Fox Theatre
1st Street & Randolph Street,
Napa,
CA
94559
1st Street & Randolph Street,
Napa,
CA
94559
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The Hippodrome Theatre was open during the 1920’s. It was later taken over by Fox Theatres and re-named Fox Theatre by 1941. During the 1940’s it was operated by Blumenfeld Theatres.
The Fox Theatre was still listed as open in 1952, but closed in the 1950’s and was demolished.
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Bryan Krefft, Ken Roe
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This is the Hippodrome[later Fox]theatre in Napa Ca. It was at the corner of First and Randolph St. It was bought by Sam Gordon of Napa about the time of Fox`s financial troubles in 1933-4 and was operated after that time by Lawrence Borg who built the Uptown Theatre in 1937. The pictured theatre was razed sometime around the late fifties[my guess]
This theatre was many miles from Fresno. You cant look up Fresno St[Ave] and see foothills as you do here looking east up first st.
This picture and the Fox theatre listed in cinema treasures are one and the same in Napa. It was the Hippodrome and then the Fox
My Uncle Lawrence Borg was an owner of the Fox.
In 1933 Uncle Lawrence became half owner of the Fox and State Theatres leases and business in Napa, Calfornia, and in 1935 Sole owner. In 1936 he built and began operation of the Uptown Theatre in Napa http://www.uptowntheatrenapa.com/history/ and in 1938 converted the State Theatre into the Napa Bowl, a bowling alley, which he operated for a year. He sold the Uptown, Fox and State leases to the Blumfield Theatres, San Francisco. He also built the Santa Rosa, California Bowling Alley in 1938 and operated it until 1940 when it was sold.
My Uncle Lawrence Borg was an owner of the Fox.
In 1933 Uncle Lawrence became half owner of the Fox and State Theatres leases and business in Napa, Calfornia, and in 1935 Sole owner. In 1936 he built and began operation of the Uptown Theatre in Napa http://www.uptowntheatrenapa.com/history/ and in 1938 converted the State Theatre into the Napa Bowl, a bowling alley, which he operated for a year. He sold the Uptown, Fox and State leases to the Blumfield Theatres, San Francisco. He also built the Santa Rosa, California Bowling Alley in 1938 and operated it until 1940 when it was sold.