Comments from kencmcintyre - Cinema Treasures

This 1944 photo from the SFPL shows what appears to be a theater based on the vertical and the marquee. That being said, I have never heard of a theater being called “El Patio”:

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kencmcintyre commented about State Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 5:28 pm

Another SFPL photo from 1945:

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kencmcintyre commented about State Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 5:26 pm

This picture was taken in 1945, but the caption says Fourth looking down at Market, so the building in the forefront may be another theater. Note the smaller Portola next door showing a Cagney-Bogey western (the only one, I think):

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kencmcintyre commented about Warfield Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 5:12 pm

Here is a photo of the Loew’s Warfield from 1948:

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kencmcintyre commented about Strand American Conservatory Theater (ACT) on Dec 20, 2005 at 5:10 pm

Here is a 1948 photo from the SFPL. You can also see the Embassy and the UA, the latter which I still have nto found listed anywhere:

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kencmcintyre commented about Warfield Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 5:06 pm

This 1948 photo from the SFPL shows the Warfield in the distance and an unidentified theater in the foreground:

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kencmcintyre commented about State Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 5:03 pm

1947, from the SFPL. If you’re an agoraphobe, look at the picture at your own risk:

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kencmcintyre commented about Orpheum Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:59 pm

Here is a photo of the Orpheum from 1948:

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kencmcintyre commented about Esquire Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:57 pm

1949:

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kencmcintyre commented about Noe Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:54 pm

What else has the Majestic at 21st and Mission been called?

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kencmcintyre commented about Lyceum Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:51 pm

This photo from the SF Public Library was taken in 1948:

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kencmcintyre commented about Noe Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:48 pm

This photo from 1944 shows the Noe at the far end of the street:

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kencmcintyre commented about Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Cinema on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:46 pm

Here is another view of the Mission and the Rialto, from 1944:

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kencmcintyre commented about Apollo Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:45 pm

This photo is from 1944:

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kencmcintyre commented about Alamo Drafthouse New Mission Cinema on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:41 pm

This 1936 picture shows the New Mission and the Rialto across the street. I would be curious to know if the Rialto is listed here under another name:

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kencmcintyre commented about Apollo Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:38 pm

Two more from 1937:

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kencmcintyre commented about Apollo Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:35 pm

I am going to answer my own question. This photo from 1937 shows the Amazon at Mission and Geneva streets:

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kencmcintyre commented about El Capitan Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:33 pm

Here is a photo from 1928:

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kencmcintyre commented about Apollo Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:30 pm

My San Francisco geography is a little shaky. The Amazon was on Geneva Avenue, but this picture of what appears to be the Amazon was located on Mission Street at Ocean Avenue, according to the SFPL:

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kencmcintyre commented about State Theatre on Dec 20, 2005 at 4:16 pm

1949, from the SF Public Library:

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