Cine 7 Theatre

I saw the last film to play at the Laurel it was a pirate film which the title escapes me because this was back when I was child. My Aunt and Uncle lived close by so I got the see the renovation of the Laurel as the Cine 7 which would be Oakland’s new art house courtesy of United Artists. Art films didn’t last long and Hollywood first runs returned. In 1970 the Cine 7 became a second run house and the last film I saw there was a doulble bill of Hello Dolly and Darling Lil. United Artists had a habit at this time of letting there theatres run down. In the Bay Area I only remember the Coronet, Alexandria, and Metro as the only UA theatres kept in good shape.brucec

When it was the Laurel Theatre it seated 1012 people and it is located at 3814 Mac Arthur Blvd.