The original Orpheum Theatre was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and was rebuilt three years later near the same site . This venue remained open until 1937 before becoming a causality of talking motion pictures and the Great Depression . Today the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles , the third Orpheum built in that city , is the oldest remaining theater in the nation that was constructed under Meyerfeld 's stewardship ; celebrating its centennial year on June 26 , 2011
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Morris Meyerfeld Jr.