In 1956 when my family and I immigrated to Oakland from Mexico we lived at the hotel above the Star Theatre. It featured great movies from “La Epoca de Oro” with stars like Pedro Infante and Dolores Del Rio. It also had live performers like Miguel Aceves Mejia appearing in concert. They had bingo and toy raffles during Xmas. It closed not too long after that and business went to the Plaza Theatre just south of Lake Merritt. I remember my friend Greg and I(Lowell Jr. High students) roaming inside the vacant and dilapidated building around ‘62 or '63. I saw the theatre’s sign in front of an upholstery business on E-14th around 45th or 46th avenue years and years later, I believe its gone now. Does anyone remember the name the name of that hotel? It had bothered me for years. Thanks, Angel
In 1956 when my family and I immigrated to Oakland from Mexico we lived at the hotel above the Star Theatre. It featured great movies from “La Epoca de Oro” with stars like Pedro Infante and Dolores Del Rio. It also had live performers like Miguel Aceves Mejia appearing in concert. They had bingo and toy raffles during Xmas. It closed not too long after that and business went to the Plaza Theatre just south of Lake Merritt. I remember my friend Greg and I(Lowell Jr. High students) roaming inside the vacant and dilapidated building around ‘62 or '63. I saw the theatre’s sign in front of an upholstery business on E-14th around 45th or 46th avenue years and years later, I believe its gone now. Does anyone remember the name the name of that hotel? It had bothered me for years. Thanks, Angel