Clifford Balch

Clifford Allison Balch (June 23, 1880 – December 14, 1963) was an American architect who specialized in movie theater design. Balch designed numerous theaters in Southern California, including the National Register of Historic Places-listed Golden Gate, Fox California, and Fox Pomona.

Early life Clifford Allison Balch was born on June 23, 1880, in Preston Lake, Minnesota. His father, William C. Balch, was a carpenter and his mother, Anna S. Balch (née Houck), was a homemaker. He was one of seven children born to the couple, three of whom died in infancy. The Balch family moved to Pasadena, California in the early 1890s.

Balch graduated high school in Oakland, California in 1897. He graduated from Throop College in Pasadena in 1901.

Career Balch began his career working as a draftsman for Reginald D. Johnson, a position he held for three years. He then worked for William C. Pennell for seven years.

Balch worked in his own practice from 1928 to 1946

Balch died in Los Angeles on December 14, 1963 at the age of 83. Visalia, 1930 Pomona, 1931, NRHP-listed

Sunbeam, Los Angeles, 1933 remodel Adams, San Diego, 1935 El Rey, Los Angeles, 1936, LAHCM #520 Palomar, Oceanside, 1936 Esquire, Los Angeles, 1937 Lido, Los Angeles, 1937 Brawley, Brawley, 1937 Miramar, San Clemente, 1938 Studio City, Los Angeles, 1938 Lido, Newport Beach, 1939 Newport, Newport Beach, 1939 San Gabriel, San Gabriel, 1941 State, Pomona, 1941 River, Bakersfield Rivoli, Los Angeles

With Walker & Eisen United Artists Theaters East Los Angeles, 1931 Inglewood, 1931 Long Beach, 1931 Pasadena, 1931 Berkeley, 1932 El Centro, 1932 Los Angeles, 1932 Ventura, 1932

Other buildings Sardi's Restaurant, Los Angeles, 1933