Administrative History
Ownership
Ed West-- 1908-1911
E.F. Ollie-- 1911- June 27, 1913
R.J. Floyd-- June 27, 1913-June 2, 1920
Kohn and Fairchild Amusement Company-- June 2, 1920- August 31, 1929
Fox West Coast Theatres Company-- August 31, 1929- February 19, 1959
John, Salma (Sally), and Marie Sawaya-- February 19, 1959-December 7, 2018
City of Trinidad-- December 7, 2018-present
Managers
Max Kohn-- 1919- August 1929
Henry Westerfield-- August 1929- January 1933
C.H. Ernst-- January 1933- September 1933
William Fowers-- September 1933- 1934
C. Don Sheedy-- 1934- May 1937
Mark Berkhimer-- May 1937- June 1939
Michael Zalesny-- June 1939- November 1941
Les Newkirk-- November 1941- July 1943
Henry Westerfield-- July 1943- August 1947
Harold L. McCormick-- August 1947- July 1950
Russ Page-- July 1950- February 1959
Salma (Sally) and Marie Sawaya-- February 1959- January 2002
Michael Hadad-- January 2002- 2013
Staff
Ed Byers, Doorman-- 1908-1933
Walter Jancke, Assistant Manager-- 1934-1936
Sam Piazza, Projectionist-- 1949-
Christopher Smith, Project Manager-- 2018-present
Salma (Sally) and Marie Sawaya
The day of their purchase of the Fox-West, February 19, 1959. They would operate the theater for over four decades, until their nephew, Michael Hadad, became manager in 2002.
Henry Westerfield
Served as manager of the Fox (West) twice: upon its sale to Fox-Intermountain in 1929, and again in the late 1940s. This certificate was located on the back of an office door.