| California Theatre |  Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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                | Address | 987 Market Street | 
              
                | Opening Night Seating Capacity | 2135 | 
              
                | Original Theatre Owner | unknown | 
              
                | Original Theatre Architect | Alfred Henry Jacobs | 
              
                | Years of Operation | Opened 1 November 1917 Operated as California Theatre: 1917-1941?
 Operated as State Theatre: 1941-1954
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                | Type of Musical Accompaniment | unknown | 
              
                | Current Status | Demolished | 
              
                | The California Theatre was a first-run house. The theatre was renamed the State Theatre and reopened on 31 December 1941. The theatre closed as a motion picture venue on 2 March 1954, and the building was demolished in 1961. References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485; Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 34, 42-43 : Cinema Treasures website : with additional information provided by Reuben Schwartz. |