Fox Theater
8029 Main Street,
Houma,
LA
70360
8029 Main Street,
Houma,
LA
70360
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The Fox closed at the end of its 30-year leasing agreement on August 29, 1964 with “The Shepherd on the Hills.” John A. Cenac refreshed the venue deciding to give it one more chance beginning on July 30, 1965 with Elvis Presley in “Tickle Me.” It appears to have closed September 22, 1966 with “How to Steal on a Million.” It was remodeled for retail purposes.
Opened on December 18, 1934.
I’ve set Street View to the proper location, but the pin icon on the map is still a couple of miles off. The Fox Theatre building is currently occupied by Fakier’s Jewelers. The Fox was just west of Gabasse Street.
Houma, by Thomas Blum Cobb and Mara Currie, says that the Fox was built in 1936, and there’s a photo with the 1938 release Romance on the Run on the marquee (Google Books preview– scroll down past two photos of the Bijou.) The Fox had a bit of simplified Art Deco detailing, and a nice marquee. It has all been stripped away by remodeling.