Very nice rundown on the national register information. However, the theater is now owned by the city of Pomona, although a sale is pending. More information as it develops
Unfortunately I haven’t monitored this forum for a while. I’m gratified to see so many comments.
As a member of the “preservationists” organization that was created by the city to oversee the restoration and operation of the city’s resource it has been a very frustrating situation. However, I still have a lot of hope that we can still save the theater and make it an economically viable asset to our downtown.
While the “preservationists” group asked for the theater, this is NOT at all unusual. The city of Los Angeles GAVE Grauman’s Egyptian to the American Cinematheque to great success. Other theaters, such as the Alex in Glendale, have cities that SUPPORT (through funding) the operation of the theater. In Pomona, we only wanted to gain control of the theater so that we could do the restoration and operate it. We EVEN offered to pay for the theater over a period of time (not “eventually” although not as “soon” as some would have liked—first payment to be deferred for 5 years).
As we move forward on this project, I promise to add information here.
The Fox Pomona Theater was purchased by the City of Pomona’s redevelopment agency. There was a non-profit organization formed, The Pomona Fox Theater Corporation, which was charged with the rehabilitation/restoration of the theater and determining an appropriate use for the facility and to manage the facility. I am a member of that organization and serve on its City Liaison and Publicity committees. While the theater is under development, we have a temporary office address at 191 West Fourth Street, Pomona, CA 91766.
We are most interested in any historic facts or materials that anyone might have in relation to the theater.
Very nice rundown on the national register information. However, the theater is now owned by the city of Pomona, although a sale is pending. More information as it develops
Unfortunately I haven’t monitored this forum for a while. I’m gratified to see so many comments.
As a member of the “preservationists” organization that was created by the city to oversee the restoration and operation of the city’s resource it has been a very frustrating situation. However, I still have a lot of hope that we can still save the theater and make it an economically viable asset to our downtown.
While the “preservationists” group asked for the theater, this is NOT at all unusual. The city of Los Angeles GAVE Grauman’s Egyptian to the American Cinematheque to great success. Other theaters, such as the Alex in Glendale, have cities that SUPPORT (through funding) the operation of the theater. In Pomona, we only wanted to gain control of the theater so that we could do the restoration and operate it. We EVEN offered to pay for the theater over a period of time (not “eventually” although not as “soon” as some would have liked—first payment to be deferred for 5 years).
As we move forward on this project, I promise to add information here.
The Fox Pomona Theater was purchased by the City of Pomona’s redevelopment agency. There was a non-profit organization formed, The Pomona Fox Theater Corporation, which was charged with the rehabilitation/restoration of the theater and determining an appropriate use for the facility and to manage the facility. I am a member of that organization and serve on its City Liaison and Publicity committees. While the theater is under development, we have a temporary office address at 191 West Fourth Street, Pomona, CA 91766.
We are most interested in any historic facts or materials that anyone might have in relation to the theater.