San Francisco Theatres: San Francisco Theatres By Address and Neighborhood

San Francisco Theatres By Address and Neighborhood

By Neighborhood:

Yes, the list is continuing to grow! Are you looking for a theatre before the 1906 earthquake? See the Pre-1906 theatre list.

Bayview / Hunter's Point: Bayview Opera House |

Bernal Heights: Cortland / Capri Theatre | Lyceum Theatre

Sunnydale: Outer Limits |

305 3rd St.

South Side Theatorium 1911

-- listed in "Picture Shows To Aid," a May 27, 1911 Film Index article

365 3rd St. Majestic Theatre
Majestic c.1909-c.1930

457 3rd St.

Third Street Theatre 1909

-- a May 1, 1909 SF Bulletin ad

1201 / 2201 3rd St. Kentucky Theatre

-- this part of 3rd was originally called Kentucky

4601 3rd St.
-- at the corner of McKinnon Ave. (formerly 1101 Railroad Ave.)
Columbia, running in September 1909. Sometimes listed with an address of 1111. Renamed Bay View in 1913. First city directory listing July 1913, last city directory listing 1924. Renamed Lorene with the first city directory listing in 1926, the last in 1928. Also listed at various times as Lorline and Lorrene.

Also in the neighborhood: Leidenkrantz Hall, Drake's Hall

4705 3rd St. Bayview Opera House
-- faces Newcomb Ave. near Mendell St.
South San Francisco Opera House 1888-1913, Bayview Opera House ( ? - present)

4935 3rd St. Bayview Theatre
-- at Quesada, formerly 1383 Railroad Ave.
Bayview Theatre 1924-1957

135 4th St. AMC Metreon 16

Loew's Metreon 1999 - ? , AMC Metreon 16

72 6th St. Eve / Adam Theatre

Eve Cinema 1971-1973, Adam Theatre 1973-1976, Fantasy 1977

122 6th St. Gay Paree

1966-1974

157 6th St. Act 1

1971-1975

245 6th St. The Film Festival

1969-1971

319 6th Ave. Lincoln Theatre
New Richmond 1911-1912, Lincoln 1912-1940

6th Ave. & Clement St. Palm Theatre
Palm 1907-1918

Near 6th Ave. & Clement St. Elite Theatre
Elite 1907

7th Ave. & Clement St. Fisher's Theatre
Fisher's 1907-1919

1259 9th Ave. Golden Eagle Nickelodeon

1910-1915 -- see a mention on the Opera Variety page

1265 9th Ave. Opera Variety Theatre

1969-1971

2730 16th St. Eureka Theatre

1985-1992

2961 16th St. Victoria Theatre
16th St. 1907-1913, Victoria, Teatro Victoria 1913-1963, New Follies 1963-1970, 16th St. Follies 1970-1976, Victoria 1978-

2968 16th St. [250]
Theatorium -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

16th & Mission

Theato Nickelodeon 1909

-- see a May 1, 1909 S.F. Bulletin ad

3040 16th St. Cameo Theatre
Opal 1910-c.1928, Shamrock c.1928-1931, Cameo 1932-1952

3117 16th St. near Valencia Roxie Theatre
Poppy 1914-1917, New Sixteenth Street 1918, Rex 1920, Gem, Gaiety 1933, Roxie 1933-

3345 17th St.
Secret Cinema
-- James Eilers photo on SFR

3801 17th St. The Reel Thing

1968-69

3968 17th St. Beau Geste Cinema

Beau Geste Cinema 1976-78, End of Castro Club 1978- ?

4200 18th St. Liberty Theatre
Liberty 1908-1910

4416 18th St. Fether's Point Film Society

1967-1972

4147 19th St. San Francisco Repertory Co.

1960s?

3950 19th Ave. (approximate) Unbuilt Projects
Lake Theatre

2781 24th St. Brava Theatre
Roosevelt 1926-1962, York 1962-1993, Brava 1996-

2833 24th St. Photoplay Theatre
c.1914 - c.1924

2885 24th St. York Theatre
c.1907 - c.1925

3130 24th St.

Pleasant Hour Theatre 1909

-- see a May 1, 1909 S.F. Bulletin ad

3316 24th St. Everyman Theatre
Everyman 1973-1976, Third Wave Dance House 1990s

3867 24th St. Vicksburg Theatre
Vicksburg 1911-1918, Noe Valley 1923-1924

3984 24th St. Noe Theatre
Noe 1937-1952

4045 24th St. Palmer Theatre
M & F, Palmer Theatre 1917-1938

4083 24th St. Acme Theatre
Acme c.1908-1916

28th & Church Del Mar Theatre
Searchlight 1916 + many other names

A

499 Alabama St. Project Artaud / Theater Artaud

Opened 1971

525 Alemany Blvd. Terrace Drive-In
Terrace 1951-1954

B

250 Baker St. Coliseum Rink
Coliseum 1907-22

3630 Balboa St. Balboa Theatre
Balboa (aka New Balboa) 1926-

3944 Balboa St. Opera Variety Theater

1971-1985

Battery and Clay Embarcadero Center Cinema

1995-2022

950 Battery St.

Casting Couch Theatre late 1990s

-- small screening room running classics via video projector

-- https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/18316

Bay and Powell Northpoint Theater
Northpoint 1967-1997

2428 Bayshore Blvd. Bayshore Theatre
-- address previously called 2428 San Bruno Ave. -- open 1926 to 1957

Beach St. and Leavenworth Cannery Cinema
Cannery 1971-1993

Beach and Hyde The Playhouse

Interplayers 1949-c.1952, The Playhouse c.1952-?

747 Beach St. Interplayers Theatre
Interplayers 1962-1969, Surf Theatres/Interplayers 1970-1972

Beach St. and Polk Ghirardelli Square Cinema
Hungry I (Cabaret) 1960s, 1971, Ghirardelli Square Cinema 1971-1986, Waterfront Theatre 1987

365 Broadway Latin Quarter

1963-1972

412 Broadway Moulin Rouge / Soul Train / Hippodrome / Stone
Moulin Rouge c.1963-1967, Mr. D's 1967-1969, Matrix 1973, Soul Train 1974, Hippodrome 1975-1980, Stone 1980-1995, Showgirls Cabaret 1999

430 Broadway Phoenix Theatre

Phoenix 1976 - ?

