Grandview Theatre
756 Jackson Street,
San Francisco,
CA
756 Jackson Street,
San Francisco,
CA
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The Grandview operated from the mid-1930’s until the late 1980's
as a Chinese language theatre theatre in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown. During the last ten years of its operation,
it was known as the Chinatown Theatre. The building in which it
operated still stands, and the space it formerly occupied has
since been converted into a retail outlet.
A 60’s photo of the Grandview Theater can be seen here:
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The header needs changing to: Function: Retail. aka: Chinatown Theatre.
There are still a few remains of the original decor to be seen inside the building.
This could be the same theater, but the picture definitely pre-dates the 1930s:
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Here is another vintage photo of the Grandview Theater.
The earlier Grand View in the photo posted December 2005 is the Grand View in Daly City CA.
Here are two 1986 photos:
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The Grandview, was a nice spacious clean theater. We went there several times during the late 70’s, watching most recent American releases with chinese subtitles. It didn’t have a snack bar, but you were allowed to exit, get something, and bring it back in. In the movie “Jade” there is a excellent interior shot of the theatre, as well as a brief chase scene through the Pagoda Palace, while a chinese opera was on stage.