Rafael Film Center
1118 Fourth Street,
San Rafael,
CA
94901
1118 Fourth Street,
San Rafael,
CA
94901
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The California Film Institute has restored the former Rafael Theatre, now officially called the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center. The Art Moderne Rafael, a 1938 renovation of the fire-damaged 1918 former Orpheus Theatre, houses three screens, specializing in independent and foreign films.
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Here is the Rafael in 1980 and 1986:
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This is another photo of the Rafael at night.
Nice night time shot Lost Memory.
2009 photo of the Rafael Theatre.
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I’ve posted information and photos from a recent visit here.
Photos of the Rafael Theatre.
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Could the Orpheus Theatre have been the house at San Rafael for which plans were then being completed, according to the January 30, 1918, issue of Building and Engineering News? The item listed the owner of the house as Thomas Phillips, General Manager of the American-Irish Players Company of New York City. The architect for the project was New Yorker Francis H. Kimball.
The Rafael was featured in Lucas' “American Graffiti”. When the cop pulls over Milner in the yellow deuce coupe he stops right in front of the theater. Images here
1987 night photo
A few 2011 photos can be seen here, here and here.