Piedmont Theatre

4186 Piedmont Avenue,
Oakland, CA 94611

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 25, 2013 at 2:44 pm

The June, 1934, issue of The Architect & Engineer had this item about the remodeling of the Piedmont Theatre:

“Extensive alterations and additions are to be made to the Piedmont Theater, Oakland, from plans by A. A. Cantin, 557 Market Street, San Francisco. About $10,000 will be expended on the improvements, which will be in charge of A. J. Hopper.”

lostmemory
lostmemory on April 26, 2009 at 12:19 pm

1984 Night Photo

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 4, 2009 at 8:03 pm

There is a 1984 photo on this site:
http://tinyurl.com/co4avw

Paula Wirth
Paula Wirth on July 3, 2008 at 10:37 pm

Here are some more night shots of the Piedmont Theatre from July 2008.

lostmemory
lostmemory on February 19, 2008 at 7:34 am

Here is a 2008 view of the Piedmont at night.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 18, 2008 at 7:10 am

Try to contain your excitement. Up close and personal with the Piedmont marquee.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 28, 2006 at 2:44 pm

Fix my marquee forthwith:
http://tinyurl.com/yfryss

lostmemory
lostmemory on May 25, 2006 at 4:17 am

This is a recent photo of the Piedmont Theater.

Oakboy
Oakboy on November 19, 2004 at 1:45 am

Chuck, the streets of Piedmont are not in the city of Piedmont. That area is actually Oakland. Being an Oaklander, I just wanted to set you straight. Just like Rockridge, Montclare village and the Claremont hotel are actually in the city of Oakland.

gsmurph
gsmurph on May 30, 2004 at 8:20 am

The New Piedmont (its original name) opened on September 15, 1917; the opening feature was “Two Little Imps.” Status should be changed to “Open,” as the theater still operates today, even after various alterations.

gsmurph
gsmurph on November 20, 2003 at 3:40 am

The Piedmont is actually a 1934 remodeling of a 1917 theater. Originally single-screened, it fell victim to changing trends and was plexed in the mid-1980’s (one of the last single-screens, at least in the Bay Area, to do so).

ChuckVanBibber
ChuckVanBibber on October 23, 2003 at 9:24 pm

Hope this is of some benefit to all interested in this theatre. The info is taken from the Landmark Website.
3 Screens, Operated by Landmark Theatres since 1994. The historic Piedmont tTheatre is located in the quaint Piedmont neighborhood, five blocks from the World-famous Mountain View Cemetery. Constructed in the early 1920’s, the Piedmont is one of the Bar Area’s last standing movie palaces from the early 20th Century and features the finest in independent film, foreign language cinema and the occaisional Hollywood favorite. During the 1920’s, a pipe organ played before each show, with vocal accompaniment. This organ, while no longer active, can be seen in the Piedmont’s main auditorium.
Don’t forget to stroll the streets of Piedmont before or after the show where fine dinning and shopping opportunities abound. The famous Fenton’s Ice Cream Parlor is jest two blocks away.