Comments about De Anza Theatre in Riverside, CA

rivest266 on March 7, 2024 at 10:51 am

Grand opening ad posted.

nixols on August 12, 2017 at 12:12 pm

Here’s a visit with the guy who took apart the De Anza theater and made it into a store in the 1970s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xcTRB1Oy1I

DavidZornig on June 27, 2017 at 8:08 pm

1974 Riverside Christmas Parade photo added courtesy of Jason Rosenthal‎.

gregorasputin on April 25, 2012 at 10:19 am

Another shot from Last year https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Fnxz_TahA7fg9hFxJxCER9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

gregorasputin on April 25, 2012 at 10:17 am

some shots I did a geotagged of the De Anza Theater http://www.panoramio.com/user/4426838/tags/De%20Anza%20Theatre

joshvs on March 26, 2012 at 9:50 pm

I saw Fast Times at Ridgemont High here. I heard that Sex Pistols played here?

monika on May 22, 2009 at 1:13 pm

Here is a May 2009 photo I took of the De Anza, with its new paint job!
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Joe Vogel on April 21, 2009 at 3:38 pm

The De Anza Theatre opened June 6, 1939, according to the June 10 issue of Boxoffice. The first feature was “Young Mr. Lincoln.”

monika on March 25, 2009 at 3:47 pm

Posting to get this theatre back on my “notifications” list….

monika on July 10, 2007 at 10:47 am

Here’s a recent picture:
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emathis on May 9, 2007 at 4:37 pm

I was there for the last show in 1981. The movie was “Prince of the City”. The manager gave me the one sheet as a souvenir.

BobHarlow on February 16, 2007 at 1:04 pm

The De Anza was a great theater, not as great as the Fox Riverside,
but it had a big screen and good projection.

I remember seeing “The FBI Story” “Teacher’s Pet” and I think
“Spirit of St. Louis”

ododson3 on September 9, 2006 at 5:45 am

I grew up in Riverside, 1952 to 1964 when I left for college. I went most often to the Fox and the Golden State but I did see several films at the DeAnza. I remember “The Ten Commandments” with Charlton Heston most of all. Seeing the photographs of the DeAnza remind me of how dramatic a building it was. Does anyone else remember the DeAnza from the 50s?

suninmyhair on May 28, 2006 at 10:04 am

Saw saturday night fever in that theater more times than i can remember chaining up my bike to the street sign on the side of the driveway on the side hahaaaa and pretending i was old enough to be going in to see that movie!!! I am amazed that the Deanza sign withstood all of those harsh Santa Ana winds. It was a lovely theater.

someonewalksinla on February 28, 2006 at 11:23 pm

I am fond of this theatre. My dentist was a long time tenant and the offices/retail space were great studies in streamline deco.

someonewalksinla on February 28, 2006 at 11:15 pm

Photo of De Anza Theatre with additionalinfo from S Charles Lee Site

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someonewalksinla on February 28, 2006 at 11:11 pm

It’s been a year since I drove past it, but it was intact and in decent shape. It should have it’s own listing.

kencmcintyre on February 3, 2006 at 5:17 pm

Thanks. Is it still there?

someonewalksinla on February 1, 2006 at 4:49 pm

also, FYI – the Chino Theater by S Charles Lee is in Chino, CA on Central Ave

someonewalksinla on January 31, 2006 at 2:21 pm

De Anza Theatre
Jan 06

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kencmcintyre on October 21, 2005 at 2:33 pm

Here is a photo from the UCLA Collection:

http://sclee.library.ucla.edu/002/05/i0020502.jpg

I see another S. Charles Lee theater in the UCLA database, called the Chino Theater. Does anyone know if this theater is listed here under a different name?

rootmedia on February 7, 2005 at 8:06 pm

I used to spend a lot of time in the De Anza. There were giant Art Deco figures painted on the walls. In the 1980s many punk shows were held there. I grew up with the De Anza. It’s too bad they tore out all the Deco stuff to make a health food store.

Meredith Rhule on February 5, 2004 at 12:04 am

When I was a projectionist there, my fellow projectionist, whom I had know since working in Kankakee, IL, was always on the roof smoking pot. And get this, in those days, all we ran were Disney movies (1980). tee-hee…

William on November 12, 2003 at 6:48 pm

The De Anza Theatre was located at 4225 Market.

mightybox on February 12, 2003 at 5:18 pm

The DeAnza theater in Riverside has been gutted and is now Clarke’s Health and Fitness store.

That’s Too Bad.

De Anza Theatre

4225 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501

4225 Market Street,
Riverside, CA 92501