Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California)

Paramount Theatre
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Location2025 Broadway
Oakland, California, USA
Coordinates37°48′34″N 122°16′05″W / 37.809532°N 122.26805°W / 37.809532; -122.26805
Public transitBay Area Rapid Transit  O   R   Y  19th Street
OwnerCity of Oakland
Nonprofit
TypeIndoor theater
Seating typeOrchestra, balcony
Capacity3,040
Construction
Opened1931
Renovated1973
Website
www.paramounttheatre.com
Paramount Theatre
Grand Lobby interior, Fountain of Light over entrance and marquee
Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California) is located in Oakland, California
Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California)
Location in Oakland/East Bay
LocationOakland, California
Coordinates37°48′36″N 122°16′4″W / 37.81000°N 122.26778°W / 37.81000; -122.26778
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
ArchitectTimothy Pflueger
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.73000395[1]
CHISL No.884[2]
ODL No.9
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1973
Designated NHLMay 5, 1977[3]
Designated CHISL1975[2]
Designated ODL1975

The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall located at 2025 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast, seating 3,476.[4][5] Today, the Paramount is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet. It regularly plays host to R&B, jazz, blues, pop, rock, gospel, classical music, as well as ballets, plays, stand-up comedy, lecture series, special events, and screenings of classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Era.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Paramount Theatre". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  3. ^ NHL Summary
  4. ^ Pitts, Carolyn (February 17, 1977). "Paramount Theatre" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Paramount Theatre" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2012.