The Coronet Theatre building was commissioned and built in 1947 by Frieda Berkoff of the Russian dancing family, the Berkoffs.[4] Frieda and her daughter, Petrie Robie ran the building until 1996 when they sold it to Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker. In 2008 it was sold to Hersel Saeidy [5] and rented to Mark Flanagan, the owner of Los Angeles's
Club Largo. Flanagan moved his entire operation to the new location and renamed it Largo at the Coronet.[6] It now operates as a music and comedy club.[7]
On July 6, 2020, the
late night talk showConan began filming from the Coronet Theatre with limited on-site staff and no audience, as part of a transition from at-home production necessitated by the
COVID-19 pandemic (and marking the first U.S. late-night show to transition from at-home episodes); the show's usual set at
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank had already been dismantled.[8][9]Conan remained at the Coronet through its series finale on June 24, 2021, with its final two weeks of episodes admitting a fully-
vaccinated audience.[10]
In 2022, the building was nominated for a historic-cultural monument, HCM, designation in the city of Los Angeles with the goal of officially being recognized for its dynamic history and significant cultural contribution to Los Angeles.