Casino Theatre
643-647 Fifth Avenue,
San Diego,
CA
92101
643-647 Fifth Avenue,
San Diego,
CA
92101
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Pussycat Theatres
Functions: Restaurant
Styles: Art Deco
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The Casino Theatre opened around 1913. It underwent a remodeling in the 1930’s into an Art Deco style. In the early-1970’s it was operated by Pussycat Theatre, retaining the Casino name.
The building is now home to the Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop.
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The San Diego Reader has compiled all its articles about former Casiono operators Walnut Properties onto one webpage, along with around 100 graphics and photos that never appeared in ANY of the published versions. Also included is a Pussycat Theatre mini-history, updates on various Walnut-related lawsuits, etc, as well as a bunch of vintage Casino newspaper ads.
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I’ve been in this store. I never connected it with being a theater, despite the marquee. Live and learn.
Here is a 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/deeaf7
Here is another 1983 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/l2cf5r
3 Big features. Open All Night; continuous from 9:45 AM! In the fabulous 1950’s & ‘60’s, The Casino and it’s neighbors, The Aztec, and The Savoy ; all at 5th & G streets, would have this policy! And for a pre-teen young boy, crazy about the movies as well as the CLASSIC theatres that showed them; For THIS young lad, it WAS FAR BETTER THAN THE NEWLY-OPENED DISNEYLAND!!…plus they changed features TWICE A WEEK ! I really thought they would always be there for me! I also LOVED the Historical neighborhood that they were in…and now they show film no more, but instead make up the hub of San Diego’s GASLAMP section.I’m so happy that someone saved the marquee!!