Fox Fremont Theater
39400 Argonaut Way,
Fremont,
CA
94538
39400 Argonaut Way,
Fremont,
CA
94538
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This theater was opened by National General in October of 1967 as a “deluxe motion picture showcase” and was located in the Fremont Hub Shopping Center. The lobby had windows from floor to ceiling and had a rounded design to it, which was most unique. The theater primarily showed first-run fare with a heavy emphasis on Walt Disney films until the late 1970’s.
When a multiplex opened in Fremont in the late 1970’s, the Fox became more of a second-run house until its closing in the mid-1980’s. The theater was then demolished and an 8-screen General Cinema theater opened on its site in 1986.
General Cinema abandoned that theater in 1999 when a 25-screen stadium theater in the nearby town of Union City caused a drastic drop in attendance.
The Naz 8 Cinemas, which shows films from India and neighboring countries, operated there from 1999 until 2003, when the Naz Cinemas moved to a new, smaller building a few blocks away. The former eight-screen theater was converted into additional retail space by the Hub Shopping Center.
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Update on the Naz 8 Cinemas mentioned above—Their operation has been moved to a smaller theater about 4 blocks away. The 8-screen theater where the Fox once sat is now closed & the operators of the Hub shopping center where it is located at plan to put retail in its place.
The address for the Fox Fremont AKA Fremont Ub is 39400 Aargonaut Way, Fremont, Ca. 94538.
Another great theater from my childhood. Saw “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” and “Journey To The Center Of The Earth” at the Fox Fremont.
A Petco now sits here.
The official groundbreaking for the 850 seat Fox Fremont Theatre was announced in the April 3, 1967, issue of Boxoffice Magazine. The architect was Gale Santocono.