Fox West Coast Theaters leased T&D Photoplay and renamed it The California in 1921.

In 1979, Madeleine Lawton and Edward C. Merlo purchased the building, and nominated it to the National Register of Historic Places.

[3] Restoration of the Fox California Theater was partially funded by Alex G. Spanos who requested that it be renamed the Bob Hope Theatre in honor of his close friend Bob Hope.

[6][7] Renovations included a new sound system[8] and a 1,200 square feet (110 m2) Italian marble floor mosaic.

[10][11] The refurbished organ made its concert debut in the Bob Hope Theatre in 2005[12] and is played during classic movie showings.