Wow it is so awesome to read all this history about a building that I grew up in!! My grandfather is the pastor over the Fairfax Lighthouse Deliverance Center church that was once the Fairfax Theater. As a child it was my cousins and I huge playhouse. We used to run up and down the lobby and inside the theater and have been in almost every nook and cranny of that building. Behind the stage and the balcony were my favorite places to hide. I have always, always wanted to see any old photos or learn more about that wonderful place. I have been down to the History room at the Oakland Library and did not find a thing -not one photo. I have heard stories from old residents who lived in the apartments above about who used to play the Fairfax and about all the thriving businesses that were once there next to the theater. I once found an old color reel advertising the treats that could be bought at the concession stand, it was so old, dusty and torn but I could tell it was like a an animated commercial. I also heard that the theater was famous in that neighborhood for playing Popeye cartoons and children used to gather there for Popeye events. I’ve always been fascinated by the beautiful murals and the curtain (which I know is torn) inside the theater and I’ve heard that their were murals in the lobby but were covered by paint when my grandparents aquired the property in the late 70’s. If anyone out there can tell me a little or lot about the Fairfax, I would greatly appreciate it. I feel like I’ve already stumbled onto a real prize just by reading all the history.
Wow it is so awesome to read all this history about a building that I grew up in!! My grandfather is the pastor over the Fairfax Lighthouse Deliverance Center church that was once the Fairfax Theater. As a child it was my cousins and I huge playhouse. We used to run up and down the lobby and inside the theater and have been in almost every nook and cranny of that building. Behind the stage and the balcony were my favorite places to hide. I have always, always wanted to see any old photos or learn more about that wonderful place. I have been down to the History room at the Oakland Library and did not find a thing -not one photo. I have heard stories from old residents who lived in the apartments above about who used to play the Fairfax and about all the thriving businesses that were once there next to the theater. I once found an old color reel advertising the treats that could be bought at the concession stand, it was so old, dusty and torn but I could tell it was like a an animated commercial. I also heard that the theater was famous in that neighborhood for playing Popeye cartoons and children used to gather there for Popeye events. I’ve always been fascinated by the beautiful murals and the curtain (which I know is torn) inside the theater and I’ve heard that their were murals in the lobby but were covered by paint when my grandparents aquired the property in the late 70’s. If anyone out there can tell me a little or lot about the Fairfax, I would greatly appreciate it. I feel like I’ve already stumbled onto a real prize just by reading all the history.