Fox Performing Arts Center

Fox Performing Arts Center
Fox Theater
Address3801 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, California
United States
OwnerCity of Riverside
OperatorLive Nation
TypeMovie palace
Capacity1,646
Screens1
Current useLive event venue
Construction
Opened1929 (1929)
Reopened2010
Website
www.riversidepac.com
Fox Theater
Location of Fox Theater in California
Coordinates33°59′2″N 117°22′30″W / 33.98389°N 117.37500°W / 33.98389; -117.37500
ArchitectBalch and Stanbury
Architectural style(s)Spanish Colonial Revival
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The Riverside Fox Theater, also known as the Fox Performing Arts Center, was built in 1929, and is a Spanish Colonial Revival style building in the heart of downtown Riverside, California. The theater is the centerpiece of Riverside's Arts & Culture initiative and underwent a major renovation and restoration to become a regional performing arts facility. Renovation was completed in the Fall 2009, with a grand-reopening in January 2010.

The theater is best known for being the first theater to screen the most successful film in box-office history when adjusted for inflation, the 1939 film Gone With the Wind.