Forum Theatre

203 E. Main Street,
Barstow, CA 92311

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rivest266
rivest266 on August 11, 2021 at 3:54 pm

Closed week of October 25th, 1960.

rivest266
rivest266 on August 11, 2021 at 2:54 pm

Opened August 28th, 1936, first ad posted. Forum Theatre openingForum Theatre opening 20 Aug 1936, Thu Desert Dispatch (Barstow, California) Newspapers.com

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 6, 2015 at 5:43 pm

I believe the Forum may have existed as far back as the `20’s. I added a Frasher Foto photo of Main Street from that era, courtesy of the Pomona Public Library. The building appears to be the same, with possible window enlargements by the 1950’s photo.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 9, 2009 at 6:24 pm

No, he was building a new theater somewhere else in Barstow. It may have been the Barstow Theater, which later became a twin.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 9, 2009 at 6:19 pm

Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine in January 1946:

Jack Anderson, who manages the Forum in Barstow, has revealed that William Cox, Forum owner, has plans drawn for a new 750-seat theater to be built in Barstow early this year.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 21, 2007 at 8:31 pm

In 1963, the Forum was operated by the Western Amusement Company, out of Los Angeles. The president and GM was J.E. Ted Jones. Western Amusement also ran the Barlen Drive-In and and Barstow Theater in that city.