Parkway Theatre
1834 Park Boulevard,
Oakland,
CA
94606
1834 Park Boulevard,
Oakland,
CA
94606
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http://iliketheparkway.com/ Local group in Oakland trying to re open the parkway
My Uncle Lawrence Borg, was one of the owners of this theatre, purchasing it in 1926, and selling it in 1931.
Great pictures and newspaper ads.
An effort has been launched to sort of reincarnate at least the spirit of this theater in a new location: View link
2010 photo of the Parkway Theatre.
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According to this article in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Parkway may reopen:
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The Cerrito Theater is now closed as well according to the Contra Costa Times.
Here is a September 1967 ad from the Oakland Tribune:
http://tinyurl.com/d7kxrc
1980 Photo
1986 Photo
Another shot of the Parkway here (2000)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/98458759/
Here is another story about the closing:
http://tinyurl.com/czbv2g
The official site notes the closing date, so status should be changed to closed.
Freaking owners didn’t even pay the employees, they just gave them 4 days' notice. Makes me feel bitter after so many great years. Turns out the owner Kyle was a real joker. I don’t even know if I can keep supporting the El Cerrito all things considered.
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Closes on 22 March.
Anyone know what’s going to happen to the building?
This is a 2009 photo.
Great theater, good people — unfortunately Will Viharo is doing his “Thrillville” show exclusively at the El Cerrito Theater, which is owned by the same people now, starting this month. What with the Paramount now closed to movies, is there any place to see classic movies in Oakland? Very sad. But I still love the Parkway, great place to see all the movies you missed while they were in first run.
I got my car stolen, parked right across the street from this Theatre. Dingbat box office girl saw me cross the street and buy my ticket, when i walked out and the car was gone, she was asleep! The marquee then looked like the one at the Fairfax. It was a dump then. But very nice now! I went there when it was a single screen. I remember how they used to kick patrons out for smoking on the main floor, it was only allowed in the loge and balcony, but you had to pay another 50 cents to sit up there. The sun dials were pretty, lightly lit when the movie was on. When they closed the loge to make another theatre, I didn’t go as much. Food there now is good.
Another photo of the Parkway can be seen here.
Here is a more recent photo of the Parkway Theater.
This is a recent close-up view of the Parkway Theater marquee.
Does anyone know when the Parkway is to be fixed up? I heard now that they have worked things out on a lease they can start with some touch up. Please put in a good Dolby unit downstairs and up. I don’t want to see a movie I missed first run in Mono sound at the Parkway. They the owners did a great job at the El Cerito. Curtains that work and a great stereo sound system. Check it out. Now it’s time the do the same at Oakland’s Parkway. A former manager friend of mine told me the old owner Mr Foster didn’t have enough plastic letters so he had to go to the Piedmont or the Albany all the time and borrow some letters he was missing. They also oversold the house when it was a first class art house. Lucky the Oakland Fire dept didn’t come in and see many people on the floor blocking exits. If you complained you lost your job. This was in the 60’s. Things are better know at the Parkway. Strange thing the owners don’t advertise what is playing in the Oakland Tribune. But they advertise in the Contra Costa paper many miles away. Did they get mad at the Tribune for a bad review? They miss boxoffice customers by not running a small ad in the Tribune.
Here is another recent photo of the Parkway Theater.
This is a recent photo of the Parkway theater.
A Wurlitzer organ Opus 1110 Style D was installed in the Parkway Theater on 7/27/1925.
Nice picture, but the article got the date wrong—-the Parkway wasn’t built until about 1927.