Century 8 Oakland
8201 Oakport Street,
Oakland,
CA
94621
8201 Oakport Street,
Oakland,
CA
94621
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This dome-shaped theater was built in the late-1960’s and was a definite if unofficial landmark off the Hegenberger Road exit off Highway 17 (now I-880).
Originally a single-screen seating 960, it was split in half and became known as Century 21 and 22. It was subsequently further divided into several more theaters.
At some point about the late-1990’s, however, it rather abruptly disappeared.
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Garrett Murphy
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As stated above, this Theatre disappeared almost overnight. I’d been there several times, and was suprised to find it gone. In standard Century Theatres fashion, the site was razed and abandoned, remaining undeveloped since it’s demolition. Only the parking lots and entrance roads remain, along with a cyclone fence encircling the property.
Located less than 1 mile from the former Coliseum Drive-in, also long gone.
The Century 21 opened with the 1967 reserved seat engagement of the 70mm release of Gone with The Wind. It was only a nice theatre when it was a single screen not after the twinning and building additional screens. The Port of Oakland wanted the land that is why the theatre dissapeared.brucec
The Century 21 seated 960 people when it was a single-screen theater. During its construction, a time capsule was reportedly placed within it to be opened on January 1, 2000, the first day of the 21st century for which it was named. (But obviously this one didn’t quite make it; wonder what became of that capsule???????)
The address for the Century 21 Theatre was 8201 Oakport, Oakland, Ca. 94621.
Drove by the former site yesterday, and the once-abandoned lot is now under development. The trucks and bulldozers are hard at work on what I hope isn’t another godawful strip mall.
Unfortunately, it appears to be another strip-mall. Good luck.
Former site is now occupied by a Wal-Mart strip mall.
Vincent Raney is the architect of this building.
To bad Ray Syufy got money hungrey and split many of his Domes down the middle. Leaking sound, seats going the wrong way. It was a mess. At least he didn’t split the flagship The Century 21 in San Jose.
This was actually an 8-plex when it closed and was called simply Century 8 Oakland. Century 21 & 22 should be an AKA.
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