NE corner of S. Gordon St. & W. 3rd St. Pomona, CA 91766 | map |
Opened: 1903 as the Fraternal Aid Opera House, built by the group Pomona Fraternal Aid. The building was also known as the Pomona Opera House. The early undated photo is in the collection of the Pomona Public Library. On the side of the building it says "Fraternal Aid Erected A.D. 1903."
The Opera House is seen in this detail from image 26 of the 1906 Sanborn Insurance Map in the Library of Congress collection. The hay, grain & produce merchant was on the 1st floor, the theatre on 2 and 3. That's 2nd St. along the bottom of the image, Gordon on the left. The stairs seen at the alley end of the building were the theatre's entrance.
The building can also be seen on image 29 of the 1911 Sanborn Map in the Library of Congress collection.
The Fraternal Aid Opera House is listed in the 1912/13 and 1914 city directories as being at the NE corner of Gordon & 3rd.
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