Castro Theatre

The Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. The venue became San Francisco Historic Landmark #100 in September 1976.[2] Located at 429 Castro Street, it was built in 1922 with a California Churrigueresque façade that pays homage—in its great arched central window surmounted by a scrolling pediment framing a niche—to the basilica of Mission Dolores nearby. Its designer, Timothy L. Pflueger, also designed Oakland's Paramount Theater and other movie theaters in California during that period. The theater has over 1,400 seats (approx 800 downstairs and 600 in the balcony).[3][4] The theater's ceiling is the last known leatherette ceiling in the United States and possibly the world.^{[citation needed]} Another leatherette ceiling was demolished just a few years ago.^[where?] To make the ceiling look as though it is leather requires a special technique regarded as lost today.^{[by whom?]}

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Castro Theatre

Front entrance of the Castro Theatre
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Location	429 Castro Street San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates	37°45′43″N 122°26′06″W
Public transit	Castro 17th & Castro
Owner	Nasser family
Type	Movie theater
Capacity	1,400
Construction
Opened	June 22, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-06-22)
Architect	Timothy L. Pflueger
Website
www.castrotheatre.com
San Francisco Designated Landmark
Designated	1977[1]
Reference no.	100