 Front entrance of the Castro Theatre | |
  Castro Theatre Location within San Francisco County  Castro Theatre Castro Theatre (California)  Castro Theatre Castro Theatre (the United States) | |
| Location | 429 Castro Street San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°45′43″N 122°26′06″W / 37.7620°N 122.435°W |
| Public transit |   Castro     17th & Castro  |
| Owner | Nasser family |
| Type | Movie theater |
| Capacity | 1,400 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | June 22, 1922 |
| Architect | Timothy L. Pflueger |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Designated | 1977[1] |
| Reference no. | 100 |
The Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. The venue became San Francisco Historic Landmark #100 in September 1976.[2] Located at 429 Castro Street, it was built in 1922 with a California Churrigueresque façade that pays homage—in its great arched central window surmounted by a scrolling pediment framing a niche—to the basilica of Mission Dolores nearby. Its designer, Timothy L. Pflueger, also designed Oakland's Paramount Theater and other movie theaters in California during that period. The theater has more than 1,400 seats (approx. 800 downstairs and 600 in the balcony).[3][4]
- ^ "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ San Francisco Preservation Bulletin No. 9 (PDF), January 2003, archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2012
- ^ The History Of The Castro Theatre, archived from the original on June 17, 2019, retrieved May 2, 2011
- ^ Film-Noir-Alley.com - The Castro Theatre, archived from the original on May 23, 2010