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SF's Historic Movie Theaters ~ Architectural Gems & Cultural Icons
When?
Tuesday, Sep 20
12:00PM - 1:30PM PDT
Where?
Online
Description
Movie fans these days have no shortage of ways to watch a movie -- from streaming a video on a smartphone to snuggling up with popcorn in front of our treasured TV. The luckiest among us has savored a classic film or latest release movie on the big screen at one of San Francisco's treasured historic theaters.
In our latest San Francisco History installment, our incredible guides to the past Catherine Accardi and Deanna Gumina take us behind the curtains and recount images, tales and memories of twenty-three historic San Francisco theaters, some of which can still be enjoyed, others that are gone or have been converted to a new incarnation.
Their memory laden talk and photos will feature the grand Fox and Castro, as well as quaint neighborhood gems like the Avenue and New Mission Theaters. They will also highlight some notable architects, including the Reid Brothers and Timothy Pfluger, whose extraordinary artistic vision created places for us to enjoy our favorite films in opulent, glorious spaces that still delight patrons over 100 years later.
Join us for Catherine and Deanna's latest trip back in time to relive, remember or learn about historic movie palaces that used to abound around San Francisco. As usual, we hope some of you will share your stories and memories after the presentation!!
Presenters:
In our latest San Francisco History installment, our incredible guides to the past Catherine Accardi and Deanna Gumina take us behind the curtains and recount images, tales and memories of twenty-three historic San Francisco theaters, some of which can still be enjoyed, others that are gone or have been converted to a new incarnation.
Their memory laden talk and photos will feature the grand Fox and Castro, as well as quaint neighborhood gems like the Avenue and New Mission Theaters. They will also highlight some notable architects, including the Reid Brothers and Timothy Pfluger, whose extraordinary artistic vision created places for us to enjoy our favorite films in opulent, glorious spaces that still delight patrons over 100 years later.
Join us for Catherine and Deanna's latest trip back in time to relive, remember or learn about historic movie palaces that used to abound around San Francisco. As usual, we hope some of you will share your stories and memories after the presentation!!
Presenters:
- Catherine Accardi is a native San Franciscan, born and raised on Telegraph Hill. Graduating from SFSU with degrees in Photography and Urban Planning, she has a keen interest in researching San Francisco history and in writing about local and California history. Catherine has been published numerous times, with over 150 published articles and interviews, and four books including, North Beach & Telegraph Hill, San Francisco Through Time, San Francisco Landmarks, and Images of America-Walnut Creek.
- Deanna Paoli Gumina is a native San Franciscan and a graduate of the University of San Francisco. She was the assistant archivist under Gladys Hansen, the founding archivist of the San Francisco History Center at San Francisco’s Main Library. Dr. Gumina has published articles in the journals of California History, Pacific Historian, The Argonaut, and Studies in American Naturalism, and is the author of two books. Dr. Gumina is a learning specialist specializing in learning disabilities.
This event is co-hosted by NEXT Village SF, Aquatic Park Senior Center, Stanford Club of SF and Stanford Women's Club of SF
Photo Credit: Fox Theater, 1350 Market Street, 1929 - Courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library
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