Downtown Theatre
198 Ellis Street,
San Francisco,
CA
198 Ellis Street,
San Francisco,
CA
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The Casino Theatre opened in 1917 with vaudeville and films. It prospered until the advent of sound and struggled through the depression with low-cost late-run motion picture attractions.
In 1942, it reopened as the Downtown Theatre, with double features which changed daily, and a nightly Spin-O-Win game. Television brought an end to this policy in 1950, and it survived two more years with burlesque before finally shutting down in September 1952. In 1953, the Downtown Theatre met the wrecking ball.
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The Downtown Theatre seated 1934 people.
There is a photo of this theater when it was called the Casino here:
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The Casino Theatre was designed by architect Benjamin G. McDougall, according to the November, 1917, issue of The Architect & Engineer of California.