435 Broadway On Broadway Theatre

On Broadway 1962-c.1985, Broadway Studios 1993-

501 Broadway Off Broadway

Galaxie 1960s-1972, Off Broadway 1972-1980s

515 Broadway Sexorcist / Penthouse Theatre

1970s

556 Broadway Big Al's Theatre

1970s

618 Broadway Broadway Theatre
Automatic Vaudeville 1910-1911, Broadway Theater & Pennyodion 1913-1916, Broadway Theater 1917-1932, The Committee 1963-1972, Montgomery Playhouse 1970s

644 Broadway Palace / New / Verdi / World Theatre
Palace 1909-1912, New (new building) 1914-1915, Verdi 1915-1954, World 1954-1982, World (new building) 1985-c.2000

649 Broadway Liberty Theatre
California 1909-1910, Liberty 1910-1920, Allies 1920-??, Crescent 1923-1925, Liberty 1926-1949, World 1949-1953

501 Buckingham Way UA Stonestown
UA Stonestown Cinema 1970-1973, Stonestown Twin 1973-2019

526 Bush St. Theatre Français
Théâtre Français c.1918-1920

729 Bush St. Nob Hill Theatre
Nob Hill Theatre 1968-2018

960 Bush St. Boarding House Theater
Fine Arts Building and Auditorium 1931, Kamokila 1933, Royal Hawaiian Club 1935, New Theatre 1936, Shangri-La 1942, Bush Street Music Hall 1943-46, Balalaika 1946-49, Bush Street Theatre 1950-56, Fack's II 1956-1960, Neve of SF 1960, The Quake1967, The Troubador (North) 1970. Boarding House 1973-1980

1757 Bush St. Players' Club Theatre
Players' Club Theatre 1919-1924, New Little Theatre 1919-1920, Players' Guild 1924-1929

C

4715 Cabrillo St. Ensemble Theatre

The Ensemble 1970-?

950 California St. Nob Hill Theatre
Nob Hill 1944-1964

1111 California St. Masonic Auditorium

1958-

1572 California St. Lumiere Theatre
Light Sound Dimension 1967, Firehouse Theater 1971-1975, Lumiere 1975-2012

California St. between 4th and 5th Ave. Favorite 5 Cent Theatre
Favorite 5 Cent Theatre 1908

California St. at 5th or 6th Ave. Richmond Theatre
Richmond 1908

544 Capp St.
Community Music Center 1978?-

429 Castro St. Castro Theatre
Castro 1922 -

452 Castro St. Eureka Theatre
Castro Nickelodeon 1909, Eureka 1910-c.1912

485 Castro St. Castro Street Theatre
Castro Street 1910-1922

40 Cedar St. (between Polk and Larkin) Cento Cedar Cinema

Cento Cedar, Cedar 1965-c.1985

732 Chenery St. Film Fair

Film Fair 1970s

2141 Chestnut St. Marina Theatre
Marina 1928-1965, Cinema 21 1965-2001, Marina 2008-present

2340 Chestnut St. Presidio Theatre
El Presidio 1937-1951, Presidio 1953-present

227 Church St. Electric Theatre
Bijou 1908-1911, Electric 1911-1914

237-241 Church St. Nickelodium

c.1909-c.1915

1596 Church St. Del Mar Theatre
Searchlight 1916-1918, Empress 1918-1927, Lux 1927-1931, Deluxe 1933, Isis 1936-1937, Princess 1938-1943, Church 1944, Rita 1948-1960, Del Mar 1962-1965

Clay and Battery Front Embarcadero Center Cinema
1995-2022

669 Clay St.
Pacific Arts 1979-1982, Tahiti Fete ca. 1983

1050 Clay St. Theatre Française
Théâtre Français c.1913-1917

441 Clement St. Open Theater
Open Theater 1976-1984

498 Clement St. Palm Theatre
Palm 1907-1918

Clement St. near 6th Ave. Elite Theatre
Elite 1907

600 Clement St. Fisher's Theatre
Fisher's 1907-1919

Clement St. between 7th & 8th Unbuilt Projects
Unbuilt project 1917

745 Clement St. Coliseum Theatre
Coliseum 1918-1989, now Walgreens and condos

1800 Clement St. Clement Theatre
Clement 1910-1924

2200 Clement St. 4 Star Theatre
La Bonita 1912-1926, Star 1927-1946, 4 Star 1946- present

Collingwood and 18th St. Liberty Theatre
Liberty 1908-1910

Collingwood and 19th St. San Francisco Repertory Co.

1960s?

Columbus Ave. -- earlier called Montgomery Ave.

240 Columbus Ave. Gem Theatre

Gem 1909

312 Columbus Ave. Erotic Theatre

Erotic c.1974 -1975

323 Columbus Ave. Beach Theatre
Beach 1908-1909, Verdi 1909

538-540 Columbus Ave. Bell Theatre
Bijou 1909-1912, Bell 1912-1915

Columbus at Powell Pagoda Palace Theatre
Washington Square 1909-1929, Milano 1929-1937, Palace 1937-1974, Pagoda 1974-1986, Pagoda Palace 1986-1994

822 Columbus Ave. at Mason

Bijou

-- a May 1, 1909 SF Bulletin ad with 822 Montgomery Ave. address

1909 Columbus Ave.
Bimbo's 365 Club

312 Connecticut St. New Potrero Theatre
Alta 1913-1929, New Potrero 1930-1963

485 Connecticut St.
Lyric 1964

515 Cortland Ave.
Crystal Theatre c.1911-c.1914
-- A notice on page 2 of the September 11, 1911 Chronicle mentions
the theatre was to be used for a rally for mayoral candidate James Rolph Jr. They give an address of Cortland Ave. near Moultrie. In the 1914 city directory they use the 515 Courtland address.

802 Cortland Ave. Cortland / Capri Theatre
Cortland 1915-1957, Capri 1957-1969

D

953 De Haro St. Potrero Hill Neighborhood House

Julian Theatre 1968-1986

2786 Diamond St. Diamond Theatre

Glenodeon 1913-17, Diamond 1918-c.1929

275 Divisadero St. Park Theatre

Halcyon 1914 - , Park c.1918, Garden 1922-1924, Halcyon 1924-c.1926

444 Divisadero St. Theodeon

Theodeon 1911

445 Divisadero St. Fairyland Theatre

Fairyland 1911-c.1926

Divisadero St. at California
Nickelodeon 1913

616 Divisadero St. Harding Theatre
Harding 1926-1971, Emporium SF 2017-

661 Divisadero St. Divisadero and Grove

1913 - unbuilt

1217 Divisadero St.
Theatorium -- 300 seats -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

Dupont St. see Grant Ave. - it got renamed

E

Eddy at Market Odeon Cafe/Vaudeville

1909-c1920?

