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Stockton's Crown Jewel captures the 75 year history of the original Fox California Theatre on Main Street in Stockton, California. It's story is repeated in countless other Fox theaters throughout our nation. The book is chocked full of Americana social history of the 1920s to post World War II. A good read, one will delve into the inner workings of theater operation, stage shows and Hollywood movies. It is a history of a community that looked upon the theater as "the" community center during the Depression Era, World War II and into post War America. The theater was renamed for the renowned Bob Hope after the City renovated the structure in 2005.
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Bob Hope Theatre (Stockton, Calif.), Fox Theaters, History, Hollywood, Theater, moviesPeople
Bob HopePlaces
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Stockton's crown jewel: The Bob Hope/Fox California
2005, Friends of the Fox
in English
0977055205 9780977055203
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129) and index.
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