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Golden Gate Theatre  
Address 2 Golden Gate Avenue (at Market Street)
Opening Night Seating Capacity 2844
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect G. Albert Lansburgh
Years of Operation Opened 26 March 1922
Type of Musical Accompaniment unknown
Current Status Operating as a live theater venue

The Golden Gate Theatre was a first-run motion picture house, originally built for both live theatre and film performances.

By 1932, the theatre had become part of the RKO chain.

The building was converted in the late 1960s into a twin-screen theatre, which later sat idle until the theatre was renovated by the Shorenstein Hays Nederlander Organization to present live performances again.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485; Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 9, 27-29, 34, 47 : with additional information provided by Jason Balch.

 

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