Silent Era : Theaters

California Theatre	Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
Address	987 Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity	2135
Original Theatre Owner	unknown
Original Theatre Architect	Alfred Henry Jacobs
Years of Operation	Opened 1 November 1917 Operated as California Theatre: 1917-1941? Operated as State Theatre: 1941-1954
Type of Musical Accompaniment	unknown
Current Status	Demolished
The California Theatre was a first-run house. The theatre was renamed the State Theatre and reopened on 31 December 1941. The theatre closed as a motion picture venue on 2 March 1954, and the building was demolished in 1961. References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485; Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 34, 42-43 : Cinema Treasures website : with additional information provided by Reuben Schwartz.