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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » California » San Francisco » Great Star Theatre
Also known as Great China Theatre

Great Star Theatre

San Francisco, CA
636 Jackson Street
, San Francisco, CA, United States
(map)
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Oriental
Function: Live Performances
Seats: 900
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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The Great China opened around 1925 in the heart of San Francisco's
Chinatown; in the early 1960's, its name was changed to Great Star.
Only Chinese films were ever shown there, it closed around 2000,
and is now vacant.
posted by Tillmany on Nov 29, 2003 at 6:33pm
Great China theater 1925-1960
Great Star theater 1960-2000
There is a photo of the Great Star theater here:
http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAA-8853.jpg
posted by Lost Memory on Jan 9, 2005 at 4:31pm
The headers need to be changed for this theatre: Status: Open, Function: Live performances (Chinese)
Current Name: Great Star Theatre

I have a San Francisco Chronicle advert dated November 1976 for the Great Star screening "Oriental Playgirl"
posted by KenRoe on Feb 17, 2005 at 4:43am
Here is another photo of the Great Star Theater.
posted by Lost Memory on Sep 5, 2005 at 7:27am
This is a November 2000 article about the Great Star Theater.
posted by Lost Memory on Sep 11, 2005 at 8:24am
Another photo of the Great Star Theater can be seen here.
posted by Lost Memory on Mar 16, 2006 at 4:18pm
Here is a recent photo of the Great Star Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 22, 2006 at 1:40pm
Another vintage photo of the Great Star Theater can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 6, 2007 at 12:11pm
This is another photo of the Great China Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Nov 29, 2007 at 7:23am
The schedule for this theater can be found here.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 30, 2008 at 11:25am
This is a 2008 close-up view.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 30, 2008 at 5:49pm
The Great Star Theater can be seen in this photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Feb 3, 2009 at 6:58pm
1980 Photo

1985 Photo

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 27, 2009 at 10:38am
This is a recent night photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 24, 2009 at 11:38am
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