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mstsfcal commented about Bob Hope Theatre on Feb 17, 2004 at 12:09 am

Historic “Fox California Bob Hope Theatre” in Downtown Stockton

In May 2003, Stockton resident and developer Alex G. Spanos donated $500,000 toward the renovation of this historical theatre. At his request, the City Council voted to name the theatre after one of the Country’s best known entertainers – Bob Hope.

Tentative date for the Grand Re-Opening Celebration is September 18, 2004.

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mstsfcal commented about Roxie Cinema on Feb 16, 2004 at 11:27 pm

This place is a cramped, uncomfortable dump. Old and tired. It’s like watching a movie in a dank basement. I can’t recall having a bleaker moviegoing experience. An ambiance more than matched by the dark and intimidating neighborhood that surrounds it.

I’d rather take a midnight stroll through the Tenderloin.

A more convenient, comfortable, accommodating venue with the same programing would easily double the take and eliminate, or at least ameliorate, the ever-present specter of financial collapse that seems to plague this establishment.

Old doesn’t always mean good.

Let it go, man!