Vogue Theater
1203 Railroad Avenue,
Pittsburg,
CA
94565
1203 Railroad Avenue,
Pittsburg,
CA
94565
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Opened in early-1948, this small theater is now closed and is being used as a church.
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Ken McIntyre
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The Vogue building has been completely renovated by the church. One can still tell by its general mass and proportions that it was a theater, but all original detail, save for some tall, slender arched gooves on the exterior of the projection room, has been obliterated with very typical cast neoclassical moldings and stucco. The marquee, sign tower, box office, and terrazzo are all gone. Many windows have been cut into the auditorium sidewalls.
Here is an undated photo of the church:
http://tinyurl.com/6xoylo
Which address is correct, 1203 or 1210?
The city council minutes in 2002 said 1210, but listings say 1203:
PENTECOSTALS OF THE BAY AREA, 925-439-9284
1203 RAILROAD AVENUE, PITTSBURG CA 94565
PENTECOSTALS OF THE BAY AREA, 925-439-3660
306 CENTRAL AVENUE, PITTSBURG CA 94565
UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 925-458-1106
293 ALVES LANE, PITTSBURG CA 94565
The address of the church is 1203. The city council should find out where the building is actually located before they have a meeting about it.
I guess that would help. Maybe they could put the h on the end of the city’s name as well.
The Vogue Theatre in Pittsburg was opened by the Blumenfeld Circuit on February 20, 1948, according to Boxoffice Magazine’s issue of April 3 that year.
This 1914 photo shows an unidentified theater in Pittsburg:
http://tinyurl.com/cdxj3v
Here are some 1981 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/o22z3v
http://tinyurl.com/pzc7lt
What I was impressed most with in the Vogue theater in Pittsburg, California was the huge painting on the lobby wall called “The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse”. Artist unknown. I dropped in during the church’s renovation and it was gone. I used to roam around the Vogue when I was with the cleaning crew around 1964 and I saw the torch job done on the walk-in safe door and the damage the molten metal did to the carpet. At that time the Vogue was already deteriorating and was helped along by the destructive patrons. I’d rather rent a movie and stay home and watch it on my 32 inch lcd. The gang-bangers who loiter around the Brenden theater in Pittsburg and the destruction occuring inside the Brenden along with the loud youth and the candy throwing will soon drive everyone away.