Garberville Theatre

766 Redwood Drive,
Garberville, CA 95542

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Architects: Gale Santocono

Styles: Art Deco

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Garberville Theatre

The Garberville Theatre was a conversion of a garage, and opened August 2, 1935. It was remodeled in 1951, reopening January 12 1952. This small but distinctive theater is sandwiched between two retail stores. The theatre has a pink and blue marquee with a “GT” monogram and a vertical blade. It was closed in 2016, unable to fund for purchase of a digial projector.

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Don Lewis
Don Lewis on October 9, 2010 at 7:02 pm

From 1940s Garberville a photo which captured a view of the Garberville Theatre.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on November 8, 2011 at 11:00 pm

The Garberville Theatre opened on August 2nd, 1935, in a converted garage, according to the extensive and detailed history of the house on this web page. There are several photographs, as well as scans of vintage ads, and items about the theater from various publications.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on October 24, 2015 at 4:03 pm

Photo added credit Dan Young.

rivest266
rivest266 on December 6, 2016 at 2:09 pm

This has appear to close down since its website has been disconnected and nothing on its facebook page.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 6, 2016 at 2:49 pm

The Garberville Theatre was another victim of the cost of converting to digital projection. A 2014 gofundme attempt at funding the conversion raised only $1,061 dollars of the owners' $70,000 goal. The house has apparently been closed for quite some time, but I haven’t been able to find any reports giving the date.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on December 6, 2016 at 2:51 pm

It appears they had an unsuccessful Go Fund Me campaign 2 years ago. Not much else about it on searches.

https://www.gofundme.com/GarbervilleTheatre

robertcampbell
robertcampbell on March 22, 2021 at 2:50 pm

According to a posting on facebook back in 2017, a portion of the roof collapsed causing damage to equipment and was deemed inhabitable because of mold buildup.

robboehm
robboehm on June 9, 2021 at 8:39 am

I found a reference that the building dates back to 1924 when it was the garage for the original theatre which was across the street. The link for the detail is not operational. A garage for a theatre?

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on March 8, 2024 at 11:27 am

On Jan. 19, 2024, there was a small fire behind the dormant Garberville. According to a story in Redheaded Blackbelt, firefighters ran a hose through the theater to quickly extinguish the fire.

The article said that the building had been sold after the theater closed in 2016. Renovation efforts since then have been intermittent. “An unidentified man at the scene stated that the theatre would reopen in approximately 18 months.”

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