ARTS AND CULTURE / EL SEGUNDO

Old Town Music Hall

A 1921 theater on Richmond Street, built as the State Theatre for Standard Oil refinery workers, that musicians Bill Field and Bill Coffman reopened in 1968 with a Mighty Wurlitzer organ. A nonprofit since 1990, it shows classic and silent films with live organ accompaniment and hosts concerts.

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Type: Historic theater
Address: 140 Richmond St., El Segundo, CA 90245 · Open map ↗

What the sources say

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Address: 140 Richmond St., El Segundo, CA 90245 laconservancy.org
Built: 1921 laconservancy.org
Original name and use: State Theatre, a live performance venue for employees of the nearby Standard Oil refinery laconservancy.org
Later names: Reopened in 1944 as the El Segundo Theatre; renamed the State Theatre in 1957 laconservancy.org
Reopened as Old Town Music Hall: 1968 (November 1968 per Wikipedia), by musicians Bill Field and Bill Coffman laconservancy.org
Organ: A Mighty Wurlitzer theatre organ from a Long Beach theater; Wikipedia says 2,600 pipes, from the Fox West Theater en.wikipedia.org
Nonprofit status: Operating as a 501(c)(3) since 1990; programs concerts, Golden Age Hollywood films and silent films with live organ laconservancy.org
Architectural style: Vernacular laconservancy.org

Nearby

Straight-line distance from the mapped point, not walking distance.

Sources and checks

Sources checked October 29, 2026.

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