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In recognition of Halloween, today’s picture is of Anaheim’s 1947 Halloween parade; taken in front of  the Fox Anaheim Theatre. . . While Anaheim’s Fox Theatre “passed away” long ago, the city’s annual parade has managed to survive, in varying forms, up to the present day (their first parade was held in 1924, with Babe Ruth serving as the […]

Here is a unique photo of the Fox Fullerton from 1930 (determined via the feature “Min and Bill” being listed on the marquee).  This, until recently, rarely seen photo comes courtesy of the First American Historical Colletion. First American, which boasts a historical collection in excess of 12,000 photos, has recently begun to digitize their collection and make copies […]

October marks the thirtieth anniversary of both the Mission Viejo Mall and the long forgotten cinema that Edwards operated on the site for almost twenty years.   Opened in multiple phases, throughout late October of 1979, the Mission Viejo Mall was a $65 million project developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, to serve an increasingly affluent and expanding southern Orange […]

Twenty-five years ago, Orange County quietly bid farewell to the grandest of it’s eleven drive-ins. Opened in July of 1967, the Fountain Valley Drive-In had the shortest run of any county ozoner (aside from the Star Vu’s pseudo drive-in setup), but, what the venue lacked in longevity, it more than made up for in notoriety. […]