Eddy at Mason, SW corner Ferris Hartman Theatre

Started 1911, never completed

70 Eddy St. Tivoli Theatre
Tivoli 1913-1926, Columbia 1924-1930, Tivoli 1930-1949

145 Eddy St. Aquarius / Tea Room Theatre
Aquarius 1970-1977, Tea Room 1978-2016

156 Eddy St. Exit Theatre

1983 - complex of 5 storefront theatres -- closed December 2022

| www.theexit.org | August 2022 Datebook article about closing |

250 Eddy St. Nevada Club

1960s

598 Eddy St. Larkin Hall
c.1908

1451 Eddy St. Chutes /American Theatre
Chutes Vaudeville 1909-1911, Lyric 1915-1924, New Progress 1924, American 1925-1959

Ellis St. near Market American Music Hall
1909, unbuilt

46 Ellis St. Cort Theatre
Cort 1911-1918, Curran 1918-1921, Century 1921-1922, Morosco 1922-1923, Capitol 1923-1938, Capitol Follies 1939-1941

151 Ellis St. Jet Set

running in the 60s

181 Ellis St. Tom Kat / Pink Kat

Tom Kat 1969-1975, Pink Cat 1975-76

198 Ellis St. Downtown Theatre
Casino 1917-1924; 1926-1940, Beatty's Casino 1925-1926, Downtown 1942-1952

1631 Ellis St. Orpheum / Garrick Theatre
Orpheum 1907-1909, Garrick 1909-1926

1632 Ellis St. [200]
Ellis St. Nickelodeon -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

1644 Ellis St.
Grand 1908 -- in the city directory

1671 Ellis St. Princess Theatre
Princess 1907-1932, Ellis 1935-1952

1 Embarcadero Center Embarcadero Center Cinema

1995-2022

74 Embarcadero S. Ferry Theatre
Ferry 1922 - c.1925

F

Fillmore & Page, SW corner The Auditorium
The Auditorium 1906-1915

1206 / 1208 Fillmore St. Museé Theatre
The Musee, Musee Theatre 1907-1911, Brown & Estes Nickelodeon, 1909

1218 Fillmore St. [300]
Lyric Nickelodeon 1907-1909
-- on a 1907 Billboard list of Nickelodeons with 300 seats, 1908 list with 400 seats, W. Furst, mgr.
-- also on the 1909 Billboard list -- listed in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide
-- possibly operating as part of the Coney Island Amusement Park, which segued into the Chutes

1226 Fillmore St. American Theatre
Chutes Vaudeville 1909-1911, Lyric 1915-1924, New Progress 1924, American 1925-1959

1226 Fillmore St. [800]
Nickelless Nickelodeon 1909

1228 Fillmore St.
-- in the 1907 city directory at 1228 as the Fillmore Arcade Co. with L.A. Rea as manager
-- in the 1908 directory the same info but with the address as 1228-1230
-- the whole multi-tenant building fronting on Fillmore was called the Arcade Building

1234 Fillmore St. [300]
Fair -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide,
-- on a 1908 Billboard nickelodeon list as having a 300 seat capacity

1250 Fillmore St. Star Theatre
Star 1910-1911

1303/1305 Fillmore St. Premium Theatre
Premium 1909-c.1911, Quality c.1911-1914

1326 Fillmore St. Electric Theatre
Electric 1908-1911

1329 Fillmore St. New Fillmore Theatre
New Fillmore 1915-17, new larger auditorium 1917-1957

1331 Fillmore St. Camera Phone Theatre
1908-09

1353 Fillmore St.

American 1909

-- a May 1, 1909 Bulletin ad - Mr. Cohen, proprietor

1426-28 Fillmore St.
Leader -- running by April 1909, in the June telephone directory at 1426
The Leader, amusements -- in the 1909 city directory at 1428
Lyric -- in the April 1911 telephone directory
-- 284 seats

1437 Fillmore St.

Fillmore Nickelodeon 1909

-- see a May 1, 1909 S.F. Bulletin ad -- L. Lesser, proprietor

Fillmore and Geary

Majestic Hall, Fillmore Auditorium, The Fillmore

-- 1916 photo - across Steiner, looking east toward Fillmore |

1525 Fillmore St. Progress Theatre
Venice 1909-1910, Premium 1910-1911, Gayety 1911-1912, Progress 1912-25, now a restaurant

1640 Fillmore St. Fillmore Theatre
Fillmore 1907-1912

1730 Fillmore St.

Lyregraph - in 1909, 1911 city directories

Lyregraph Moving and Talking Pictures 1911

-- see a May 1, 1909 S.F. Bulletin ad as the "Lyregroph"

1745 Fillmore St. Temple Theatre
Class A Photoplay 1910-1924, Temple 1924-1966

1757 Fillmore St. Haussler Theatre
Haussler 1911-1920, Pastime 1921-1924

1761 Fillmore St. Shell Theatre

1909

1913 Fillmore St.

Bell Nickledrome

-- 250 seats - Ben Michaels, manager

2261 Fillmore St. Clay Theatre
Regent 1914-1931, Avalon 1931-1935, Clay International, Clay 1935-

450 Florida St. Project Artaud / Theater Artaud / Z Space

Opened 1971

Fort Mason Magic Theatre

1976-

Franklin and Sutter
Century Club Hall ca. 1908

Front and Clay Embarcadero Center Cinema

1995-2022

Fulton at 10th Ave. Chutes/Orpheum Theatre
Chutes 1902-1906, Orpheum 1906-1907, Chutes 1907-1909

G

333 Geary St. Theatre St. Francis
Theatre St. Francis 1916-c.1919, other tenants 1920-1957, Lefty O'Doul's 1958-c.2018

415 Geary St. Geary Theatre
Columbia 1910-1924, Geary Playhouse 1924-1925, Wilkes 1925-1927, Lurie 1927-28, Geary 1928-2006, American Conservatory Theatre 2006-2015, Geary 2015-present

