This 1944 photo from the SFPL shows what appears to be a theater based on the vertical and the marquee. That being said, I have never heard of a theater being called “El Patio”:
This picture was taken in 1945, but the caption says Fourth looking down at Market, so the building in the forefront may be another theater. Note the smaller Portola next door showing a Cagney-Bogey western (the only one, I think):
1944 war bond rally at the Golden Gate:
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Interior, 1922:
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Undated photo:
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1928:
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Here are two photos from 1929:
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Here are photos of the exterior and the box office from 1922:
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Another photo from 1947:
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1965:
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1942, from the SF Public Library:
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This is a photo from 1944. The theater is on the right:
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Mr. Fabela brings his 15 children to the Amazon in 1953 for family night:
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A photo from 1942:
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Some interior photos:
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An undated photo from the SF Public Library:
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Here is a photo of the La Bonita in 1919:
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1942:
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1927:
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1923:
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United Nations Theater, 1947:
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Interior of the Uptown/Alcazar, 1930:
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Here is another photo of the Crystal Palace in 1929. Perhaps this was a market all along.
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1943:
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1944:
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This 1944 photo from the SFPL shows what appears to be a theater based on the vertical and the marquee. That being said, I have never heard of a theater being called “El Patio”:
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Another SFPL photo from 1945:
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This picture was taken in 1945, but the caption says Fourth looking down at Market, so the building in the forefront may be another theater. Note the smaller Portola next door showing a Cagney-Bogey western (the only one, I think):
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Here is a photo of the Loew’s Warfield from 1948:
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Here is a 1948 photo from the SFPL. You can also see the Embassy and the UA, the latter which I still have nto found listed anywhere:
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This 1948 photo from the SFPL shows the Warfield in the distance and an unidentified theater in the foreground:
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1947, from the SFPL. If you’re an agoraphobe, look at the picture at your own risk:
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Here is a photo of the Orpheum from 1948:
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1949:
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