Fox State Theatre
1320 Broadway,
Oakland,
CA
94612
1320 Broadway,
Oakland,
CA
94612
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The MacDonough Theatre opened in November 14, 1892 as a playhouse; the architects were Mooser & Cuthberson. For many years it was considered THE theater to go to in Oakland.
The theatre went through several name changes over the years, among them the Loew’s State Theatre, Vitaphone Theatre, and became the Fox State Theatre in 1933; by this time it was primarily showing movies.
The Fox State Theatre closed in 1945 and was demolished in 1956 for an office and bank building.
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The Fox State Theatre seated 1572 people.
A photo of the State, circa 1939 (by the movie on its marquee, “Honolulu” with Robert Young, Eleanor Powell, and Burns & Allen) can be seen here.
The Fox State’s address was 1320 Broadway.
The 2 manual 7 rank Wurlitzer organ was removed to the new Fox Theatre in Tucson circa 1931.
Here is a 1925 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yfjv7v
The photo of the State I posted 5/14/04 above can be seen here.
Pictured at the bottom of this page from a 1914 trade journal: archive