445 Geary St. Curran Theatre
Curran 1922-present

459 Geary St. Showroom

Show Club, Stage Lounge, Park Show Room, Showroom Theatre

650 Geary St. Alcazar Theatre
Islam Temple 1917-1970, Alcazar Theater 1976-

1075 Geary St. Richelieu Cinema
Richelieu Cinema 1963-1981

Geary St. at Van Ness Ave. New Columbia Theatre

-- announced June 1906 - never built

1809 Geary at Fillmore

Majestic Hall, Fillmore Auditorium, The Fillmore

-- 1916 photo - across Steiner, looking east toward Fillmore |

3010 Geary Blvd. Bridge Theatre
Bridge 1939-2012

3575 Geary Blvd. Coronet Theatre
-- opened 1949 -- closed 2005 -- demolished

5400 Geary Blvd. at 18th Alexandria Theatre
Alexandria 1923 - 2004

965 Geneva Ave. Amazon Theatre
Amazon 1928-1969, Apollo 1970-1983

2100/2200 Geneva Ave. Outer Limits

1970s

Golden Gate Ave. at Taylor St. Golden Gate Theatre
Golden Gate 1922, RKO Golden Gate 1935-1937, Golden Gate Cinerama, etc ...

96 Golden Gate Ave. Mini Adult Theatre
Mini-Adult1970 - c.2000

150 Golden Gate Ave. Knights of Columbus Hall
K of C Hall 1912-1941, union hall 1941-1947, Straw Hat Theatre 1947, Theatre of All Possibilities 1976-1978

191 Golden Gate Ave.
Eureka 1925

731/739 Grant Ave. Dragon Theatre
Dragon/Kinetoscope c.1909- ?

1021 Grant Ave. Sun Sing Theatre
Mandarin 1925-1949, Sun Sing 1950-1986

1035 Grant Ave. Oriental Theatre
Oriental c1909-c.1913

660 Great Highway Friends and Relations Theatre

1884 - 1972 - Ocean Beach Pavilion, Bagdad Ballroom, Sahara Club, Hawai’Land, Topsy’s Roost, Edgewater Ballroom, Great Barnum's at the Beach, Surf Club, Slotcar Raceway, Family Dog on The Great Highway, Poor Richard's, Friends and Relations Hall, Friends and Relations Theatre

700 Great Highway
Palm Garden

576 Green St. Underground Film Grotto

1969

631 Green St. Green Street Theatre
Nuevo Teatro Italiano de Varieta / Allesandro Eden 1924, Green Street Theatre / Green Street Little Theatre 1937, S.F. Theatre Union 1930s, Green Street Music Hall 1946-1954, Cinema Guild 1954

678 Green St. Club Fugazi
Barnum's Museum 1933, Fugazi Theatre 1933-1934+, Club Fugazi 1974-2019

99 Grove St. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Exposition Auditorium 1915, Civic Auditorium, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 1992-present

Grove at Laguna Mowry's Opera House
opened 1879

H

487 Haight St. Pastime Theatre
-- running at least in 1915 and 1916

554 Haight St. Star Theatre
Liberty c.1910-1916, Colonial 1916-1920, Star 1920-1926
-- demolished for construction of the Riviera

560 Haight St. Midtown Theatre
Riviera 1927-1935, Midtown 1935-1952

1542 Haight St. Cinematheque Coffee House

1968

1659 Haight St. Red Victorian Movie House
Red Victorian Movie House 1980-1990

1660 Haight St. Sunset Theatorium

Theatorium 1907 - ? , Sunset Theatorium c.1909-1911

1660 Haight St. Superba Theatre
Sunset 1911-1918, Superba 1918-1924

1727 Haight St. Red Vic Movie House
Red Vic Movie House 1991- 2011

1702 Haight St. Haight Theatre
Haight Street Theatre 1910- ?, Haight Theatre ? -1965 (remodel in 37) , Straight 1965-1970

715 Harrison St. Harrison Street Theatre

1982-1984

275 Hayes St. Sydney Goldstein Theatre

Commerce High School Auditorium 1926-1952, Nourse Auditorium 1952-1985, courtroom and storage 1985-2013, Nourse Theatre 2013-2018, Sydney Goldstein Theatre 2018-

381 Hayes St. Hayes Theatre
Hayes Theater 1911-1929, Hayes Street Theatre 1930

442 Hayes St.

Grand c.1909-c.1914

-- in the 1909 city directory -- in the 1913 directory as 444 Hayes

734 Howard St. Howard Theatre

Howard 1924-1925

2796 Hyde St. at Beach The Playhouse

Interplayers 1949-c.1952, The Playhouse c.1952-?

I

680 Avenue I Treasure Island Basilone Theatre

630 Irving St. Sunset Theatre

Parnassus 1914-1915, Sunset 1915-1924

830 Irving St. Irving / Sunset Theatre
Irving 1913-c.1923, Sunset c.1923-c.1929, now a market

1332 Irving St. Irving Theatre
Irving Theatre 1926-1962

4510 Irving St. at 46th Ave. Surf Theatre
Parkview (or New Parkview) 1926-1937, Sunset 1937-1957, Surf 1957-1985

J

215 Jackson St. Gateway Cinema
Gateway 1967-1996, Eureka Theatre 1998-2017, 42nd St. Moon, Gateway Theatre 2017-

Jackson St. at Montgomery Playboy Club Theater

1971

636 Jackson St. Great Star Theatre
Great China 1925-1960, Great Star 1960-

756 Jackson St. Grandview Theatre
Grandview c.1936-1978, Chinatown 1978-1989

107 Jefferson St. Wharf Theater

1966-1970

333 Jefferson St. San Francisco Experience

location #2 - 1974-1979

Jones St. at Golden Gate Ave. Mini Adult Theatre
Mini Adult 1970-c.2000

220 Jones St. Screening Room
Screening Room & Filmack Trailer Co., Screening Room 1967-81, Savages 1982-86, Campus 1986 - ?, Chez Paree 2005-2007, Vixen 2007, Pink Diamonds 2008-11, Power Exchange 2011-

K

809 Kearny St. Lyceum Theatre

1907-c.1919

825 Kearny St. Kearny Theatre
Shanghai 1911-1913, Kearny St. 1913-1943, Kearny, Kearny Burlesque 1943-1948, Rex 1948, Bella Union 1948-1985

1031 Kearny St. Palladium

1033 Kearny St. Peekarama / Lusty Lady
Peekarama c.1969, Copenhagen Cinema, Finest Adult Movies, Lusty Lady c.1985-2013

1030 Kearny St. Kearny Cinema
Il Trovatore Restaurant 1940s, Bunny Simon's 1960s, The Jungle c.1969, '69 Expo 1969-c.1974, Kearny Cinema c.1974-?

