Coronet Theatre
3575 Geary Boulevard,
San Francisco,
CA
94118
3575 Geary Boulevard,
San Francisco,
CA
94118
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This is the day after the (supposed) closing. Anyone have any new info?
When I was in San Francisco, the only place I saw a movie was at the Castro. I wish now I had caught one at the Coronet as well.
What a sad day. Another great theater bites the dust! :(
These comments last a lot longer than the front page, so if you have a significant event to report (like a Last Day), it’s best to provide as much detail as possible here.
Most on this site would not need the First page news story reprinted!Yes i see you are here for a year , even more of a reason to have some manors. PS. When you see a post sometimes you have to go back and read a few of the others . I HOPED THIS WAS OF SOME HELP.
Waaaaaaaaah! LOL
Now now children. LOL
And why didn’t you post that in the first place? To answer your question: No I’m not always that rude, are you always this stupid? If you really did any reserach you’d see that I am NOT new here nor am I “always that rude” Am sorry to all the others here for publicly posting this
READ THE NEWS PAGE…..MARCH 17 =THE LAST DAY
ARE YOU ALWAYS THIS RUDE ANTKNEE/I SEE YOU ARE NEW/
ARE ALWAYS THIS RUDE
Pardon you, but what exactly does that mean? Date for WHAT? The last show? Thanks for that useless bit of info.
DATE SET
I have been going to the Coronet theater since I was a kid and seeing Star Wars for the first time in 1977. It is a shame that it will not be allowed to stay open for the whole series. Iâ€\ve grown up in the Richmond District and have seen countless movies there since that 1977 date. Is there anything youâ€\re aware of to keep the theater open long enough to allow everyone who wants to see all the six films in the place where it all originated? Is there a community group that can be contacted or a preservation society or Star Wars club site to get a plan in action to keep the Coronet theater open at least through July or August?
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STAR WARS III opens in 3 months, May 19.
Demolition is scheduled Decmeber.
Would a 3+ month lease extension be a guaranteed FINANCIAL JACKPOT for Regal Entertainment Co. and the new building owners?
Heck, the net profits will pay for the wrecking ball crew.
Local Presidio mogul George Lucas has yet to pick a theater for the benefit showings. ???…..
Fandango has showtimes scheduled all the way through March 3rd listed….
That’s a bogus “reason”. The closing is/was never due to dimished attendence but that the owner’s want to develop the property for thier use.
According to KCBS newsradio today, the Coronet will be staying open another week due to “increased crowds”.
Unfortunately, the photo shown here doesn’t make it look like much of an architectural landmark.
Went to the 3:45 matinee this afternoon. The projectionist Mr Garcia mentioned gave a short history of the theatre before the show started. He said the theatre would be open for a few weeks more but that Million Dollar Baby would be the theatre’s last film. In the 50’s Mike Todd supervised the installation of the current screen (for Todd AO presentation), the orginal “surround” speakers were in the ceiling and the 2 sound systems installed now are Dolby Digital and Sony’s SDDS. The projectionist said they use the Dolby Digital system because it “sounds better”. The projectors also were modified in the 50’s for 70mm showings so that the correct aspect ratios could be achieved. Unless somehow this theatre can be saved from the wrecking ball, in a few weeks we will just have our memories of the Coronet.
Just heard on the news this very moment that tonight’s 10pm showing of Million Dollar Baby will be the last show. 6:58 am 2/13/05
I got to visit the Coronet this past Saturday and I must say that although that was my first time there, it won’t be my last! I do plan on being there for the final showing of “Million Dollar Baby.” After all, the movie is that good I don’t mind seeing it twice.
While there on Saturday night, the head projectionist (who also works at the nearby Metro Theatre) closed the house curtain prior to the show and gave a small speech about the theatres history while mentioning to the audience about the Coronet’s upcoming closure. It was eerie how silent it got in that auditorium. He talked about the theatre having two different sound systems and how the they were capable of screening 70mm films. He also urged patrons to support the Metro, as it is in need of more moviegoers. After his short, but very appreciated speech he mentioned that after the previews the curtain would close and reopen at the start of the movie, just as if we were attending a movie back in the 50s. I’m sorry I didn’t catch the projectionists name.
Either way, I plan on being there this Thursday and enjoying the Coronet one last time!
The first time I went into the Coronet was during the long run reserved seat engagement of My Fair Lady. The top of the marquee was festooned with plastic flowers and I believe flags of many countries sprouted from the flower baskets. All the seats had clean white covers over the tops of the seatbacks. The house curtain was a deep yellow and besides the huge screen the Coronet had about the best sound system in the City. Going to the Coronet was an event. Over the years I’ve seen many films there. The last time I went in some jerk sitting behind me yacked on his cell phone until 3 of us asked him to shut up. They didn’t even use the deep yellow curtain anymore – it was permanantly open. The show started with a bunch of commercials. It was sad to see the theatre go down the tubes. It’s corporate (don’t care) ownership was showing very badly.
What a drag this is! This was the place to see the bigscreen movies in San Francisco. I’m defintely going on Feb. 10 to get some last shots.
To be followed in May by the finale of the phenomenal Star Wars saga…….ironically could be the final curtain for our last grand single screen megastructure.
People, I do not see the passionate public outcry of protesting which San Francisco is famous for to save this theater.
Remember the FOX.