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State Theatre ( formerly the California) showing 'Ghost of Frankenstein' and 'Son of Dracula' and the Portola Theatre showing 'Bad Girls of Harlem', 'Slums of Singapore', and 'Nudist Colony' [California SF as State CAL-32 Dec 1948]
South of Market
View east from intersection. State (former California) and Portola Theatres. Taverne Bon Gout on corner. Banners strung across street and on streetlamps for Lions International convention parade on July 28, 1947. Birdcage traffic signals. Cropped version of wnp5.50622. [California SF as State CAL-40 July 1947]
Downtown / Union Square
Elevated view east on Market from 4th, Shriners Parade (Aloha Temple Patrol, Honolulu); State Theatre, Humboldt Bank Building, Portola Theatre. Call and Examiner Buildings in distance left. Street lamps decorated, banners strung across street. [California SF as State CAL-44 7-46]
Downtown / Union Square
View east on Market across 4th, California Theatre showing Buster Keaton [California Theatre 23 Jan 1922 The Boat]
South of Market
View southwest across Fillmore to buildings on west side of street, including Cameraphone Theatre 1331 Fillmore Street near Eddy, where a live company of actors would read the script aloud to the audience as the silent movie played. Large white object at right is part of street decorations for welcoming Great White Fleet, one of several pedestals mounted by a battleship. Franks Bros. clothing, Gilsey Cafe 1315 Fillmore. Platform truck for working on overhead wires at left. [Cameraphone Theatre SF 01B 1908]
Western Addition
View west from center of Ellis near Powell to group of firefighters in front of Capitol Theater (built 1911 as Cort Theater, demolished 1941), Germain Hotel, The Danube, St. Germain Restaurant, Rialto Bowling, Golden State Hotel, Hotel Willard. Flood Building at far left. Wright's Billiards, Pasadena Hotel, Rialto Bowling. Image cropped from wnp32.0114. [Capitol SF CAP-07A circa 1935].
Downtown / Union Square
Northeast corner of Ellis and Mason, New Downtown Theater (formerly The Casino) Showing 1941 film version of Shaw's 'Major Barbara' [Casino SF as Downtown CAO-06 1942]
Downtown / Union Square
[Castro SF CAS-01 circa June 1927] Castro St facade and marquee. Castro near Market.
Castro
[Castro SF CAS-16 1922] Interior of Castro Theatre, showing auditorium, murals and ceiling
Castro
[Castro SF CAS-18 1922] Interior of Castro Theatre, showing lobby with flowers
Castro
Interior of Castro Theatre, showing second floor mezzanine [Castro SF CAS-19 1922]
Castro
[Castro SF CAS-22 August 1964] Castro St facade and marquee, Castro near Market
Castro
[Castro Theatre SF Rainbow Riley 1926] Castro St facade and marquee, Castro near Market St.
Castro
[Centre SF UA & Guild June 1967 CER-02] Municipal Railway N-line streetcar #1149. Guild, Centre and United Artists theaters.
Tenderloin
Studio and Guild Cinemas, showing French films and silent classics. [Cinema Guild Berkeley 1950s CGD-01] 2436 Telegraph near Haste St.
Outside SF