1034 Kearny St. North Beach Movie
The Movie 1957-1967, North Beach Movie 1967- ?

1201 Kentucky St. Kentucky Theatre

-- later address 2201 3rd St.

La Playa St. at Cabrillo St. Ensemble Theatre

The Ensemble 1970-?

Laguna at Grove Mowry's Opera House
opened 1879

Larkin St. and Turk
Lyric 1906

Larkin and Eddy Larkin Hall
c.1908

816 Larkin St. Larkin/Century Theatre
Larkin 1914-1978, Century, New Century 1979-

931 Larkin St. Music Hall Theatre
Music Hall 1962-1987

2801 Leavenworth St. Cannery Cinema
Cannery 1971-1993

3301 Lyon St. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
1915

M

2 Marina Blvd, Fort Mason Magic Theatre

1976-

Marina District Theatres at the Panama Pacific International Exposition

1915

59 Market St. Gaiety Theatre
1908

727 Market St. Hub Theatre
Silver Palace 1908-1951, Hub Theatre 1951-1972, now a CVS

747 Market St. Odeon Theatre
Odeon c.1912- c.1924

757 Market St. Unique Theatre
Unique 1909-1934

763 Market St. Wonderland
Wonderland c.1914 -?

772 Market St.
Kozy
-- on list of 1909 unsafe nickelodeons

777 Market [250]
New Central Theatre 1927

779 Market St. Portola Theatre
Portola 1909-1928, bus station 1929-1944, Portola 1944-1957, Farros 1957-1961, Paris 1961-1971

787 Market St. Pastime Theatre
running c.1910-1916, demolished for the California

787 Market at 4th California Theatre
California 1917-1941, State 1941-1954

Market St. at Eddy Odeon Cafe/Vaudeville

1909-c.1920?

845 Market St. Century/Cinemark San Francisco Center 9

930 Market St. Telenews Theatre
Telenews 1939-1967

934 Market St. Esquire Theatre
Market Street 1909-1917, Alhambra 1917-1922, Cameo 1923-1929, Frolic 1919-1923, Marion Davies 1929-1940, Esquire 1940-1972

935 Market St. Elite Theatre
Elite 1909-1911, Pantages built on site in 1911

938 Market St. Pix Theatre
Pix 1946-50, Televue 1950-55, Pix 1955-1972

939 Market St. Pantages Theatre
Pantages 1911-1926

941 Market St. Photo Theatre
Photo 1910-1911, Pantages built on site in 1911

965 Market St. St. Francis Theatre

Empress 1910-1917, Strand 1918-1925, St. Francis 1925-1968, Baronet / St. Francis 1969-1975, St. Francis I & II 1976-2001

975 Market St. Eilers Music House

Eilers Recital Hall 1908- -- see notes on the Empire Theatre page.

979 Market St. Empire Theatre
Empire 1913-1917, Central/New Central 1918-1925

980 Market Crest Theatre
Lesser Nickelodeon 1909, Grauman's 1910, Maio Biograph 1912-1924, Circle 1924-1932, New Circle 1932-1939, Newsreel 1939-1949, Cinema 1949-1958, Crest 1958-1978, Egyptian 1978-1981,
Electric 1981-1994, Crazy Horse 1994-

982 Market Warfield Theatre
Loew's Warfield 1922- , Fox Warfield, Warfield

Market St. at Taylor Golden Gate Theatre
Golden Gate 1922- , RKO Golden Gate, Golden Gate Cinerama & Penthouse, RKO Golden Gate I & 2, SHN Golden Gate, Golden Gate

1025 Market St. Panama Theatre
Panama 1911-1912, Photo-Play c.1913-1914, Panama c.1915-1925

1029 Market St.
Arcade Gallery

1046 Market St. Regal Theatre
Pompeii 1925-1936, Regal 1936-1974, Bijou 1974-1989

1063 Market St. Premium Theatre
Premium c.1911-c.1915

1066 Market St. Granada/Paramount Theatre
Granada 1921-1930, Paramount 1931-1965, demolished

1069 Market St. Guild Theatre
Egyptian 1925-1943, Studio 1943-1947, Guild 1947-1974, Pussycat 1974-1987, retail

1071 Market St. Centre Theatre
Round Up 1944-1947, Centre 1947-1987, retail

1077 Market St. Imperial / United Artists Theatre
Grauman's Imperial 1912-1915, Imperial 1916-1929, Premier 1929-1931, United Artists 1931-1969, Loew's 1969-1972, Market Street Cinema 1972-2013, demolished 2016

7th Street

1110 Market St.

Gold Palace 1908-1911, Elite 1912-1916

-- 1st telephone directory listing October 1, 1909, city directory 1910

-- see a May 1, 1909 SF Bulletin ad by proprietor Ben Michaels as part of the paper's three-page salute to "San Francisco's High Class Moving-Picture Theatres," part of their Pacific Progress Issue.

-- as the Elite: 1st telephone directory listing February 1, 1912

-- closed for good after a fire in mid-1916, turned into retail space.

1125 Market St. Embassy Theatre
American 1907-1916, Rialto 1916-c.1922, Rivoli Opera House c.1922, Rivoli c.1923-1927, Embassy 1927-1931, Warner Brothers c.1932-1933, Embassy 1934-1989

1127 Market St. Strand Theatre
Jewel 1917-1920, Sun 1920, College 1920-1921, Francesca 1921-1928, Strand 1928-

1144 Market St.

Pioneer 1909

-- on list of 1909 unsafe nickelodeons

-- see a May 1, 1909 SF Bulletin ad, using an 1146 address

1145 Market St. Wonderland
Wonderland late 20s - ?

1181 Market St. Aztec Theatre
Aztec 1925

1191 Market at 8th Central Theatre
Park 1906, Central 1906-1912

1192 Market St. Orpheum Theatre
Pantages 1926-1929, RKO Orpheum, Fanchon & Marco Orpheum, Orpheum 1929-

Market & 8th St.

