Alhambra Theatre (San Francisco)

The Alhambra Theatre is a Moorish Revival movie theater building at 2330 Polk Street in San Francisco, California, that opened on November 5, 1926. The theater was designed by Miller & Pflueger (architect Timothy L. Pflueger also designed the Castro Theater and the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California).[2]

North tower
For other theatres with the same name, see Alhambra Theatre.
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The building in 2014
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Location within San Francisco County
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Alhambra Theatre (the United States)
Address2330 Polk Street
San Francisco
Coordinates37.79831°N 122.4221°W / 37.79831; -122.4221
Capacity1,625
Current useFitness club
Construction
OpenedNovember 5, 1926
ClosedFebruary 22, 1998
ArchitectTimothy L. Pflueger
Tenants
Crunch Fitness
Designated1996[1]
Reference no.217

The Alhambra Theatre once had 1,625 seats when it opened and cost $500,000.[3] It was later converted to twin theaters in 1976. It reopened as a single screen in 1988 and finally closed as a movie theater on February 22, 1998. It was designated official San Francisco landmark #217 on February 21, 1996.[4]

The building is now occupied by Crunch Fitness. The conversion to the gym has retained most of the interior detail, and movies are shown on the still-present big screen. The balcony retains the aisles, which have been widened, although there are only four. They accommodate about 80 cardio machines facing the screen.[5]

References
  1. "City of San Francisco Designated Landmarks". City of San Francisco. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  2. "San Francisco Landmark #217: Alhambra Theater". www.noehill.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. "New life for old theaters". SFGate. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  4. "San Francisco Landmark #217: Alhambra Theater". www.noehill.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  5. "Alhambra Theater in San Francisco, CA - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

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