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stands in the lobby, a hint of the fact that the theater would also play kung-fu movies. The walls of the dressing room in the backstage have signatures of many artists that performed in the theater.
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The wooden organ pipes that were part of the theater are now on display on the walls of the next door bar, A Love letter to Fresno.
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