1350 Market St. Fox Theatre
Fox 1929-1963

1588 Market St. Mini-Torium

1968-1970

2117 Market St. [250]

Unique -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

-- on list of 1909 unsafe nickelodeons

2125 Market St. [200]
Majestic -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

2251 Market St.

Venus

-- on list of 1909 unsafe nickelodeons

-- a May 1, 1909 SF Bulletin ad, S.J. Greenwood propiertor

2299 Market St. Eureka Theatre

Shorter players Theatre 1972-1974, Eureka Theatre 1974-1981

2315 Market St. Palace Theatre
Palace 1913-c.1924

2362 Market St. Jose Theatre
Jose 1912-1919

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55 Mason St. Ferris Hartman Theatre
Started 1911, never completed

56 Mason St. Breakers Cafe
1908-1911

115 Mason St. Robin Hood / Chez Paree

Robin Hood Burlesque c.1951-1969, Chez Paree 1969-c.1989, Union Square Sports Bar

139 Mason St. Frolic / All Star Theatre / Chez Paree

Irisher Club 1963 and earlier, Frolic Room/All Star 1964-c.1971, Chez Paree c.1989-c2002

150 Mason St. Chez Paree / Pussy Cat / Pink Kat / Spartan

Chez Paree c.1942-1968, Pussy Cat 1968, Pink Cat 1968-1975, Spartan Cinema 1975- 1980

Mason St. at Ellis, NE corner Downtown Theatre
Casino 1917-1924; 1926-1940, Beatty's Casino 1925-1926, Downtown 1942-1952

420 Mason St. Stage Door Theatre
Native Sons Auditorium 1912-1946, Stage Door 1946 - ? , Regency III 19 ?-1989, Stage Door 1989 - ?, Ruby Skye 19 ? - 2017, August Hall 2018-

430 Mason St. Turnabout >> Fifth Arrow

Native Sons Hall, Turnabout, Encore, Showcase, One Act, Cable Car, Slide, Fifth Arrow

432 Mason St. One Act II

-- see the page about 430 Mason

950 Mason St. Fairmont Hotel Playhouse
Fairmont Hotel Playhouse 1933-1936

60 McAllister St. President Theatre
Colonial 1905-1908, Savoy 1909-1913, Oriental 1913-1916, Savoy 1916-1922, Plaza 1922-1925,
President 1925-1941, President Follies 1942-1963

1238 McAllister St. Davis Theatre
Davis 1906-07

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595 Mission St.

New Zephyr, Zephyr Theatre 1980-1986

-- moved to the Masonic Auditorium at 25 Van Ness

1013 Mission St. The Reel

1969-1970

Mission & 16th St.

2058 Mission St.
Mission Theatre - running as early as February 1908
-- location failed as a restaurant by 1910, auction in January 1911

Mission &16th

Theato Nickelodeon 1909

-- see a May 1, 1909 S.F. Bulletin ad

Mission & 17th St.

Mission & 18th St.

Mission & 19th St.

2353 Mission St. El Capitan Theatre
El Capitan 1928-1957

2354-56 Mission St. [275]
The Nickelodium at 2354 -- in the 1907 city directory
Union Nickelodeon at 2356 -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide
-- in same Henry's edition also a listing for Union at 2354-6 Mission with a 300 capacity

2369 Mission St. [225]
Mission Fair Theatre
listed as Mission Fair at 2381 in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide
-- also a listing in Henry's same issue as at 2369-71

Mission & 20th St.

2465 Mission St. Tower Theatre
Majestic 1912-1942, Tower 1942-1998, 2017-

Mission & 21st St.

2507 Mission St. People's Theatre
People's 1908-1910, Davis 1910, People's 1910-1919, Isis 1919-1924

2534 Mission St. Foreign Cinema

1999 -

2547 - 2557 Mission St. Wigwam Theatre
Wigwam 1907-1913

2550 Mission St. New Mission Theatre
in the lobby area: Premium 1910- c.1913, Idle Hour c.1913-1916,
new theatre behind: New Mission 1916-1993, reopened 2015 as a 5 plex

2555 Mission St. Crown Theatre
Wigwam 1913-1930, New Rialto / Rialto 1930-1947, Crown 1947-1974, Cine Latino 1974-1987

2573 Mission St.
Crystal -- in a September 1909 Billboard listing

Mission & 22nd St.

2605 Mission St. (SE corner 22nd & Mission) Mission Theatre
Mission 1905, reopened 1906, Grand c.1908 -1919, Realart 1919-1925

2614 Mission St. Sherman Theatre
Sherman 1908-1910, Sherman c.1910 - c.1921

2654 Mission St. [300]
Criterion -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide
-- also in same Henry's edition a listing for it at 2646 Mission St.

2665 Mission St. Grand Theatre
Grand 1940-1988

2692 Mission St. (at 23rd, NW Corner) [300]
Bijou Dream -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

Premium -- first telephone directory listing October 1, 1909

-- last telephone directory listing April 1, 1911

-- closed up and moved to the 2550 Mission location in 1910

Mission & 23rd St.

2753 Mission St. Globe Theatre
Globe 1907-1915

2740 Mission St. [225]
Star 1907-1914
Star Pictorium at 2740 Mission -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide
-- also in same Henry's edition a listing at the same address but as only the Star
-- see October 1907 ad on Musee page

Mission & 24th St.

Mission & 24th
(Globe ?, Star??) in Cameron's 1908 Guide as the Lyric, 24th & Mission

Mission & 25th St.

2969 Mission St. Club Amigos del Teatro

Club Amigos del Teatro 1960s

3259 / 3261 Mission St. New Bell / Electric Theatre
Electric 1911, 1914, 1924; New Theatre 1912-13, New Bell 1911-1916

3350 Mission St. (at 29th) Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum Theatre 1907-1919, demolished, new building: New Lyceum, Lyceum 1920-1964

3366 Mission St.

Bell Theatre 1909-1911

-- see a May 1, 1909 S.F. Bulletin ad

3376-78 Mission St.
Mission -- around 1913-15
-- on a 1913-15 Sanborn map

4621 Mission St. Panama Theatre
Panama c.1911-1922

4631 Mission Granada Theatre
Excelsior 1922-1931, Granada 1931-1982

4734 Mission St. Bell Theatre
Excelsior 1911-1915, Bell ? - 1919

5177 Mission St. Rialto Theatre
Rialto 1928-1929

5825 Mission St. Del Mar Theatre
State 1925-1931, Del Mar 1947-1950

Montgomery Ave. -- see Columbus Ave. -- the street was renamed in 1911

736 Montgomery St. Playboy Club Theater

1971

936 Montgomery St. The City

The Hustler 1971-1973, The Cabaret 1973-1975, The City 1975-?

