Opened: This Fillmore Theatre opened in 1907. It was on the southeast corner of Fillmore and Post. In this detail from a photo in the Jack Tillmany collection we can see the clamshell-style entrance of the theatre beyond the rear of the streetcar.
Some of the ads in a May 1, 1909 S.F. Bulletin three-page salute to "San Francisco's High-Class Moving-Picture Theatres," part of their Pacific Progress Issue. The Fillmore was one of 30 theatres advertising in the section, which also included the long-winded articles "Education on Wheels - The Nickelodeon a Factor in Modern Civilization," "The Nickelodeon a Permanent Factor in Public Amusement" and "The 5-Cent Theater Opens Wide the Door of Pleasure to the Scanty Purse." Thanks to Art Siegel for locating this.
It's not in the 1909 and 1910 city directories but gets a listing in the 1911 and 1912 editions.
Closed: 1912
Status: It was demolished. The New Fillmore Theatre opened at 1329 Fillmore St. on March 18, 1915.
More information: Jack Tillmany's Arcadia Publishing book "Theatres of San Francisco" can be previewed on Google Books. It's available from Amazon or your local bookseller.
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