Curtains Falling

The rapid construction of multiplex cinemas is putting pressure on the few remaining single-screen movie theaters, many of which are cultural and historic landmarks. Some of Orange County's old-fashioned theaters and their status:

Name: 1. Fox

Location: Fullerton

Status: Closed; contains historic mural

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Name: 2. Yost

Location: Santa Ana

Status: Once a lively vaudeville hall, now a church

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Name: 3. Lido

Location: Newport Beach

Status: Mix of art-house and mainstream movies

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Name: 4. Balboa

Location: Newport Beach

Status: Closed; renovation plans recently announced

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Name: 5. Port

Location: Corona del Mar

Status: Streamline 1940s design; shows art-house movies

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Name: 6. Bay

Location: Seal Beach

Status: Shows mostly art-house movies

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Name: 7. Edwards Cinema

Location: Costa Mesa

Status: Designed in 1960s space-age style

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Name: 8. South Coast

Location: Laguna Beach

Status: Historic theater was divided into two screens

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Name: 9. Miramar

Location: San Clemente

Status: Closed; designed in Spanish Colonial Revival style

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Name: 10. The Orange

Location: Orange

Status: Near the traffic circle; now a church

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Sources: Times reports, interviews; Researched by SHELBY GRAD / For The Times