The Fox News opened July 8, 1942. It had a broadcasting studio in the downstairs lounge from which vital news programs with topics of the day were broadcast.
Noted news analyst William Winter was the star guest at the opening, interviewing the newsreel cameramen who covered the war fronts.
The Coliseum was originally a single-screen (the screen with its back to the Nimitz), only later (beginning in the mid-‘70’s) did it become plexed to its eventual four-screen status.
Though the Calvin Simmons Theatre has occasionally shown movies as part of festivals, it has never (to the best of my knowledge) been a movie house per se; it probably falls in the “Curran Theatre” category.
In its final few years as a movie house, the York was operated by the Red Vic collective; for a time it was their only venue as they had been forced to vacate their original location and had not yet found a new location for that theater.
The New Piedmont (its original name) opened on September 15, 1917; the opening feature was “Two Little Imps.” Status should be changed to “Open,” as the theater still operates today, even after various alterations.
It should be noted that, though the Fox Oakland is often said to have been closed since the 1962 (or 1965 as noted above), its most recent run as a movie palace was about 1972 (saw “Villa Rides” there; all seats were 75 cents, if I recall correctly). It was subsequently a concert venue in 1973-74 (I remember a radio ad on the old KDIA for a Funkadelic concert there), and hosted the Dickens Christmas Fair in 1983 and 1984.
The California was built in 1914 and was originally called the T&D Theater (not to be confused with Oakland’s T&D) prior to its 1930’s renovation into its present-day exterior and name.
Oops—-forgot to mention that at the time of its opening, the New Fruitvale had an organ—-installed by F.W. Smith & Son, an Alameda manufacturer who also installed the organ for the First Congregational Church downtown (which also opened that year).
The New Fruitvale opened on November 28, 1925. Originally a Venetian Gothic structure, its exterior was later remodeled (about 1941?) into an Art Moderne style; the auditorium was French Renaissance, if I recall correctly).
The Fox News opened July 8, 1942. It had a broadcasting studio in the downstairs lounge from which vital news programs with topics of the day were broadcast.
Noted news analyst William Winter was the star guest at the opening, interviewing the newsreel cameramen who covered the war fronts.
S. Charles Lee was the architect of one such renovation of this theater.
The Scottish Rite Temple and the Avalon Ballroom, formerly Regency II), were subsequently renamed the Regency Center.
Despite its unfortunate gutting, Parkside’s status should probably be considered “Closed” rather than “Closed/Demolished.”
Not demolished yet—-just “Closed.”
The Coliseum was originally a single-screen (the screen with its back to the Nimitz), only later (beginning in the mid-‘70’s) did it become plexed to its eventual four-screen status.
Though the Calvin Simmons Theatre has occasionally shown movies as part of festivals, it has never (to the best of my knowledge) been a movie house per se; it probably falls in the “Curran Theatre” category.
In its final few years as a movie house, the York was operated by the Red Vic collective; for a time it was their only venue as they had been forced to vacate their original location and had not yet found a new location for that theater.
The health food store at the former Northside has closed; the site is currently vacant.
The Rockridge Showcase seated 367 people (265 in Cenema 1; 102 in Cinema 2).
The New Piedmont (its original name) opened on September 15, 1917; the opening feature was “Two Little Imps.” Status should be changed to “Open,” as the theater still operates today, even after various alterations.
The Fox State’s address was 1320 Broadway.
Allendale’s status should be “Closed,” not “Closed-Demolished.”
The allendale’s address is 3116 Liese Avenue.
Eastmont 4’s address was 136 Eastmont Mall.
The Del Mar opened on August 1, 1941. The opening feature that night was Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator.”
The Valencia seated 1700 people when it was a theater.
Methinks this one’s in dire need of an update (the Pix has NOT been demolished, and in fact operated as the PLAZA for a number of years, for example).
Regency II—-the once and future Avalon Ballroom!
The long-planned “Little Roxie” has finaly opened, just up the block from the original.
It should be noted that, though the Fox Oakland is often said to have been closed since the 1962 (or 1965 as noted above), its most recent run as a movie palace was about 1972 (saw “Villa Rides” there; all seats were 75 cents, if I recall correctly). It was subsequently a concert venue in 1973-74 (I remember a radio ad on the old KDIA for a Funkadelic concert there), and hosted the Dickens Christmas Fair in 1983 and 1984.
The California was built in 1914 and was originally called the T&D Theater (not to be confused with Oakland’s T&D) prior to its 1930’s renovation into its present-day exterior and name.
The Neptune opened July 3, 1920 and its address was 714 Central Avenue.
Oops—-forgot to mention that at the time of its opening, the New Fruitvale had an organ—-installed by F.W. Smith & Son, an Alameda manufacturer who also installed the organ for the First Congregational Church downtown (which also opened that year).
The New Fruitvale opened on November 28, 1925. Originally a Venetian Gothic structure, its exterior was later remodeled (about 1941?) into an Art Moderne style; the auditorium was French Renaissance, if I recall correctly).