Castro Theatre
Historic movie palace in the Castro District of San Francisco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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?]
![]() Front entrance of the Castro Theatre | |
Location | 429 Castro Street San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 37°45′43″N 122°26′06″W |
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Owner | Nasser family |
Type | Movie theater |
Capacity | 1,400 |
Construction | |
Opened | June 22, 1922; 100 years ago (1922-06-22) |
Architect | Timothy L. Pflueger |
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Designated | 1977[1] |
Reference no. | 100 |