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kencmcintyre commented about Loew's Poli Theatre on Dec 15, 2005 at 3:55 pm

Here is a picture from the Online Archive of California:

kencmcintyre commented about Palace Theatre on Dec 14, 2005 at 4:56 pm

BTW, the picture that Stevebob posted of the interior is outstanding.
Too bad it isn’t in color.

kencmcintyre commented about Palace Theatre on Dec 14, 2005 at 4:54 pm

You have to look at the migration to the suburbs after WWII. If the movie theater was in the neighborhood, why go all the way to downtown at night, where parking and crime are a problem? The movie palaces were built for a pre-war urban population that disappeared after the Second World War.

kencmcintyre commented about Crazy Horse Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:44 pm

Is that the Warfield next to the Crest in the picture directly above? It’s the only theater in SF that ends in “ELD”.

kencmcintyre commented about Fox Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:40 pm

The last shot – a hole in the ground where the Fox once stood:

kencmcintyre commented about President Follies Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:35 pm

More photos:

kencmcintyre commented about Fox Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:30 pm

Crowds waiting in line to get in:

kencmcintyre commented about State Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:29 pm

One more:

kencmcintyre commented about Paris Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:28 pm

Here are some photos of the Portola and its successor:

kencmcintyre commented about Harding Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:23 pm

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kencmcintyre commented about Strand American Conservatory Theater (ACT) on Dec 12, 2005 at 4:19 pm

One more:

kencmcintyre commented about Warfield Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:46 pm

Grand opening:

kencmcintyre commented about Esquire Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:44 pm

En fuego:

kencmcintyre commented about Midtown Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:41 pm

Here are some additional photos from the SF Library:

kencmcintyre commented about Irving Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:33 pm

Here are some additional photos from the SF Library:

kencmcintyre commented about Paris Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:30 pm

An expanded view of the photo at the top of the page:

http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics21/00030124.jpg

kencmcintyre commented about Haight Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:28 pm

From the SF Public Library:

kencmcintyre commented about Noe Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:25 pm

Interior:

kencmcintyre commented about Fox Theatre on Dec 12, 2005 at 2:22 pm

Some additional pictures from construction, grand opening and later on in the mid 1940s:

kencmcintyre commented about Fox Theatre on Dec 11, 2005 at 11:59 am

Some additional photos:

kencmcintyre commented about Alhambra Theatre on Dec 11, 2005 at 8:16 am

Here is an expanded version of the photo at the top of the page:

kencmcintyre commented about State Theatre on Dec 11, 2005 at 8:14 am

From the SF Public Library:

kencmcintyre commented about Valencia Theater on Dec 11, 2005 at 8:11 am

Here are some photos from the SF Public Library:

kencmcintyre commented about Bayview Theatre on Dec 11, 2005 at 8:07 am

A photo of the interior from the same source:

kencmcintyre commented about United Artists Theatre on Dec 11, 2005 at 8:03 am

There was another United Artists theater in San Francisco, also called the Imperial. I didn’t see a listing under either name:

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