Pomona Fox Theater
114 W. Third Street,
Pomona,
CA
91766
114 W. Third Street,
Pomona,
CA
91766
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Was this theatre used in the 1986 movie Wanted: Dead or Alive?
Grand opening ad posted.
Fox Pomona opening 23 Apr 1931, Thu The Pomona Progress Bulletin (Pomona, California) Newspapers.com
This theater was frequently used by the movie industry during the golden age of Hollywood for sneak previews and test screenings as it was far enough away from Hollywood to provide a more accurate barometer in terms of audience reaction to films prior to release. This fact is inherent Joe Gillis’s line in “Sunset Boulevard” when he says to Norma Desmond, with regard to her planned comeback film about Salome, “They’ll love it in Pomona”.
Oh, and Jay Alan Sanford’s photos of the scale model are from the Garden Railroad at Fairplex and can be seen during the LA County Fair coming up in a week. Note that it is a reversed version of the real theater.
The Friends of the Pomona Fox organization is committed to presenting interesting community programming at a low cost and to allow the community to see this fabulously restored theater. We offer tours (by appointment) as well as a series of regular screenings and programs. On August 28 we presented Rebel Without A Cause, and on September 25 we will be presenting the documentary, Chicano Rock!
Our web site is http://www.pomonafox.org. Visit us for more information on the theater and our programs.
A couple of stage dimensions: Proscenium—45 feet; Depth—20 feet.
The Google car needs to hit downtown Pomona again now that the theatre is renovated and its marquee so beautiful!
The Fox Pomona can be seen in the “Goodbye, Michael” episode of “The Office”, which aired on 4/28/11.
Here are two photos I came across on Facebook showing a scale model version of the Pomona Fox — View link
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Here is another night photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ylx9bk9
Great to see that. The Fox looked like it was doomed a couple of years ago. I hope to get out there for an event soon.
Here is a photo of the marquee I took last night: View link
The sound and lighting was amazing last night. The theatre has been wonderfully updated for live events, and the interior nicely restored. This theatre is an excellent example of a movie palace that could have been easily left for dead but instead repurposed and given an opportunity to shine, and shine it does.
Boxing at the Fox tomorrow:
http://tinyurl.com/nj3tdc
Nice article and three pictures of the Pomona Fox today for those who have access to the Los Angeles Times. latimes.com
An outstanding job of restoration has been done on the Fox. After graduating from Pomona High School in ‘50 I served my apprenticeship as a union projectionist at the Fox. My father was the projectionist at the UA (formerly the California) and I was assigned to work the State. I also worked the Sunkist (Garey near Holt). Those three are now gone (the UA is a Mexican church). Pomona was a beautiful town. I hope the Fox restoration is the beginning of a downtown restoration. I left Pomona in the mid-'50s. I have classmates there still that tell me I don’t want to return to Pomona as it is now the crime capitol of east LA county.
My photos of the opening night at the Pomona Fox theater are online now if you’d like to take a look. Go to www.mjeldermanphoto.ifp3.com, click on “Gallery” and scroll down to “Fox Pomona Opening Night.” You can also see some early construction photos by going down the list further to “Pomona Fox.”
This story was in the LA Times today:
http://tinyurl.com/cdrtrv
This is a new set of photos from the LAPL, beginning in 1931 and ending in 1942.
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I have been documenting both the Riverside Fox Theater and the Pomona Fox. The Riverside Theater will be showcased in a book, scheduled for publication in November, 2009, entitled “Riverside’s Fox Theater: The Heritage Continues”. This will be two months before the theater officially opens on January 22, 2010 (my latest info). The Pomona work will, I hope, be featured at the Theater’s opening in April, and in a gallery showing sometime this Spring or Summer in Pomona.
I am planning to mount a blog about both theaters (but primarily the Riverside Fox), and when that happens — I hope within a couple of weeks — I will announce on this site.
Michael J. Elderman/
I have been documenting both the Riverside Fox Theater and the Pomona Fox. The Riverside Theater will be showcased in a book, scheduled for publication in November, 2009, entitled “Riverside’s Fox Theater: The Heritage Continues”. This will be two months before the theater officially opens on January 22, 2010 (my latest info). The Pomona work will, I hope, be featured at the Theater’s opening in April, and in a gallery showing sometime this Spring or Summer in Pomona.
I am planning to mount a blog about both theaters (but primarily the Riverside Fox), and when that happens — I hope within a couple of weeks — I will announce on this site.
Michael J. Elderman/
Here is a 2008 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/dkdsku
Here is a February 17 article from the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:
http://tinyurl.com/ahfrcb
Great news. Hopefully I can get out there to see what they’ve done.
According to their website, the grand re-opening of the Pomona Fox is set for April 5, 2009!
Here are some April 2008 photos:
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