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Fox Theater
Fox Theatre or Fox Theater or Fox Theater Building may refer to: U.S. *Fox Tucson Theatre (Tucson, Arizona) *Fox Theater (Bakersfield, California) *Fox Theatre (Fullerton, California) *Fox Theater, Westwood Village (Los Angeles, California) *Fox Oakland Theatre (Oakland, California) *Pomona Fox Theater (Pomona, California) * Fox Theatre (Redwood City, California) *Riverside Fox Theater (Riverside, California) * Fox California Theatre, now called the California Theatre (San Jose, California) *Fox Theatre (Visalia, California) *Fox Theatre, the original name of Copley Symphony Hall (San Diego, California) *Fox Theatre (San Francisco), California *Fox Theatre (Boulder, Colorado) *Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino (Ledyard, Connecticut) *Fox Theatre (Atlanta), Georgia *Blue Fox Theatre (Grangeville, Idaho) *Fox Theater (Hutchinson, Kansas) *Fox–Watson Theater Building (Salina, Kansas) *Fox Theatre (Detroit), Michigan *Fox Theater (Joplin, Missouri) *Fox Theatre (St. Louis), Missour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theatre (Atlanta)
The Fox Theatre (often marketed as the Fabulous Fox), a former movie palace, is a performing arts venue located at 660 Peachtree Street NE in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, and is the centerpiece of the Fox Theatre Historic District. The theater was originally planned as part of a large Shrine Temple as evidenced by its Moorish design. The 4,665-seat auditorium was ultimately developed as a lavish movie theater in the Fox Theatres chain and opened in 1929. It hosts a variety of cultural and artistic events including the Atlanta Ballet, a summer film series, and performances by national touring companies of Broadway shows. The venue also hosts occasional concerts by popular artists. Architectural features When the Fox Theatre first opened, the local newspaper described it as having, "a picturesque and almost disturbing grandeur beyond imagination". It remains a showplace that impresses theater-goers to this day. The principal architect of the project was Olivier Vinour of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theatre (San Francisco)
The Fox Theatre was a 4,651-seat movie palace located at 1350 Market Street in San Francisco, California. The theater was designed by the noted theater architect, Thomas W. Lamb. Opened in 1929, the theater operated until 1963, when it was closed and demolished. History The Fox was built in 1929 by movie pioneer William Fox as a showcase for the films of the Fox Film Corporation along with elaborate stage shows. It was one of a group of five spectacular Fox Theatres built by Fox in the late 1920s. The others were the Fox Theatres in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Detroit, and St. Louis. The Fox Theatre opened on June 28, 1929, with the premiere of ''Behind That Curtain'', a Charlie Chan movie produced by William Fox, directed by Irving Cummings, and starring Warner Baxter and Lois Moran. The theater was closed from October 20, 1932, to April 1, 1933, due to financial difficulties. On June 28, 1959, a 30th anniversary celebration took place with the screening of the 20th Century-Fox film ''Say ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Fox Theatre
The Blue Fox Theatre is a historic cinema located at 116 W. Main St. in Grangeville, Idaho. The Mission Revival theater was built in 1929 and opened on May 2, 1930. The theater took its name from J.H. Dickson's entry into a naming contest; Dickson received $10 and three movie tickets as a reward. In addition to showing films, the theater also hosted live productions during its initial years of operation. The theater's neon-lit marquee was added in 1940. After a fire damaged much of the building's interior in 1942, the theater closed while its interior was completely reconstructed; it reopened in 1945. The theater continues to show films and is still owned by the Wagner family, which has owned the building since the 1930s. The theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1999. References Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho Mission Revival architecture in Idaho Theatres completed in 1930 Buildings and structure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theatre (Toronto)
The Fox Theatre is a cinema in the Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario at the intersection of Queen Street and Beech Avenue. It has operated since 1914 when it first opened, and as a result it is the oldest continuously operating cinema in Toronto. The Fox Theatre has a single screen and shows a mixture of new releases (in their second-run), independent and foreign films, and classical Hollywood cinema. History The Fox Theatre was built in 1914, making it the second-oldest cinema that is still in use in Toronto, after the Revue Cinema, which was built in 1912 and later closed in 2006, before re-opening in 2007; as a result of this, the Fox Theatre lays claim to being the oldest continuously operating cinema in Toronto. Before opening in 1914, the theatre was referred to as "The Theatre Without A Name." A week before opening, a naming contest was held in the community, and the name "The Pastime" was chosen. The Fox was built for roughly $15,000 and was first owned by Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theater (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
The Fox Theater is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its architectural significance. with History The building was built for G. F. Andrae in 1894. The architect was Oscar Cobb of Chicago, Illinois. It was originally known as the Grand Opera House, and first opened as a vaudeville and stage theater. G. F. Andrae was a German immigrant and well-known business man in Stevens Point. He was responsible for building a few buildings in town, including the Andrae Block. The Opera House was his way of giving back to the city. His descendants owned the building until September 2020. The Opera House Now For the Opera House (From The Gazette, July 19, 1893.) This forenoon G. F. Andrae secured the deed for the ground upon which he will erect a new Opera House. The ground has a frontage of fifty-five feet on Main Street, and extends thought to Brown Street, the consideration being $4,165. Mr. Andrae has also pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meyer Theatre
