Fox Theatre
115 N. Market Street,
Inglewood,
CA
90301
115 N. Market Street,
Inglewood,
CA
90301
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To anyone interested:
I am a student reporter at USC and am writing a story on the history of the Fox Theatre for a class assignment. If anyone on this site has been to the theatre, has personal memories of the theatre, or is connected/knows anyone connected to the theatre, I’d love to talk to you for my story! You can contact me at:
Thanks!
The Fox is up for auction with a minimum bid of $200K. See link View link
You’re welcome, Chuck; glad you like it. And thanks for putting up the link! It’s my most-viewed video online.
For those of you who are interested, the Fox Theater is currently for sale via sealed bid auction. The bid deadline is February 5th, 2010. The minimum bid is $200,000.
For more information please go to… View link
or call Ben Cherney at 310-691-1350 x 102.
Okay, I got inside on Friday to shoot photos and video, and I can confirm that my comment above is indeed correct. This place is like a time capsule. Everything is in its place just the way it was when they closed up decades ago.
I’ve posted the video on LAHTF’s YouTube channel; it’s called “Insider’s Peek #1” and includes nearly two dozen of my still photos of the place.
Someone I know went into the Fox yesterday and reports that it is “a time machine.” The original seats, carpets and decor are all still there.
Chuck1231, By the mid 70’s the United Artists Theatre’s facade had been remodeled and the tall vertical UA sign and marquee were replaced. And the theatre was leased to Mitchell Brothers for adult films along with the Four Star Theatre. Over on the United Artists Inglewood Theatre thread, on April 13th 2009 ken mc posted a picture of the final marquee style the theatre had.
I took the 2009 photos. Thanks for the compliment.
Here is another 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/lxw7ug
Here are some June 2009 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/l9e8f7
http://tinyurl.com/lcytxb
http://tinyurl.com/marfgg
http://tinyurl.com/mav3sc
Here is antother 1955 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/qngh4q
Here’s a 1955 photo:
View link
Here is a 1975 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dl774p
This site has a 1983 photo when the theater was showing Spanish language films:
http://tinyurl.com/cb5gdo
In Ken mc’s post from Mar. 21, 2009, the films “The Young Savages” was playing at the Fox and “Konga” was playing at the UA Inglewood in that shot.
There is a nice shot of the Fox in the 2008 THSA Annual, which highlights the Fox West Coast chain. Photo is circa 1955. Many other good exterior and interior views of other Fox houses as well.
Here is a 1961 view of Market Street:
http://tinyurl.com/ckx6o8
Here is a December 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/5fcc8j
To all who are concerned with the Fox theater…
My name is Ben Cherney. I was/am the listing agent for the Fox Theater at 115 N. Market St. in Inglewood, CA. It seems that there is a large number of people who are interested in the reviving of the Fox. If you would like more info on the sale or lease of the theater, please feel free to contact me at 310-903-4968. I also have the listing on the Miracle theater at 226 S. Market St.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Ben
To go with my March 7th post about “Wanted : Dead or Alive” the scenes happen at around 18 minutes and 31 minutes into the film.
THIS WAS A THEATER I WENT TO IN THE EARLY 1970’S,AND BY THAT TIME IT WAS CONSIDER A INNER CITY THEATER,SO THEY SHOWED A LOT OF EXPLOITATION MOVIES,IN WHICH I REALLY INJOYED!MOVIES I SEEN AT THE FOX WAS,“3 THE HARD WAY,HAMMER OF GOD,ABBY,BUCKTOWN,BEYOND THE DOOR,TNT JACKSON,STINGRAY,AND MANY MORE TO LONG TO NAME.
The Crest in Long Beach had the neon “Preview” sign as well, but alongside the vertical name sign, as shown in this photo, dated March 27, 1947.
The Fox Theatre at one time was used for major studio sneak previews. Before they took the neon tubing from the Fox vertical sign and marquee. There was a second set of neon just over the large FOX letters that said “Preview”. Not many houses had that type of neon treatment done to their fronts. The two Fox houses I remember it being done to were the Fox Inglewood and the Fox Riverside. Warner Theatres did it to their Granada Theatre’s vertical sign.
Some kind of damage happened to it before it was boarded up.
You can see the Fox Theatre in the 1987 movie “Wanted: Dead or Alive” , a bomb blast happens in the lobby area.
That I couldn’t tell you. You would have to arrange a showing with the real estate agent.
thank you for reponding love the photos, Do you know if it still is a movie theatre inside or was it gutted out