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is situated at a 45° angle to the streets and the two wings of the building contain retail space. The theater and parking lot originally covered a full 2.12-acre (0.86 ha) block. In 1964, a 0.29-acre (1,200 m) portion at the northeast corner was split off, leaving the theater property at 1.83 acres (0.74 ha). The separate parcel has been home to a service station and a restaurant. At the southwest corner is a
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on-site parking lot and the only suburban facility. Its period of significance was given as 1939–1940, the construction and completion of the theater being the primary significant events in its history. No claim of significance under Criterion B was made, since its owners and developers were not singularly associated with the theater.
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created the "Leda and Swan" and "Vine" motifs for murals on the theater's ceiling and walls. The Tower Theatre was the second theater in the United States with fluorescent-painted murals illuminated by ultraviolet lights; the first experiments with such a setup were undertaken by Lee at his Academy
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The theater is located in a neighborhood eponymously named the "Tower District". It is located at the northwest corner of North Wishon and East Olive Avenues. The building occupies 20,000 square feet (1,900 m) of ground in an arrowhead shape. The auditorium, which forms the shaft of the arrow,
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format. The theater later ran foreign films for several years until 1989 when it ceased operation. The theater was deeply in debt and running films was no longer economically viable. A Certified Historic Rehabilitation began on the property, renovating the theater and retail wings. Following the
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and during the peak popularity of the Streamline Moderne style. The theater was the only work completed by Lee in the city of Fresno, and is representative of his designs for suburban movie theaters. Lastly, it is one of only six extant vintage theaters in Fresno; the only one designed with an
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Building permits were issued on May 11, 1939, by the city of Fresno for a Wishon/Fox theater. Codenamed "The Ritz", the design was significantly smaller than the original Wishon/Fox proposal. It was designed by S. Charles Lee and was estimated to cost $ 100,000. Construction began immediately
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following the issuing of permits under the direction of general contracting firm Trewhitt, Shields and Fisher. The original design for a finned tower was revised by Lee in August 1939. The new 80-foot (24 m) design resembled the 130-foot (40 m) "Star Pylon" at the
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The theater is located in a part of Fresno that had been developing into a shopping area since about 1923. Discussions of building a theater in the neighborhood began as early as 1927. The first of three proposals for a theater was made on December 3, 1938, published in
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The non-profit organization Fresno Filmworks has been showing first-run independent cinema at The Tower Theatre on the second Friday of each month since 2002. The theater also hosts the annual Fresno Film Festival.
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The building features an 80-foot (24 m) concrete tower fitted with neon tube lighting and capped by a pronged orb with neon lights. A cantilevered
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Following A. Emory Wishon's death in 1948, the theater property was sold to a Fox Theaters subsidiary by his estate. The theater was converted to
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William David was the architect for the proposed structure at North Van Ness and Olive, but the plans never materialized.
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restoration, the theater reopened as the "Tower Theatre for the Performing Arts". The renovation earned awards from the
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style. It is the only architectural work to have been completed by Lee in Fresno. Dutch-born muralist
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for its local architectural significance within three contexts. It was built at the close of the
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The theater is also listed on Fresno's Local Register of Historic Resources as property 190.
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wraps around the entrance, appearing to be supported by a hexagonal box office.
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Fresno, CA
Capacity
Venue Website
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
36°45′29″N 119°48′05″W / 36.7580°N 119.8014°W / 36.7580; -119.8014
S. Charles Lee
Streamline Moderne
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Streamline Moderne
Fresno, California
Fox West Coast Theater Corporation
S. Charles Lee
1939 New York World's Fair
repertory cinema

The Fresno Bee
Fox West Coast Theater Corporation
A. Emory Wishon
Westwood, Los Angeles
Redwood Theatres, Inc.

1939 New York World's Fair
Balalaika
Dancing Co-Ed
Henry Goes Arizona
CinemaScope
proscenium
first run films
repertory cinema

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