99 Moraga Ave., at Montgomery Presidio Theatre
Presidio

N

Newcomb Ave. near Mendell St. Bayview Opera House
South San Francisco Opera House 1888-1913, Bayview Opera House ( ? - present)

O

973 Ocean Ave.
Gem
-- listed in a September 4, 1921 Paramount ad in the Chronicle
-- listed in a 1922 SF Call Paramount ad

1634 Ocean Ave. Balboa Theatre
Balboa 1922-1931, Westwood 1931-1932

1970 Ocean Ave. El Rey Theatre
El Rey 1931-1977

147 O'Farrell St. Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum 1909-1929, Erlanger's Columbia 1930-1934, Minski's Columbia 1935, Columbia 1936-1937

160 O'Farrell St. Union Square Theatre
Gaiety 1914-1915, Hippodrome 1915-1924, Union Square 1925-1929, Filmarte 1931-1933

260 O'Farrell St. Alcazar Theatre
Alcazar 1911-1922, Wilkes Alcazar 1922-1924, United Nations 1945-1952, Alcazar 1952-1961

419 O' Farrell St. Marrakech Magic Theater

website

859 O'Farrell St. Great American Music Hall
Blanco's Restaurant 1907-1933, Music Box 1935-c.1944, Charles Restaurant 1960s, Great American Music Hall 1972-

895 O'Farrell St. Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre
O'Farrell 1969 -

O'Farrell and Steiner, SE corner Novelty Theatre
Greater Novelty, Novelty 1906-1914

P

498 Pacific at Montgomery Turf Concert Hall
Turf 1907-1911

514 1/2 Pacific Ave. Thalia Theatre
Thalia c.1913 - ?

535 Pacific Ave. Little Fox Theatre
Little Fox Theatre 1963-c.1980

555 Pacific Ave. Hippodrome - 555 Pacific
Moulin Rouge, Red Mill, Hippodrome, now an art supply store

559 Pacific Ave. Bella Union
-- included on the page about the Hippodrome

560 Pacific Ave. Hippodrome - 560 Pacific
Hippodrome, Monaco, Lucca, Bella Pacific

580 Pacific Ave. Diana Hall
Thalia c.1909, Diana Hall c.1913 - ?

585 Pacific Ave. Midway Theatre
Midway 1908-1913, Midway Cafe 1914-c.1917

Page and Fillmore, SW corner The Auditorium
The Auditorium 1906-1915

Pier 39 San Francisco Experience

location #4 - opened 1984

Pierce St. at Sutter St. Winter Garden
Pavilion Rink, Winter Garden

625 Polk St. California Hall

Deutsches Haus-Gesellschaft - 1912, California Hall 1914-, Turnabout 1956

Polk & O'Farrell Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre

O'Farrell - 1969-2020

1401 Polk St. Polk & Pine

designed 1910 - unbuilt

1529 Polk St. Royal Theatre
Royal 1916-c.2003

1537 Polk St. Queen Theatre
Queen 1910-1920

1649 Polk St. Polk Theatre
Polk, New Polk 1911-c.1926

1752 Polk St. Rex Theatre
Rex 1910-1917

2111 Polk St. Gaylord's Cene-Bar / Laurel Theatre

1970-1971

2330 Polk St. Alhambra Theatre
Alhambra 1926-1998

Polk and Beach Ghirardelli Square Cinema
Hungry I (Cabaret) 1960s, Ghirardelli Square Cinema 1971-1986, Waterfront Theatre 1987

85 W. Portal Ave. Empire Theatre
West Portal 1925-1936, Empire 1936-1974, Empire 3 1974-2003, CinéArts at the Empire 2003-

450 Post St. San Francisco Playhouse

Elks Lodge, Theatre on the Square, Post St. Theatre, San Francisco playhouse

465 Post St. City Theatre
Women's City Club, Lyric, San Francisco City Theatre

1031 Post St. Cento Cedar Cinema
Cedar Alley, Cento Cedar, New Cedar Cinema

1700 Post St. Kokusai Theatre
Toho 1971-1972, Kokusai 1972-1987

1746 Post St. New People Cinema
Viz Cinema 2009, SFFS Screen 2011, New People Cinema 2010-present

1826 Post St. [400]
Cineograph -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

1861 Post St. [200]
Biograph -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

1881 Post St. AMC Kabuki 8
Kabuki, Sundance Kabuki, AMC Dine-In Kabuki 8

1939 Post St. Star Nickelodeon
Star 1907

Post and Steiner, NW corner National Theatre
Grauman's Canvas Theatre 1906-c.1907, Grauman's National c.1907- ?, National ? -c.1917

Post and Steiner, NW corner Winterland
Dreamland 1928 -1930s, Winterland 1930s-1979

27 and 39 Powell St. Powell Theatre
Edison 1909-1920 at 27 Powell, Edison 1920-1933 at 39 Powell, Powell 1933-1977

149 Powell St. Improvisation Theater

1972-1977

1741 Powell St. Pagoda Palace Theatre
Washington Square 1909-1929, Milano 1929-1937, Palace 1937-1974, Pagoda 1974-1986, Pagoda Palace 1986-1994

2200 Powell St. Old Venetian Bakery Theatre

1980-1982

2290 Powell St. Northpoint Theater
Northpoint 1967-1997, now a Goodwill store

488 Presidio Ave. (approximate) Unbuilt Projects
New Vogue Theatre 1948

Presidio Letterman General Hospital Theatre

Presidio, 99 Moraga Ave. Presidio Theatre

R

Railroad Ave. -- see the 3rd St. listings

135 Raymond Ave.

Home Theatre -- Gary Parks comments: "In the American Motion Picture Directory--year unknown, but early 20th century--there is a listing for a nickelodeon called the Home, which was at 135 Raymond Ave. There is a long, narrow building--now a residence--at that address. It seems like it could have been a commercial space at one time, as it is longer and lower in profile than adjacent houses." | photo - Arcadia "SF's Visitacion Valley" |

S

3290 Sacramento St. Vogue Theatre
Elite 1912-1919, Rex 1919-1927, Plaza 1927-1939, Vogue 1939-

Sacramento St. and Presidio Ave.

