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A century of mysteries: Exploring the Fox Theater’s hazy history

East Bay Yesterday by East Bay Yesterday

Jan 8, 202501:11:09Society & Culture

Despite being one of Oakland’s most iconic buildings, the history of the Fox Theater is filled with unsolved mysteries. In preparation for his ongoing tours of the nearly century-old structure, architectural historian J....

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A century of mysteries: Exploring the Fox Theater’s hazy history is an episode from East Bay Yesterday by East Bay Yesterday. Despite being one of Oakland’s most iconic buildings, the history of the Fox Theater is filled with unsolved myste...

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Despite being one of Oakland’s most iconic buildings, the history of the Fox Theater is filled with unsolved mysteries. In preparation for his ongoing tours of the nearly century-old structure, architectural historian J.M. Marriner has been digging into the archives and looking for answers. This episode features our conversation on everything from arson and art theft to mushrooms growing in the balcony carpet. If you want to see more photos related to this episode, check out my SF Gate article: You can contact J.M. Marriner to get a copy of his booklet about the history of the theater and I also highly recommend checking out one of his tours:

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Published Jan 8, 2025 and 01:11:09 long