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The Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings is an historic district in Redwood City, California that comprises four buildings constructed from 1859-1912. These buildings include the Pioneer Store, the Bank of San Mateo County building, the Sequoia Hotel, and the Alhambra Theater. [1]
The Fox Theatre opened its door to the public on January 2, 1929 as The New Sequoia Theater by Ellis John Arkursh to show motion pictures. Touring Europe Arkush gathered all of his favorite architectural details from various venues to create the Moorish feel and style on the inside and the gothic feel on the exterior which was executed beautifully by the Reid & Reid architects of San Francisco.
The museum acquired the space in 2015 and began programming under the auspices of the Cedarburg Cultural Center in 2017. [1] The Cedarburg History Museum has since 2019 functioned independently of the Cedarburg Cultural Center. The museum offers local photography collections in addition to its rotating exhibits. [2] [3] In early 2021, the ...
Fox Theatre in Oakland Fox Theatre in Redwood City, California. Fox Theatres was a large chain of movie theaters in the United States dating from the 1920s either built by Fox Film studio owner William Fox, or subsequently merged in 1929 by Fox with the West Coast Theatres chain, to form the Fox West Coast Theatres chain. [2]
The San Mateo County History Museum is located in downtown Redwood City, California. Housed inside the former courthouse built in 1910 for the San Mateo County Superior Court, the museum showcases the rich history of San Mateo County and the surrounding area. Operations and funding for the museum are by the San Mateo County Historical ...
The first Century theater was the Century 21 in San Jose, California, which opened November 24, 1964, adjacent to the Winchester Mystery House. [1] The Century 21 theater was built to showcase Cinerama type movies (the left and right empty projection booths are still present), but in fact, it showed only 70mm movies. The screen was later ...
Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City; City Lights Theater Company of San Jose, San Jose; Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City; Los Altos Stage Company, Los Altos; Montgomery Theater, San Jose; Palo Alto Players Theatre Company, Palo Alto [7] Pear Theatre, Mountain View; Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory, Portola Valley; Ram's Head Theatrical Society ...
The San Mateo County History Museum, formerly the San Mateo County Courthouse, was originally built in 1910. In an attempt to revitalize Redwood City's downtown, city officials decided to consider development. In February 1999, the San Mateo County History Museum opened inside the old San Mateo County Courthouse in downtown Redwood City. [14]