The Coronet, with its long tradition of being THE place in the Bay Area to premier the biggest blockbuster films (especially the Star Wars franchise) would be sorely missed by those of us who have loyally driven the extra distance to see these films specifically at THAT theater(I actually live in Contra Costa County and regularly drive the 45 miles in to the city and wait, happily, in lines around the block for these movies when they premier there). There is not a single multiplex in the Bay Area with the same mix of nostalgia and grandeur that this theater brings to the experience of watching a bigger-than-life epic movie. To say nothing of the appreciative, enthusiastic, and sometimes raucous (but always entertaining) crowd it attracts for these events. My wish is that this theater could be saved as a landmark or, in some way, preserved by anyone with a love of film and the money to afford a gem like the Coronet (Mr. Lucas, Mr. Spielberg, any interest?)… Probably just wishful thinking.
The Coronet, with its long tradition of being THE place in the Bay Area to premier the biggest blockbuster films (especially the Star Wars franchise) would be sorely missed by those of us who have loyally driven the extra distance to see these films specifically at THAT theater(I actually live in Contra Costa County and regularly drive the 45 miles in to the city and wait, happily, in lines around the block for these movies when they premier there). There is not a single multiplex in the Bay Area with the same mix of nostalgia and grandeur that this theater brings to the experience of watching a bigger-than-life epic movie. To say nothing of the appreciative, enthusiastic, and sometimes raucous (but always entertaining) crowd it attracts for these events. My wish is that this theater could be saved as a landmark or, in some way, preserved by anyone with a love of film and the money to afford a gem like the Coronet (Mr. Lucas, Mr. Spielberg, any interest?)… Probably just wishful thinking.