Great Star Theatre
636 Jackson Street,
San Francisco,
CA
636 Jackson Street,
San Francisco,
CA
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The Great Star is featured in a wonderful documentary about the Chinese movie going experiences entitled “A Moment in Time” . Check for airings on the PBS Station in your region.
This is a recent night photo.
1980 Photo
1985 Photo
The Great Star Theater can be seen in this photo.
This is a 2008 close-up view.
The schedule for this theater can be found here.
This is another photo of the Great China Theater.
Another vintage photo of the Great Star Theater can be seen here.
Here is a recent photo of the Great Star Theater.
Another photo of the Great Star Theater can be seen here.
This is a November 2000 article about the Great Star Theater.
Here is another photo of the Great Star Theater.
The headers need to be changed for this theatre: Status: Open, Function: Live performances (Chinese)
Current Name: Great Star Theatre
I have a San Francisco Chronicle advert dated November 1976 for the Great Star screening “Oriental Playgirl”
Great China theater 1925-1960
Great Star theater 1960-2000
There is a photo of the Great Star theater here:
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The Great China opened around 1925 in the heart of San Francisco's
Chinatown; in the early 1960’s, its name was changed to Great Star.
Only Chinese films were ever shown there, it closed around 2000,
and is now vacant.