As the name suggests, it encompasses the area around Fresno’s original high school, at McKinley and Echo avenues. It is an ...

The historic theater opened to much fanfare Dec. 15, 1939. The first screening was “Dancing Coed,” starring Lana Turner.

Unlike other theaters in town at the time, the Tower was specially designed for films and was Fresno’s first suburban cinema. It had its own on-site parking (a big draw at the time) and space ...

It's a classic tale following the lives, loves and tribulations of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War.

The Art Deco theater, with its 80-foot spire tower and marquee lit by nearly five miles of neon tubing, would become the anchor and namesake of one of Fresno’s most vibrant commercial districts ...

As a special bonus, they got access to a special backstage tour of the Tower Theatre. Because the tour is a fundraiser for Fresno High School, members of the school’s academic senate served as ...