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Title
Fox Theatre, Long Beach, auditorium, proscenium
Alternative Title
Fox Theatre (Long Beach, Calif.)
Contributor
Haight, George D.
Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990
Date Created and/or Issued
1931
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962
Rights Information
copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the UC Regents.
Description
The Beaux Arts style interior features a proscenium arch framed by pseudo quoins and flanked by giant compositions of paired columns centered by oversize sculptures and cartouches. There is clearly a stage behind the curtain and the organ used to accompany silent motion pictures is seen at the lower left. The perforated panel in the center of the ceiling is a ventilation vent.
Type
image
Identifier
clus_1384_b2_f12_04
0021204
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Subject
Motion picture theaters
Auditoriums
Proscenium arches
Landmarks
Source
S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

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