One of my favorite movie memories is watching “48 hrs” at the Parkside, probably in 1984 or 85. When the bad guys in the movie get on the L-Taraval streetcar at the Castro Station, we all cheered with various “Yeahs” and “Right ons!” because, like me and my brother, half the theater probably took the L to the Parkside that night.
Thanks for posting this picture. In the 1980’s, the downstairs main seating was gutted for a daycare. Only the upper seats were open. These stairs led to the upper seats. On weekdays, the only movies times were the evenings. On the weekends, the theater showed various themed double/triple features, and marathons.
jwmovies,
I think you might be mixing up the Coronet with the Regency I. “Star Trek The Motion Picture” 1979 played at the Regency I in 1979, not the Coronet. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” 1981 and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” 1984 played at the Regency I on their initial release, not the Coronet. In addition, “The Empire Strikes Back” 1980 originally played at the Northpoint, and never at the Coronet. “The CAVE?” Never heard that before pertaining to the Coronet. “The Cave” might pertain to the Regency 1 or Regency 2.
This was my favorite theater in Boulder, tucked away between the Marriott, the Stick Oven restaurant, and McGuckin’s. The large theater had great sound on par with all the modern ones at the time. I saw “Revenge of the Sith” 2005 and “The Prestige” 2006, both in the large theater.
I haven’t lived in San Francisco since 1993, but as ten year old, I remember watching the first re-release of Star Wars in 1979 in theater 1. My brother and I bought tickets for the first show, watched it through the credits, then stayed and watched it two more times. By the end of the third showing, I had a headache after nearly seven hours of nothing but popcorn and coke. … and probably at least one hot dog. The first trailer for “The Empire Strikes Back” was shown before each showing.
I saw classic 1980’s movies, like “Karate Kid I” and “Star Trek 2”, here as a teenager when the theater was still a twin. But the first movie I remember seeing here was “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” 1977, but I think it was the original one screen in 1977.
The Plaza was one of my favorite theaters. My earliest memory of the theater is seeing Disney’s “The Shaggy D.A.” on one side while my mom saw “The Enforcer” on the other screen. I remember seeing “Escape from Alcatraz”, “Tron”, “Chariots of Fire”, and a re-release of “The Empire Strikes Back” at this theater.
For a 10 year old, the best part about this theater was entering the mall and taking the escalator down to the lobby. I loved looking down into the lobby from the mall. I remember seeing “Time After Time”, “Rocky II”, and “Flash Gordon”. I remember my brother leaving his brand new jacket in one of the theaters and he didn’t tell anyone until we got home. My dad was pretty mad, we had to drive all the way back from the Sunset. I will never forget the image of theater worker lifting the jacket from the lost and found bin. Everyone was relieved.
As a Sunset District kid in 1970’s, this was a convenient theater to drive and park for my mom. I don’t remember what I saw, but it was probably the latest Disney movie. I do remember going to the Mcdonalds across the street after.
I’m happy to see it’s still open. In 1978, while I was 10, paid $2 to see “Meteor” with Sean Connery. Then, stayed in the theater with my brother and a friend to watch “Halloween”. It was the scariest day in my life having to wait for the 18 Sloat bus at a cold foggy bus stop after having just watched “Halloween”.
I saw “Battlestar Galactica” in Sensurround, 1980 maybe, at the Coliseum. Also, I saw almost every mid 80’s Clint Eastwood movie at this theater: “Tightrope”, “City Heat”, “Pale Rider, and "Heartbreak Ridge”.
1984, saw “Romancing the Stone” twice at the Galaxy. Later in 1993, it screened the 6 hour epic “Gettsyburg” with one intermission. A group of smart alecs clapped and cheered, as a political statement I supposed, every time a Confederate soldier was blown away. It was irritating. At the end as the credits started, one guy, sarcastically responding to the smart alecs, shouted, “Long live the South!”. Great memory.
I went to this theater often in the late 70’s to 80’s. First time was for “Moonraker” 1979. Like the Coliseum in the Richmond District, it showed the latest Clint Eastwood movies often. For Fridays and Saturdays at midnight, regularly showed “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”.
Cinema 21 trivia. “Star Wars” 1977 played here after its run at the Coronet in late 1977.
