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Title
Fox Theater in Pomona
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1931
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
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, shown during its grand opening. Special banners are draped over the theater's upper stories and tower and a greeting message is present on the marquee.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;18 x 13 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00080181
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Pomona-Theaters-Fox Theater
CARL0000080564
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/111784
Subject
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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