Fox Theater (San Francisco)
The Fox Theater in San Francisco was one of the largest and most opulent film palaces of the interwar period. The large cinema with a capacity of over 4,500 people was opened on June 28, 1929 and closed on February 15, 1963. A farewell party with numerous Hollywood stars on February 16 was followed by the demolition, which was completed on August 12. The cinema was planned by the architect Thomas W. Lamb for the film magnate William Fox . Valuable parts of the inventory were auctioned on February 28, 1963. The mighty cinema organ from the Wurlitzer companyis now in the "El Capitan" cinema in Los Angeles. On the site of the Movie Palace on Market Street, there is now an office tower called Fox Plaza.
literature
- Preston J. Kaufmann: Fox: The Last Word ... Story of the World's Finest Theater 1979.
Web links
- Historical representation with a nice photo
- Contribution by William French for cinematreasures
- Pictures from the demolition of the theater
Coordinates: 37 ° 46 '36.5 " N , 122 ° 25' 3.4" W.