Castro Theatre

Castro Theatre
Front entrance of the Castro Theatre
Castro Theatre is located in San Francisco County
Castro Theatre
Castro Theatre
Location within San Francisco County
Castro Theatre is located in California
Castro Theatre
Castro Theatre
Castro Theatre (California)
Castro Theatre is located in the United States
Castro Theatre
Castro Theatre
Castro Theatre (the United States)
Location429 Castro Street
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates37°45′43″N 122°26′06″W / 37.7620°N 122.435°W / 37.7620; -122.435
Public transitTram interchange Castro K Ingleside M Ocean View S Shuttle
Heritage streetcar 17th & Castro F Market & Wharves
OwnerNasser family
TypeMovie theater
Capacity1,400
Construction
OpenedJune 22, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-06-22)
ArchitectTimothy L. Pflueger
Website
www.castrotheatre.com
Designated1977[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]

  1. ^ "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. ^ San Francisco Preservation Bulletin No. 9 (PDF), January 2003, archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2012
  3. ^ The History Of The Castro Theatre, archived from the original on June 17, 2019, retrieved May 2, 2011
  4. ^ Film-Noir-Alley.com - The Castro Theatre, archived from the original on May 23, 2010