2201 3rd St. | map |
Opening: It was running by September 1909 according to Jack Tillmany as it appears in that year's city directory. He adds that it was operated by Levin & Waxman with P. Benedetti as manager. The location was the southeast corner of Kentucky St. and 19th St. Kentucky is now called 3rd St. The original address was 1201 Kentucky.
In this February 1917 photo, evidently the only one of the theatre, we're looking south toward the intersection with 19th. It's a photo taken by John Henry Mentz as part of an accident report for United Railroads. Thanks to Glenn Koch for spotting the image on the Open SF History Project website. Also see more Dogpatch Neighborhood photos on the site.
Thanks to Jack Tillmany for this detail from the photo.
Closing: Presumably 1917. That's the last city directory listing. That year it was listed with a 2201 3rd address. Jack notes that it looks like it had closed by the time the photo was taken. Gary Parks adds that while there isn't any signage on the front there are all sorts of brackets and fasteners for signs and poster displays.
Looking south on 3rd toward 19th. The theatre had once been over on the left. Photo: Google Maps - 2019
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.
Cinema Treasures has a page about the Kentucky.
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