Downtown Riverside in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Fox Theater

1929

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 14, 2023

1. Fox Theater Marker

Inscription. Designed by the firm of Batch and Stanberry, this Mission Revival Theater opened as a combination cinema/Vaudeville house. With the death of Vaudeville, the space formerly occupied by the large stage was converted to a smaller cinema, fronting Seventh Street, in 1942. Due to its proximity to Hollywood, the Fox served through the 1960's as a choice motion picture preview house. The first public screening of "Gone With the Wind" took place in this building.

Erected by Cultural Heritage Board Landmark, City of Riverside. (Marker Number 59.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Riverside Cultural Heritage Board Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 33° 59.021′ N, 117° 22.507′ W. Marker is in Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It is in Downtown Riverside. It is on Mission Inn Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3801 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside CA 92501, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loring Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Downtown Riverside Mahatma Gandhi Monument (about 500 feet away); Howard H "Tim" Hays (about 500 feet away); Eliza Lovell Tibbets (about 600 feet away); Dosan Ahn Chang-Ho Memorial (about 600 feet away); Cesar E. Chavez Memorial (about 700 feet away); Mission Inn (about 700 feet away); Booker Taliaferro Washington (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . Landmarks of the City of Riverside (#39). (Submitted on June 11, 2026, by Volt Craft of Riverside, California.)

Fox Theater and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, June 14, 2023

2. Fox Theater and Marker

Marker can be seen to the right of the crosswalk.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.