Built by the Star Amusement Company, this Art Deco–influenced movie house is distinguished mainly by its smooth stucco facade, shallow piers framing the facade, and two panels of disk-shaped ornaments. It has a trapezoidal marquee with “Pearis” spelled out in large illuminated letters on two of its sides. The central entrance leads to a shallow barrel-vaulted lobby.
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