6, 1968 ⓘ |
| LAHCMNumber | 6 ⓘ |
| laterUse |
Spanish-language cinema
ⓘ
church services venue ⓘ live performance venue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | South Broadway ⓘ |
| near | Bradbury Building ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first lavish cinemas built for motion pictures in the United States
ⓘ
ornate Spanish Baroque façade ⓘ |
| numberOfScreens | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 1918 ⓘ |
| openingDate | February 1918 ⓘ |
| originalUse | first-run movie theater ⓘ |
| owner | private owner ⓘ |
| partOf |
Broadway Theater and Commercial District, Los Angeles
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surface form:
Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles)
historic Broadway corridor in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | exhibition of motion pictures ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 2,345 ⓘ |
| significance | early example of dedicated movie palace architecture ⓘ |
| style |
Churrigueresque
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Spanish Baroque ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Million Dollar Theater Description of subject: Million Dollar Theater is a historic early-20th-century movie palace in downtown Los Angeles, renowned as one of the first lavish cinemas built for motion pictures in the United States.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Million Dollar Theatre