One of my favorite movie memories is watching “48 hrs” at the Parkside, probably in 1984 or 85. When the bad guys in the movie get on the L-Taraval streetcar at the Castro Station, we all cheered with various “Yeahs” and “Right ons!” because, like me and my brother, half the theater probably took the L to the Parkside that night.
Thanks for posting this picture. In the 1980’s, the downstairs main seating was gutted for a daycare. Only the upper seats were open. These stairs led to the upper seats. On weekdays, the only movies times were the evenings. On the weekends, the theater showed various themed double/triple features, and marathons.
jwmovies, I think you might be mixing up the Coronet with the Regency I. “Star Trek The Motion Picture” 1979 played at the Regency I in 1979, not the Coronet. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” 1981 and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” 1984 played at the Regency I on their initial release, not the Coronet. In addition, “The Empire Strikes Back” 1980 originally played at the Northpoint, and never at the Coronet. “The CAVE?” Never heard that before pertaining to the Coronet. “The Cave” might pertain to the Regency 1 or Regency 2.
This was my favorite theater in Boulder, tucked away between the Marriott, the Stick Oven restaurant, and McGuckin’s. The large theater had great sound on par with all the modern ones at the time. I saw “Revenge of the Sith” 2005 and “The Prestige” 2006, both in the large theater.
I saw Vanilla Sky and Ocean’s 11 at this theater, both released late 2001. I think it was closed by Spring 2002.
I haven’t lived in San Francisco since 1993, but as ten year old, I remember watching the first re-release of Star Wars in 1979 in theater 1. My brother and I bought tickets for the first show, watched it through the credits, then stayed and watched it two more times. By the end of the third showing, I had a headache after nearly seven hours of nothing but popcorn and coke. … and probably at least one hot dog. The first trailer for “The Empire Strikes Back” was shown before each showing.
Mikeyisirish,
If you’re still interested, what I remember in the 1980’s, the front of the theater looked exactly the same as it does in the pictures above.
I saw classic 1980’s movies, like “Karate Kid I” and “Star Trek 2”, here as a teenager when the theater was still a twin. But the first movie I remember seeing here was “Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger” 1977, but I think it was the original one screen in 1977.
The Plaza was one of my favorite theaters. My earliest memory of the theater is seeing Disney’s “The Shaggy D.A.” on one side while my mom saw “The Enforcer” on the other screen. I remember seeing “Escape from Alcatraz”, “Tron”, “Chariots of Fire”, and a re-release of “The Empire Strikes Back” at this theater.
For a 10 year old, the best part about this theater was entering the mall and taking the escalator down to the lobby. I loved looking down into the lobby from the mall. I remember seeing “Time After Time”, “Rocky II”, and “Flash Gordon”. I remember my brother leaving his brand new jacket in one of the theaters and he didn’t tell anyone until we got home. My dad was pretty mad, we had to drive all the way back from the Sunset. I will never forget the image of theater worker lifting the jacket from the lost and found bin. Everyone was relieved.
As a Sunset District kid in 1970’s, this was a convenient theater to drive and park for my mom. I don’t remember what I saw, but it was probably the latest Disney movie. I do remember going to the Mcdonalds across the street after.
I’m happy to see it’s still open. In 1978, while I was 10, paid $2 to see “Meteor” with Sean Connery. Then, stayed in the theater with my brother and a friend to watch “Halloween”. It was the scariest day in my life having to wait for the 18 Sloat bus at a cold foggy bus stop after having just watched “Halloween”.
I saw “Battlestar Galactica” in Sensurround, 1980 maybe, at the Coliseum. Also, I saw almost every mid 80’s Clint Eastwood movie at this theater: “Tightrope”, “City Heat”, “Pale Rider, and "Heartbreak Ridge”.
1984, saw “Romancing the Stone” twice at the Galaxy. Later in 1993, it screened the 6 hour epic “Gettsyburg” with one intermission. A group of smart alecs clapped and cheered, as a political statement I supposed, every time a Confederate soldier was blown away. It was irritating. At the end as the credits started, one guy, sarcastically responding to the smart alecs, shouted, “Long live the South!”. Great memory.
I went to this theater often in the late 70’s to 80’s. First time was for “Moonraker” 1979. Like the Coliseum in the Richmond District, it showed the latest Clint Eastwood movies often. For Fridays and Saturdays at midnight, regularly showed “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”.