The Meyer Theatre is a historic theater located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Originally known as the Fox Theatre, the building was constructed in 1929 in the Art Deco and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture styles. Its opening on February 14, 1930, was celebrated with a festival that drew thousands of guests, including several Fox Films officials. History After Fox Theatres Inc. declared bankruptcy in 1933, the theater was operated as the Bay Theatre until 1998. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ... in 2000. The building was restored in 2002 and renamed the Robert T. Meyer Theatre, in honor of a former Green Bay businessman.Meyer Theatre"Betty Meyer"/ref> It was re-opened in 2003. Upon re-opening, it was managed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theater (Spokane, Washington)
The Fox Theater in Spokane, Washington is a 1931 Art Deco movie theater that now serves as a performing arts venue and home of the Spokane Symphony. It was designed by architect Robert C. Reamer, notable for his design of the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. It was part of the Fox Film Corporation Empire founded by studio mogul William Fox. The theater opened September 3, 1931 and showed films continuously until it closed September 21, 2000 after an engagement of the movie ''Gladiator'' starring Russell Crowe. History Planning and construction In 1927 rumors began circulating that William Fox's expanding Fox Film Corporation was to build an "million dollar movie palace" in downtown Spokane when an agent of the West Coast Company purchased 2/3 of the city block abutting Sprague Avenue and Monroe Street. The area was already home to a wide variety of theaters at the time but the area lacked a theater from a major motion picture house and distributor.'' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theatre (Portland, Oregon)
The Fox Theatre (formerly known as the Heilig, Rialto, and Mayfair) was a theatre building located at the intersection of Southwest Broadway and Taylor Street in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. History The Heilig auditorium was designed by E. W. Houghton and opened on July 22, 1910. The theatre was initially used as an opera house, and notably staged a production of Zandonai's '' Conchita'' starring soprano Tarquinia Tarquini in 1912. The theatre was a frequent stop for the Lambardi Grand Opera Company; a touring opera company based out of California that was founded by impresario Mario Lambardi. The Boston Opera Company toured to the theatre in 1916; giving a performance of '' L'amore dei tre re'' starring soprano Maggie Teyte. In 1929, the Paramount-Publix chain began leasing the theatre and showing double feature film and vaudeville shows. The company added a marquee and talking equipment, but only operated the venue for two years due to the Great Depression. Under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theatre (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
The Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces, New Mexico was opened on July 29, 1926. The theatre was built by Seale and Dyne and operated by the Central Theatres Corporation of Denver. The first movie shown was the silent movie Mare Nostrum, directed by Rex Ingram. The Rio Grande Theatre was bought by Fox West Coast Theatres in October 1929. The Fox chain installed sound equipment and showed a sound picture for the opening night, October 20, 1929. The theatre survived both an earthquake and a fire in the early 1930s. It remained in operation until 1997, when it closed due to financial hardship. The theatre was purchased by the Dona Ana Arts Council and restored, opening again in 2005. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Doña Ana County, New Mexico This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theatre (St
Fox Theatre or Fox Theater or Fox Theater Building may refer to: U.S. *Fox Tucson Theatre (Tucson, Arizona) *Fox Theater (Bakersfield, California) *Fox Theatre (Fullerton, California) *Fox Theater, Westwood Village (Los Angeles, California) * Fox Oakland Theatre (Oakland, California) * Pomona Fox Theater (Pomona, California) * Fox Theatre (Redwood City, California) *Riverside Fox Theater (Riverside, California) *Fox California Theatre, now called the California Theatre (San Jose, California) *Fox Theatre (Visalia, California) *Fox Theatre, the original name of Copley Symphony Hall (San Diego, California) *Fox Theatre (San Francisco), California * Fox Theatre (Boulder, Colorado) *Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino (Ledyard, Connecticut) *Fox Theatre (Atlanta), Georgia *Blue Fox Theatre (Grangeville, Idaho) *Fox Theater (Hutchinson, Kansas) *Fox–Watson Theater Building (Salina, Kansas) * Fox Theatre (Detroit), Michigan *Fox Theater (Joplin, Missouri) * Fox Theatre (St. Louis), Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theater (Joplin, Missouri)
Fox Theater, also known as Central Assembly Central Christian Center, is a historic movie theater located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, brick, single bay, two-part commercial building with Mission Revival detailing. The ornate interior features extensive displays of plaster, metal, and wood decoration executed in Spanish Revival designs. The building was sold to the Central Assembly Church of Joplin in 1974. (includes 10 photographs from 1989) It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is located in the Joplin Downtown Historic District Joplin Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 48 contributing buildings in the central business district of Joplin. It developed between about 1883 and .... References Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Regist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Theatre (Detroit)
The Fox Theatre is a performing arts center located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, near the Grand Circus Park Historic District. Opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres chain, it was at over 5,000 seats the largest theater in the city. Designed by theater architect C. Howard Crane, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989 for its architecture. The area surrounding the Fox is nicknamed ''Foxtown''. The city's major performance centers and theatres emanate from the Fox Theatre and Grand Circus Park Historic District and continue along Woodward Avenue toward the Fisher Theatre in the city's New Center. The Fox has 5,048 seats (5,174 seats if removable seats placed in the raised orchestra pit are included). It is the largest surviving movie palace of the 1920s and the largest of the original Fox Theatres. The Fox was fully restored in 1988. The adjacent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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