Coronet Theatre
3575 Geary Boulevard,
San Francisco,
CA
94118
3575 Geary Boulevard,
San Francisco,
CA
94118
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Opened on November 2, 1949, this Streamline Moderne ‘cavern’ with 1,350 seats on a stadium plan, was San Francisco’s Church of the Big-Budget Blockbuster. Both “Star Wars: Special Edition” and “Phantom Menace” made their debuts here, with people camping for weeks in the dumpster-strewn parking lot.
Despite its massive appeal, gigantic screen, and state-of-the-art sound system, the Coronet Theatre was closed in March 2005 and was razed in the summer of 2007 for a senior-care facility.
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Juan-Miguel Gallegos
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Here is another 1986 photo.
Another 1986 night photo is here.
From 1993 a night time view of the Coronet Theater in San Francisco showing “Demolition Man”.
Don…
I’m currently writing a Book on San Francisco Movie Theaters, If anyone would like their 2 cents into it about the Coronet, Let me know. This Theater as well as the Fox should of been saved.
This was my Absolute Favorite theater in San francisco because of the Star Wars Memories. Pls feel free to contact me.
Scott
Interior Coronet photos here:
http://www.silverscreens.com/main.html
Click on the San Fran section and scroll down.
Thank you so much for posting this LTS.
1986 nice marquee,someone actually cared about the getting the marquee right,thanks for the picture.
Opened 11/2/49 with the movie “I was a male war bride”.
Thanks Tis.
I saw the first morning screening of STAR WARS on opening day in 1977, and came back 24 times. At least. Saw many, many great movies there over the years, and some not so great. Every time I pass where this theater once stood, I get a little angry. But, I was glad to be one of four school kids who skipped classes to see STAR WARS with about twenty-five Senior Citizens, at the legendary Coronet Theatre that day!