La Peitite 1911

-- listed in "Picture Shows To Aid," a May 27, 1911 Film Index article

-- possibly this was the same venue as the Vogue

3556 Sacramento St. Capitol Theatre
Capitol c.1913 - c.1917

2542 San Bruno Ave. Gem Theatre
Gem 1909-1910

2650 San Bruno Ave. Avenue Theatre
Avenue 1927-1984

Steiner and O'Farrell, SE corner Novelty Theatre
Greater Novelty, Novelty 1906-1914

Steiner and Post, NW corner National Theatre
Grauman's Canvas Theatre 1906-c.1907, Grauman's National c.1907- ?, National ? -c.1917

Steiner and Post, NW corner Dreamland/Winterland
Dreamland 1928 - ? , Winterland

Steiner between Post and Sutter Dreamland/Winterland
Dreamland Rink 1906-c.1928

332 Stockton St. Maitland Theatre
1919-1922

1249 Stockton St. Times Theatre
Acme 1910-1949, Times 1949-1976

1475 Stockton St. Flag Theatre
1908-1924

363/369 Sutter St. Forbidden City/Sutter St.
Forbidden City 1938-1970, Sutter Cinema 1970-1976, Sutter St. Theatre 1976-1977, Arena 1977

609 Sutter St. Marines' Memorial Theatre

Community Playhouse 1946-1946, Marines' Memorial 1946-present

1268 Sutter St. Regency II
Avalon Ballroom, Regency II 1969-2000

1285 Sutter St. UA Galaxy
United Artists Galaxy 1984-2005

2030 Sutter St. Sutter Theatre
Victory 1907-1909, Fischer's 1909-1913, Sutter 1913-1914, All Star 1914-1926, Class A 1926-1927, Sutter 1927-1929, Players Guild Theatre 1929-1930, Gaiety 1931, Sutter 1932-1941, Teatro Sutter 1941-1955

2079 Sutter St. [200]
The Gem -- in Henry's 1907-08 Theatrical Guide

2080 Sutter St. Empire Theatre
Empire 1906-1908, Pantages Theatre, Pantages Empire 1908-1911

2101 Sutter St. Uptown Theatre
New Alcazar, Alcazar 1907-1911, Republic 1912-1925, Sutter 1926, Uptown 1930-1970

2134 Sutter St.
Electric Theatre
-- 475 seats -- in operation by June 1908

Sutter St. at Pierce St. Winter Garden
Pavilion Rink, Winter Garden

T

933 Taraval St. Parkside Threatre
Parkside 1928-1965, Fox Parkside 1965-1980

Taraval St. at 29th Ave. Parkside Theatre - unbuilt
A 1927 Reid Bros. project

1 Taylor St. Golden Gate Theatre
Golden Gate, RKO Golden Gate, Golden Gate Cinerama, Penthouse, Golden Gate 1&2, Golden Gate 1922 - present

55 Taylor St. Art Theatres 1 & 2
Stag Theatres 1 & 2 1972-1973, Art Theatres 1 & 2 1973-1991

Treasure Island Hills Bros. Exposition Theatre

1939

Treasure Island Basilone Theatre

1939 -

53 Turk St. Palace Theatre
Peekarama 1968-1974, Palace 1974, Peekarama 1974-c.1985

80 Turk St. Gayety/CounterPulse Theatre
Gayety, Gaiety, Gal-ety, Dollhouse 1963 - ?, CounterPulse 2014 - present

90 Turk St see Gayety/CounterPulse Theatre
The Film Den, Fantasy in Flesh 1979 - 1980s

105 Turk St. Turk St. Follies

1970s

Turk St. at Polk California Hall

Turk at Fillmore Museé Theatre
The Musee, Musee Theatre 1907-1911, Brown & Estes Nickelodeon, 1909

2350 Turk St.

Presentation Theatre | 1968 flyer - Gary Meyer collection |

510 Union St. Funky Flicks

1970

1708 Union St. Palace Theatre
Palace 1908-1926

1930 Union St.
Electric Theatre 1908-1916
-- in the October 1908 city directory at 1932 Union, later directories use 1930
-- in the August 1916 city directory but destroyed by fire April 7, 1916

2055 Union St. Metro Theatre
Metropolitan 1924-1941, Metro 1941-2006

2240 Union St. Rio Theatre
Cory 1912-1920, Capitol 1922-1924, Crown 1924-1925, Rialto 1926, Union 1932-1941, Rio & Toho Rio 1941-1968, Metro II 1968-1982, Rio 1982, Mercury 1983-1986

V

251 Valencia St. Valencia Theatre
1908-1926

502 Valencia St. Mini-Torium

1970s

25 Van Ness Ave. Masonic Auditorium
Masonic Temple 1913, Masonic Auditorium, Van Ness Theatre, Zephyr Theatres, New Conservancy Theatre Center

201 Van Ness Ave. Davies Symphony Hall
1980 -

259 Van Ness Ave. Van Ness Theatre
Van Ness 1907-1910

301 Van Ness Ave. War Memorial Opera House
1932 - present

401 Van Ness Ave. Herbst Theatre
Veterans Auditorium 1915-1977, Herbst Theatre 1977 - present

601 Van Ness Ave. Opera Plaza Cinema
Opera Plaza 1984 -

1000 Van Ness Ave. AMC 1000 Van Ness / CGV San Francisco 14
AMC 1000 Van Ness 14 1998-2019, CGV San Francisco 14 2021-

1320 Van Ness Ave. Regency I
Scottish Rite Hall, Regency 1967-1969, Regency I 1969-1998

Van Ness and Sutter UA Galaxy

United Artists Galaxy 1984-2005

Van Ness Ave. at Geary St. New Columbia Theatre

-- announced June 1906 -- never built

Washington St. and Kearny Lyceum Theatre

1907-c.1919

822 Washington St. Grand Theatre
Grand 1907-1909

1470 Washington St. Théâtre Français
Theatre Française La Gaiete 1921-1931, French Theatre 1923-1924, La Gaiete Française 1924-1925, 1929, Theatre Française 1928, Ferrier's Theatre of Art 1929, Ferrier Andre Theatre of Art 1932, Ferrier's Theatre Français d'Art 1933, Ferrier Andre Art Theatre 1933-1936, Ferrier's French Theatre of Art 1937-1938, Ferrier Art Theatre 1937-1938, Ferrier Andre Art Theatre 1939-1943, Ferrier Andre French Theatre 1943-1951, Theatre Français 1947, Theatre Ferrier 1950, The Crossroads 1951 - ?, Orb Theatre 1965 - ?

85 West Portal Ave. Empire Theatre
West Portal 1925-1936, Empire 1936-1974, Empire 3 1974-2003, CinéArts at the Empire 2003-

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