2011

Movie-theatre.orgMike Rivest

[EAST BAY MOVIE THEATRES AND DRIVE-INS]

Includes Santa Rosa, Vallejo, Richmond

OAKLAND AND EAST BAY

ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND

12th St

.AKA: Follies, Orpheum574 12th St1927-1958

Airport Automovies

132 98th Avenue,? 1950-? 1975

Allendale

3116 Liese Avenue,1914-1941800 seats.

American

1715 San Publo? 1920-? 19451300 seats.

Arabian

AKA: Star, Marquee

717 Market1930-1937700 seats.

Art Cinema

AKA: Regent, Newsreel, Peerlex, Art Cinema, Pussycat

1118 Broadway

Artist's Theatre

Workshop? 2000-2001

Avenue

AKA: Rialto

2723 San Publo1915-1922

Bishop

AKA: Bishop 16, Fulton Playhouse 18-32, Franklin 35, Telenews41, Franklin 43

1518 Franklin1916-1918

Broadway

AKA: Novelty, Republic

1121 Broadway1930-1971821 seats.United California owned this 821-seattheatre.

Brown's

AKA: Fruitvale

1351 Fruitvale1914-1917

Capitol

5827 Foothill? 1935-? 1955952 seats.

Casino

3440 Foothill1921-1937

Central

1424 Broadway1933-19611548 seats.Ye Liberty Playhouse opened as astage theater in an office building (that waslater added to and became a skyscraper) in1904 and were considered a leadingplayhouse of its kind in the Bay Area.It was briefly known as theHippodrome for a year before returning toits original name and was also briefly calledthe MacArthur, but it became best knownto moviegoers as the Century (1922) andthe Central (1933 to its closure in 1960).

Century

1424 Broadway1922-1933

Century 21

AKA: Century 8

8201 Oakport St1967-? 1998This theatre was twinned in the early1970's and expanded to 8 screens in thelate 1980'sSyufy owned this theatre. it was able tohandle 70 MM roadshow presentations.

Chimes

AKA: Laurel

5631 College1917 -? 19551276 seats.

Cine 7

3814 MacArthur Boulevard,? 1964-? 1969Owners:1964 United California1969 United Artists

Cinema 1

AKA: Theatre 70255 West MacArthur? 1975-1977

Claremont

AKA: L. D. Purdy 14, Claremont 16, Tower39, Pussycat 775110 Telegraph1916-1939