| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1927/09/23 | Starks and Flanders | Architect | Designed in the Moorish style by Leonard Starks, the 1,850 seat Alhambra Theater opens with the movie "The Fighting Eagle" starring Rod LaRocque. The City of Sacramento changed the name of 31st St to Alhambra Boulevard. | |||
| 1927/09/23 | Leonard Starks | Architect | Designed in the Moorish style by Leonard Starks, the 1,850 seat Alhambra Theater opens with the movie "The Fighting Eagle" starring Rod LaRocque. The City of Sacramento changed the name of 31st St to Alhambra Boulevard. | |||
| 1927/10/00 | California's first permanently installed movie sound system, the Vitaphone, is installed at The Alhambra just after the theater's opening. | |||||
| 1927/10/00 | Manufactured in 1927 by the Robert Morton Organ Company of Van Nuys, CA, the Alhambra Pipe Organ is built for Alhambra Theater. | |||||
| 1960/00/00 | In 1960, Alhambra Pipe Organ is moved to the First Baptist Church in Stockton, CA. In 1990 it was sold to Robert Hartzell of Lodi who sold it Kautz Family for installation and restoration at Kautz' Ironstone Vineyards. | |||||
| 1973/00/00 | The Alhambra is demolished. A fountain and a plaque can be found on the side of the Safeway grocery store's parking lot. |
| Particulars for Alhambra Theatre: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Art |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Owner | Private |
| Other Description | Spanish-Moorish |
| Area of Significance | Theatre |
| Film Sound System | Vitaphone |
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