Fremont Theatre
1025 Monterey Street,
San Luis Obispo,
CA
93406
1025 Monterey Street,
San Luis Obispo,
CA
93406
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I was happy to read the the Fremont’s auditorium has not been chopped up. When I was a student at Cal Poly in the mid 70’s the Fremont, for probably the first time in its history, began to offer independent and more arty films on a one-night-only basis to attract the college crowd. I went to the first program, which was a double feature of Neal Young’s “Journey to the Past” and “Steppenwolf” along with a short subject about early television which included the famous Jayne Mansfield/Mickey Rooney scene at the Oscars podium. I also saw the re-released “Fantasia” at the Fremont, which couldn’t have been a more appropriate venue considering it was built the year “Fantasia” came out. I remember the stepped ceiling in the auditorium and the way it was backlit with recessed neon, and just being impressed with the fact that this theatre had not been touched architecturally since the day it was completed. I’m happy to see this theatre has survived intact and continues to be a successful operation.
What a wonderful place. I’m about to move from UK (Liverpool) to San Luis Obispo, and this clinches it! Max Price
Incredibly beautiful at night – “The Village” was playing and the wildly flashing marquee was a sight to behold. Possibly even more inspired a vision than the Academy in Inglewood or the Alex in Glendale…
I just recently visited this theatre and saw Spiderman 2. What an awesome place! This is a perfect example of what these older style theatres can do to upgrade themselves to compete with the new megaplexes. They installed a larger screen and upgraded the sound system. The sound and projection blew me away, while still conserving the theatres original charm. More older movie palaces need to live by this wonderful example! Otherwise, we are just going to contiune to lose them. I’d rather visit an older theatre with charm and character rather than a boxed drab uncharacteristic megaplex anyday! Great Job Fremont! Keep it going….
The original building has not been chopped up and turned into a multiplex — it is still one theater with a big screen. There is another building next door with three screens under the same ownership, thus a total of four screens. Still a beauty!!
This was a magnificent house and, in the ‘70s at least, the presentation was pure showmanship. The lights would dim and the curtain would open to reveal not a bare screen but a design slide being projected on it. If memory serves, a second transparent curtain would rise and as the theater went dark the slide would fade away and the film begin. My memory may be a little off, but it was very impressive. Leave it to Edwards to chop up this beautiful building.