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California Theatre
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Address 987 Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity 2135
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect Alfred Henry Jacobs
Years of Operation Opened 1 November 1917
Operated as California Theatre: 1917-1941?
Operated as State Theatre: 1941-1954
Type of Musical Accompaniment unknown
Current Status Demolished

The California Theatre was a first-run house.

The theatre was renamed the State Theatre and reopened on 31 December 1941.

The theatre closed as a motion picture venue on 2 March 1954, and the building was demolished in 1961.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485; Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 34, 42-43 : Cinema Treasures website : with additional information provided by Reuben Schwartz.

 

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