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The Location Thanks to some helpful commenters, we found the “goth” CVS building at 5176 E. Whittier Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles Conservancy, the building was once the Golden Gate Theater, which began construction around 1927. The History The site of the former Golden Gate Theater was “the first building in East Los Angeles to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.” The Spanish Churrigueresque-style theatre was designed by William and Clifford Balch, who also participated in the design of the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire Boulevard and the Fox Theatre in Pomona. The Vega Building, a historic retail building that once surrounded the theatre, suffered severe damage from the 1987 Whittier Earthquake and was demolished in the early 1990s. The theatre sat vacant until it was adapted for use as a CVS retail pharmacy in 2012. ....