Was looking on the old Century website on archive.org and found a January 2005 web capture supposedly states there was at one point a 14 screen theater set to open in the area in Summer 2006
Judging by later captures in 2006 removing the date to an unspecified “coming soon” I’m assuming the plans eventually fell through alongside Cinemark’s later purchase of the Century brand and locations
According to an old article I found, this used to be the location of Edwards Cinemas’ headquarters before their merger into the Regal Entertainment Group in 2002…
Looks like this theater won’t be opening back up from COVID-19 shutdowns. Also, it says that even if COVID never happened, it’d be unlikely that they’d renew their lease, which ends next year.
The article also states that second-run movies began on May 25 2001, which could either be from United Artists or North American Cinemas (now Santa Rosa Entertainment Group).
What a shame. I only came here once in 2017 for “The LEGO Batman Movie” and I wish I could’ve came back for others, but it’s hard when you live quite the ways away from it.
Believe it or not, this one of the more impressive theaters I’ve ever been to. Around the mid-2010s, they upgraded this theater with Dolby Atmos sound and a Barco 6K laser projector, one of the only single-screen theaters in the world to have one. I’ve been there a handful of times, and the Dolby Atmos is gorgeous, 3D showing or not.
Did some more research on the theater. Looks like at one point, an “indoor amusement center” was planned for a section of the theater, but either never came to fruition, or opened, with information lost to the past.
UA actually said that they wanted to vacate the premises a handful of times, with September 1999 being an original date they planned to leave, but never did, due to unknown reasons.
However, in mid-January (15th or 17th) 2000, movie patrons arrived to the theater, only to be told that the theater was “experiencing technical difficulties, and was planned for a remodel”, as police vehicles surrounded the cinema, while movers ripped film projectors and seats out of the theater and shoved them into trailers.
After closing as the Camera 12 in September 2016, Urban Catalyst is currently gutting and restructuring the theater for office and retail, and a recent post from earlier this month suggests that a handful of equipment left behind by Camera Cinemas has been given to the nearby 3Below, which replaced the Camera 3 in 2018.
Actually, looks like it’s new use will also be for office space in the brick section, former home to the upper-level theaters (7-9 on the 2nd floor & 10-12 on the 3rd as the 12; dunno about the original theater numbers back when it was owned by UA).
Currently a Big 5 Sporting Goods store as of October 2024.
Was looking on the old Century website on archive.org and found a January 2005 web capture supposedly states there was at one point a 14 screen theater set to open in the area in Summer 2006
Judging by later captures in 2006 removing the date to an unspecified “coming soon” I’m assuming the plans eventually fell through alongside Cinemark’s later purchase of the Century brand and locations
This might actually be theater 14 since I watched something yesterday in there and this was actually the mural inside
Correction: the other theater is located in Santa Clara, not San Francisco.
This theater and another Showplace ICON theater in Mountain View have been purchased by Alamo Drafthouse and should be open by next summer.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alamo-drafthouse-san-francisco-new-theaters-1236232235/
This theater and another Showplace ICON theater in San Francisco have been purchased by Alamo Drafthouse and should be open by next summer.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alamo-drafthouse-san-francisco-new-theaters-1236232235/
Dunno about the OG seating capacity but the current seating capacity post-Luxury Recliners remodel is 1,159
Seating capacity per screen: 1 - 85 2 - 87 3 - 75 4 - 79 5 - 68 6 - 53 7 - 133 8 - 133 9 - 53 10 - 68 11 - 79 12 - 75 13 - 86 14 - 85
Auditorium #1 is now a ScreenX auditorium as of October 2022, with all screens having laser projection as of September 2023.
Auditorium #12 is a ScreenX auditorium as of November 2022.
Reopened as of May 2023 under independent ownership.
Passed by it today (9/3/23) advertising “Barbie”, “Oppenheimer”, “Equalizer 3” and “Golda” on the marquee.
According to an old article I found, this used to be the location of Edwards Cinemas’ headquarters before their merger into the Regal Entertainment Group in 2002…
Theater site is now a parking lot as of 2019-ish.
Seems like tomorrow will be the last day of operation for the theater. Doesn’t help with Westfield announcing that they’re selling off the mall.
Now permanently closed.
Seems to be closing once again on April 2 due to lack of major releases and lower attendance than pre-COVID levels
Landmark seems to be acquiring this theater; will assume operations in June
https://deadline.com/2023/02/landmark-theatres-sunset-5-1235258708/
Theatre 13 is now a ScreenX screen as of April 2022.
The last mention of the theater in the San Francisco Examiner seems to be on January 16, 2000.
Opened May 14, 1999.
Demolished as of March 2022.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/third-street-cinemas-in-santa-rosa-closed-down/
Looks like this theater won’t be opening back up from COVID-19 shutdowns. Also, it says that even if COVID never happened, it’d be unlikely that they’d renew their lease, which ends next year.
The article also states that second-run movies began on May 25 2001, which could either be from United Artists or North American Cinemas (now Santa Rosa Entertainment Group).
What a shame. I only came here once in 2017 for “The LEGO Batman Movie” and I wish I could’ve came back for others, but it’s hard when you live quite the ways away from it.
Looks like D’Place Entertainment reopened this theater around March or April 2021. https://dplaceentertainment.com/location/river-village
Believe it or not, this one of the more impressive theaters I’ve ever been to. Around the mid-2010s, they upgraded this theater with Dolby Atmos sound and a Barco 6K laser projector, one of the only single-screen theaters in the world to have one. I’ve been there a handful of times, and the Dolby Atmos is gorgeous, 3D showing or not.
Did some more research on the theater. Looks like at one point, an “indoor amusement center” was planned for a section of the theater, but either never came to fruition, or opened, with information lost to the past.
UA actually said that they wanted to vacate the premises a handful of times, with September 1999 being an original date they planned to leave, but never did, due to unknown reasons.
However, in mid-January (15th or 17th) 2000, movie patrons arrived to the theater, only to be told that the theater was “experiencing technical difficulties, and was planned for a remodel”, as police vehicles surrounded the cinema, while movers ripped film projectors and seats out of the theater and shoved them into trailers.
After closing as the Camera 12 in September 2016, Urban Catalyst is currently gutting and restructuring the theater for office and retail, and a recent post from earlier this month suggests that a handful of equipment left behind by Camera Cinemas has been given to the nearby 3Below, which replaced the Camera 3 in 2018.
Actually, looks like it’s new use will also be for office space in the brick section, former home to the upper-level theaters (7-9 on the 2nd floor & 10-12 on the 3rd as the 12; dunno about the original theater numbers back when it was owned by UA).