Opening: It debuted in 1970 as Gaylord's Cine-Bar, a gay porno operation. Thanks to Jack Tillmany for researching the dates on the venue as well as sharing this 1970 photo by Tom Gray.
A 1971 photo by Tom Gray that's from the Jack Tillmany collection. Evidently it was still a gay venue as the Laurel. Ace Musto comments:
"I went to see a film in 1971 at the Laurel Theatre on Polk St. with a small group to watch a screening the legendary gay classic 'Boys in the Sand' by Wakefield Poole."
Closing: 1971. The same year it reopened as the Laurel.
The building in 2021 as we look south toward Broadway. It has been reconfigured and renumbered a bit. Gabriella's Pizza, with the red awning, uses a 2109 address. The space this side of it, here seen as Fusion Poki, appears to have been the bay once housing the theatre. It's now numbered 2123. Photo: Google Maps
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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