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Pantages Theatre	Pantages Theatre, circa 1924. Photograph courtesy Jason Balch.
Address	937 Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity	1800
Original Theater Owner	Alexander Pantages
Original Theater Architect	B. Marcus Priteca
Years of Operation	Opened 30 December 1911 Operated as Pantages Theatre: 1911-1926 through 13 February 1926
Type of Musical Accompaniment	unknown
Current Status	Building exists
The Pantages Theatre was originally designed and built as a vaudeville venue. By 1925, it was a first-run motion picture house. The Pantages reign ended in this theatre on 13 February 1926 shortly before Alexander Pantages opened his new Pantages Theatre at 1182 Market Street on 20 February 1926. Years later, the building would house the Kress Department Store. The building at 937 Market Street now contains retail stores and attorney’s offices. References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 486; Tillmany-TheatresSF p. 39 : with additional information supplied by Jason Balch.