Alhambra Theatre (San Francisco)
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| Address | 2330 Polk Street San Francisco |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°47′54″N 122°25′20″W / 37.79831°N 122.4221°W |
| Capacity | 1,625 |
| Current use | Fitness club |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 5, 1926 |
| Closed | February 22, 1998 |
| Architect | Timothy L. Pflueger |
| Tenants | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Designated | 1996[1] |
| Reference no. | 217 |
The Alhambra Theatre is a Moorish Revival movie theater building at 2330 Polk Street in San Francisco, California, that opened on November 5, 1926. The theater was designed by Miller & Pflueger (architect Timothy L. Pflueger also designed the Castro Theater and the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California).[2]
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The Alhambra Theatre once had 1,625 seats when it opened and cost $500,000.[3] It was later converted to twin theaters in 1976. It reopened as a single screen in 1988 and finally closed as a movie theater on February 22, 1998. It was designated official San Francisco landmark #217 on February 21, 1996.[4]
The building is now occupied by Crunch Fitness. The conversion to the gym has retained most of the interior detail, and movies are shown on the still-present big screen. The balcony retains the aisles, which have been widened, although there are only four. They accommodate about 80 cardio machines facing the screen.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ^ "San Francisco Landmark #217: Alhambra Theater". www.noehill.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "New life for old theaters". SFGate. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "San Francisco Landmark #217: Alhambra Theater". www.noehill.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Alhambra Theater in San Francisco, CA - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
External links
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Media related to Alhambra Theatre, San Francisco at Wikimedia Commons
- Alhambra Theater at Cinema Treasures
- Historic Photos at SF Main Library Online Collection
- List of SF Landmarks, Including the Alhambra
- Alhambra Theater at Noehill.com
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