Fonda Theatre
6126 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6126 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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The Pix was the better marquee. Im dissapointed that they didn’t use Neon on the Vertcal instead of tacky plastic. brucec
Very nice marquee shot.
There is a great photo of the theater as the Pix here: View link
This theatre can be seen during the “Lights and the Smiles” number in the movie “The First Nudie Musical”.(originally released by Paramount in 1975,rereleased by World-Northal in ‘77)
“The Reincarnation of Peter Proud” is the movie on the marquee.
DOCUMENTARY ON CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD CINEMAS – Lookn for interviewees, photos, videos of old hollywood
Hello,
I’m and independent filmmaker working on a documentary about old movie theatres in hollywood (Iris, Warner, Pacific, Hollywood, Vogue, Grauman’s Chinese, Egyptian etc..) that have had an impact on the hollywood community, both as a symbol of Hollywood as well as the historical and heritage effects it has had on “hollywood” as an industry. We are profiling theatres that are currently functioning as well as the obsolete. If you worked in these theatres back in the day (during their highlights) and have interesting stories to tell, photos to show, video to talk about I would like to hear from you. Many older movie houses are being demolished due to new developments and it is important to help future generation know and understand how these movie palaces have helped shaped the Hollywood we know today. If you have any photos or videos with personal stories you’d like to share, please contact me (323) 876-0975 – – You must owns the materials you are willing to share (taken the picture- recorded the videos, written the letters, etc…)
If you do have materials you’d like to send that may help in accurate information, you are welcome to send it to me.
Jorge Ameer
Classic Hollywood Cinemas
Box 3204
Hollywood, California 90028
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Early day LIFE image when still known as Music Box,
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Aside from the marquee a little different and the name, it doesn’t look too much different today.
Here are some early 80s photos:
http://tinyurl.com/cdqb9z
http://tinyurl.com/c2d75z
http://tinyurl.com/ctucqc
http://tinyurl.com/c5xrnm
Here is an item from Boxoffice magazine, September 1946:
LOS ANGELES-Simultaneous with the new season’s product announcement by Universal-International, the Fox West Coast has perfected details of its realignment of first-run houses here so as to furnish an established local showcase outlet for the output of the newly formed production company.
Effective about September 20, U-I films will be booked on a first-run, day-date basis at the Guild, United Artists, Ritz, Iris and Studio City theaters. The latter two houses heretofore have been subsequent-run outlets and are being redecorated and refurbished to become members of the first-string lineup.
At about the same time, a fourth showcase, the Loyola, will be added to the Chinese, State and Uptown, with the four houses to book 20th Century Fox product.
I happened to be at a memorial service at the Pix, uh, the Music Box at the Henry Fonda this evening. It actually sort of turned my stomach to be in a theater with no seats. I saw a lot of movies at the Pix, probably starting in the mid-60s all the way through when it went Spanish. When it was turned back into a legit theater, its original proscenium, which is fairly small, was used. It took me a few minutes of staring and nosing around to figure out things – clearly the original proscenium was not used when the theater converted to widescreen. What they did, in fact, was put a new screen, masking, and curtains in FRONT of the old proscenium, completely covering it from view. That gave them a pretty good sized scope screen, and I’m sure the Cinemiracle screen was installed that way, too. I saw Cat Ballou there, a sneak preview of Woman Of Straw, Torn Curtain, Jaws and many others. As I said in a post above, if you want to see that glorious Pix marquee in all its nighttime glory, simply rent or purchase the DVD of The First Nudie Musical and watch The Lights And The Smiles musical number. I directed the film and we shot it all over 1975 Hollywood Blvd. Great shots of the Hollywood Theater and the Pix and the rest of the boulevard.
When the Henry Fonda/Music Box was the Pix it had a wonderful neon marquee. The plastic signage on this theatre is awful.brucec
Here are two LAPL photos, circa 1928:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics41/00070164.jpg
http://jpg2.lapl.org/theater1/00014717.jpg
Here are some March 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/28du82
http://tinyurl.com/ywqe5h
http://tinyurl.com/2as55d
http://tinyurl.com/ytspko
That was a couple of albums ago. You’ve got to get up to speed.
Here is a view of the box office, circa 1974:
http://tinyurl.com/27ch54
Here is a night view:
http://tinyurl.com/375pu9
OK, thanks.
Is that a good wow or a bad wow? I liked the picture myself.
Here is an undated photo of the marquee:
http://tinyurl.com/3bco7u
Here is an interior photo from the USC archive:
http://tinyurl.com/2nk547
There is a nice color photo of the Pix on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/28y78r
OK I admit, I saw Jaws there in ‘75. Of course, I also bowled around the corner at Hollywood Legion Lanes (now Bally’s)
Here is a March 1970 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/32qmfy
The Henry Fonda marquee is visible on the left in this undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2dpwsl
The Pix’s marquee dates back to when it was called the FOX Theatre. It was a Great marquee once. (A Lot of movement)