{"nrhp_refnum":"82002201","name":"Pomona Fox Theater","other_names":["Fox"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"102--144 3rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pomona","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.05669508400007,"lon":-117.75070460199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-02-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Entertainment/Recreation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A reinforced-concrete Art Deco movie theater at the corner of Third Street and Garey Avenue in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. It opened on April 24, 1931.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the theater as a showcase house built for Fox West Coast Theaters, with distinctive Art Deco design. It served as the cultural and entertainment center of the eastern San Gabriel Valley, hosting first-run premieres, movie previews, stage shows and radio broadcasts. It was also reportedly among the first air-conditioned buildings in the Pomona Valley and retains its original interior paint.","narrative":"Opened on April 24, 1931, this Art Deco movie palace at Third Street and Garey Avenue in Pomona was built as a showcase theater for Fox West Coast Theaters. The reinforced-concrete building measures 104 by 196 feet, has an 82-foot tower bearing the theater's name, and seats 1,749 on the floor and balcony. Cast inserts decorate the exterior, and the interior has steel castings, ornate custom painting that remains from construction, and a full-width stage with eight dressing rooms. C. A. Balch designed it, and F. E. Stanbery is named as builder. It hosted first-run premieres, studio preview screenings, vaudeville, ballet, lectures and radio broadcasts, and was among the first air-conditioned buildings in the Pomona Valley. Alterations came in the early 1940s, 1947 and 1957, when the organ, chandeliers and original marble entry were removed. It remains in use as a theater showing Spanish-language films.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"F.E. Stanbery/C.A. Balch","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as a theater showing only Spanish-language films; the east side offices have been converted to a Mexican restaurant. Altered in the 1940s and especially in 1957.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.332163-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002201.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002201/ab5c40efaf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002201/ab5c40efaf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"MarsRover at en.wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pomona_Fox_Theater.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">MarsRover at en.wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pomona_Fox_Theater.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859426","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Theater_Pomona","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7227389"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/pomona-fox-theater-82002201/"}