Comments about Burbank Theater in San Jose, CA

Kappi on March 12, 2013 at 1:34 am

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.270911863025756.62364.265549483561994&type=3

Kappi on March 12, 2013 at 1:33 am

Hi, I really love this theatre, and is in my 2 blocks neighborhood …I took the first photo series from my “Diva” project… I would like to take my second session inside theatre if is possible, please send to me a message if someone knows, how I to do this please…. here it is some of my photoproject with Laura San Pablo my singer friend : https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=270917439691865&set=a.270911863025756.62364.265549483561994&type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=270917486358527&set=a.270911863025756.62364.265549483561994&type=3&permPage=1 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=270917673025175&set=a.270911863025756.62364.265549483561994&type=3&permPage=1 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=270917556358520&set=a.270911863025756.62364.265549483561994&type=3&permPage=1

brando on July 11, 2012 at 5:05 pm

So does anyone know who currently owns the Burbank Theater?

Mikeyisirish on June 27, 2012 at 9:51 am

A few 2012 photos can be seen here, here and here.

TLSLOEWS on March 5, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Thanks Amir.

amir on March 5, 2011 at 4:59 pm

Hello everyone. I am the current owner’s son and happened to venture on to this page. If anyone is interested in more information regarding the Burbank Theater you are more than welcome to contact me. Currently the theater has undergone major renovations and there are multiple sections that are up for rent. My email is

Thanks
Amir

Mike Rogers on February 7, 2011 at 3:58 pm

Thanks Chuck,depressing,but that is life.

Chuck1231 on January 20, 2011 at 11:33 pm

More photos of the Burbank Theatre.
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GaryParks on October 13, 2010 at 12:02 pm

Much more of the exterior is now painted in a warm sandstone/orangish color. This painting process seems to be added to whenever the owner can afford more paint and/or labor.

thurstonsspam on August 5, 2009 at 1:55 pm

i would like to hold a charity art show here but I’m having troubles contacting someone. Please send me an emaail if you can help thanks.
mike

lostmemory on April 27, 2009 at 3:57 pm

1984 Photo

1986 Photo

kencmcintyre on April 11, 2009 at 7:07 pm

Here is a 1981 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cknuvh

kencmcintyre on January 2, 2009 at 5:59 pm

Here is part of a March 1999 article from the San Jose Mercury News:

ADULT THEATER CLOSING SOUGHT BURBANK CINEMA: DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUES OWNERS, CLAIMING PUBLIC NUISANCE, UNLAWFUL SEX ACTS

Calling it a public nuisance, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office sought an order Friday to close the Burbank Theatre, an adult movie house and longtime fixture in the unincorporated community of Burbank. Though Superior Court Judge William Elfving did not immediately shut down the theater, he ordered the owners to stop allowing unlawful sex acts on the premises and to meet a series of conditions, including hiring full-time security.

lostmemory on July 11, 2008 at 6:49 pm

You can see more of the building in this photo.

lostmemory on June 4, 2008 at 8:56 am

Here is a June 2008 photo.

lostmemory on February 9, 2008 at 4:37 pm

This is a 2008 photo.

slicktoria on January 2, 2008 at 3:53 pm

I checked on Loopnet and this isn’t for sale that I can see… Has anyone spoken to the owner lately? Does anyone know where they stand in terms of selling this or leasing it to restore it to a cinematic, historic, and architectural attraction? I hear it is still being operated as a world- broadcast Muslim language tv/radio station… Looks like it sold for 1.3M in April, 2004…

kencmcintyre on December 20, 2007 at 8:36 pm

Here is a photo on the wikipedia site:
http://tinyurl.com/ypn7wl

GaryParks on August 15, 2007 at 9:49 pm

Drove by the other day, and the stucco exterior was all painted in white primer, and on one side, a contemporary vivid earth toned color was being applied. While I’d love to see the original mint green restored, the new color beats the horribly cold and chalky grey and blue-grey which has marred the exterior since the mid-80s.

tarantex on June 18, 2007 at 11:14 am

that has to be the funniest thing i have ever seen writtin on here
‘SHIITE MUSLIMS" who wrote this your so funny!

vintagedepartmentstore on May 14, 2007 at 8:42 pm

it was reported today that the Burbank was recently sold to a group of shiite muslims and renovated as a broadcasting studio for worldwide televising of islamic news and events.

lostmemory on December 2, 2006 at 5:24 am

This is a recent photo of the Burbank Cinema.

AlexisMorgan on June 18, 2006 at 2:22 pm

I live in the Burbank neighborhood, and it would be great to see this theater refurbished, especially since it is such a prominent landmark here.

Does anyone in contact with the owner know if he has considered working with San Jose City College to make it part of their film studies and/or journalism department. It is in such close proximity to the campus, and it would be a perfect place to host a small independent/student film festival. I also picture a brew pub in that building, connected to the theater … and patrons from the College and Valley Med Hospital.

Chuck1231 on February 8, 2006 at 7:16 am

Nice color photo of the Burbank Theatre
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Chuck1231 on November 12, 2005 at 2:30 am

Photo of the Burbank Theatre.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalyan3/7790221/

Burbank Theater

552 Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128

552 Bascom Avenue,
San Jose, CA 95128