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Title
Lobby of Pomona's Fox Theater
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1942
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.
Interior view of the lobby of the Fox Theater, located at 114 W. Third Street in Pomona, showing the grand staircase. The concessions area is visible on the left. The art deco style is apparent in the lighting and architectural details throughout.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. on board 21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00080190
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-3(215)
CARL0000080573
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/111793
Subject
Fox Theater (Pomona, Calif.)
Motion picture theaters--California--Pomona
Staircases--California--Pomona
Art deco (Architecture)--California--Pomona
Decoration and ornament--Art deco
Balch, Clifford A
Stanberry, Floyd
Pomona (Calif.)

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