If L.A. Can Save Historic Theaters, Why Can't We?

"Steve Needleman has some advice for Philadelphians on the issue of historic preservation, and that might sound odd, given that he works in a city where a starlet who turns 30 can be ancient history"... With Philadelphia's sole remaining palace - also known by its original name, the Boyd - still shuttered and threatened by demolition, there is a great temptation to look with envy at Needleman's Orpheum Theatre, the crown jewel of L.A.'s original downtown, and at the whole Broadway district.Here's the thing about downtown L.A.: Twelve historic theaters are still standing, in various states of disrepair - reputedly, the largest concentration of old palaces in the world."