Alameda Theatre, Art Deco movie theater in Alameda, California.
The Alameda Theatre is an Art Deco movie palace on Park Street in Alameda, California, designed by architect Timothy L. Pflueger and opened in 1932 with 2,168 seats. After closing in the 1980s and serving as a gymnastics studio, it reopened in 2008 as the anchor of an eight-screen multiplex, with the restored historic auditorium at its center.
The Alameda Theatre was designed by Timothy L. Pflueger and opened in 1932 with 2,168 seats, the last grand movie palace built in the San Francisco Bay Area. It closed in the 1980s as a triplex and later served as a gymnastics studio. A restoration and expansion finished in 2008 made the historic auditorium the anchor of an eight-screen multiplex.
The Alameda Theatre opened in 1932 as the last grand movie palace built in the San Francisco Bay Area, designed by architect Timothy L. Pflueger. After closing in the 1980s as a triplex, it served as a gymnastics studio before a restoration and expansion finished in 2008 returned it to cinema use. It now anchors an eight-screen multiplex on Park Street.
The venue can accommodate several hundred guests and offers reserved seating for current showings. Booking ahead is a good idea to secure your spot and avoid waiting around.
The theatre was the last grand movie palace built in the San Francisco Bay Area. After closing in the 1980s as a triplex, the building served as a gymnastics studio before its 2008 restoration, when it became the anchor of an eight-screen multiplex.
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