Market near 5th
View north across Market to Esquire and Telenews Theatres. Funland on left.
Downtown / Union SquareTheatre
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Fox Theatre
under construction. Market between 9th and 10th Streets
Civic Center
United Artists Theatre
Opened as the Imperial Theatre in 1912, renamed the Premier in 1929, then became the United Artists in May 1931, renamed again as the Market Street Cinema in 1972. 'Becket' playing, with large promotional ads above marquee. Market Street near 7th Street. Centre Theatre on left. Elite Coffee Shop, Frank's Jewelers.
South of Market
Tivoli Theatre
Eddy Street between Anna Lane (now Cyril Magnin) and Mason. Light Opera season advertised.
Downtown / Union Square
Stage Door Theatre
'What a Way to Go', film playing at Stage Door. Actor's Workshop production of 'The Chalk Garden' at Encore. Native Sons of Golden West Building. Bob's Nevada Lodge on right. Encore Theatre. Mason near Geary.
Lower Nob Hill
Tower Theatre
Originally the Majestic Theatre. Mission near 20th Street.
Mission
Strand Theatre
Market near 8th. 'The Crooked Way'and 'I Bombed Pearl Harbor'playing. Sun-Light Fountain and Lunch. Kelly's Mens Wear. Bingo.
Civic Center
Telenews Theatre
Interior, Telenews Theatre 930 Market Street (demolished for Hallidie Plaza) Loge with usher in theatre. The Telenews showed exclusively newsreels.
Downtown / Union Square
Telenews Theatre
Man in lobby with 'War-O-Graph'map of European Theatre during World War II.930 Market. Closed 1967. Site is now part of Hallidie Plaza.
South of Market
United Nations Theatre
Playing 'Best Years of our Lives.'Searchlights on street. 260 O'Farrell between Powell and Mason.
Downtown / Union Square
Market near Jones
Paramount Theatre playing 'The Sky's the Limit.'Open all night.
Tenderloin
Market & 4th
State Theatre in background. In front of Pacific Building, crowd of sailors, soldiers. Christmas Shopping for the first time since the end of WWII.
Downtown / Union Square
Market & Stockton
Elevated view southeast to State Theatre (Former California) playing 'Old Acquaintance'. Roos Bros. on left.
Downtown / Union Square
Warfield Theatre
Lipschultz Music Masters, Art Landry's Band, and Columbia Park Boys Band at Loew's Warfield Theatre, April 12-19, 1924.
Tenderloin
Geary & Mason
View west across intersection to south side of Geary. 401 Smoke Shop, Hollywood Florist, Pappy's Bar-Be-Cue, Geary Theatre, Curran Theatre ('Bad Seed' playing).
Downtown / Union Square