The Regent Theater Opens in L.A.

The Regent Theater reopened Nov. 7 in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Zane Rossell)

The Regent Theater in the historic Bank District of downtown Los Angeles reopened its doors on Nov.7 with the two-night Downtown Festival, emitting the smells of wood oven-baked pizzas and the sounds of YACHT, Connan Mockasin and Jerome LOL.

After its most recent stints as an adult movie theater and a pop-up venue for art shows and other random events, the century-old theater needed a facelift and Mitc...