The Tower Theatre, built in 1938, is a

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landmark and the oldest remaining, continuously running

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. The theater was designed by California theater architect William B. David in the

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style of architecture. The original owner was Joseph Blumenfeld, a second generation theatre owner. At the time, there was only one movie screen. The first movie shown was ''

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''. The theatre was renovated in 1972 and divided into a three screen cinema. They were bought by the Reading International theater chain in 1998, who, upgraded the theater in 2012 with digital projectors. In 2016, it was sold to an endowment fund as a long-term investment.

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