Title supplied by cataloger. Designed by Clifford A. Balch and Floyd E. Stanberry, Pomona's Fox Theater cost $350,000 to build. It included top-of-the-line customer comfort, state-of-the-art projection and sound systems, and was the first refrigerated air conditioned theater east of Los Angeles. Opened on Friday, April 24, 1931, the theater served as an English language movie house until 1977, at which time it switched to Spanish. In the late 1990s/early 2000s, it was used as a live venue for a concerts, which caused significant interior damage to the structure. After a costly restoration and upgrade, the theater reopened in early 2009. Exterior view of the art deco style Fox Theater, located at 114 W. Third Street in Pomona. An awning advertises the theater's refrigerated air conditioning and the marquee indicates that Jack Dempsey and Lina Basquette are appearing in person with Douglass Fairbanks, Jr., who stars in the film "Love is a Racket."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 14 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Fox Theater (Pomona, Calif.) Motion picture theaters--California--Pomona Art deco (Architecture)--California--Pomona Streets--California--Pomona Central business districts--California--Pomona Balch, Clifford A Stanberry, Floyd Pomona (Calif.)
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