Piedmont Theatre
The Piedmont Theatre, located on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, is Oakland's oldest continuously operating movie theater.
Background[edit]
Piedmont Theatrer was opened on 15 September 1917 by musician Dave Rosebrook as a single-screen theater with a Wurlitzer organ.[1][2] In 1934, it underwent a major Art Deco remodeling by Alexander A. Cantin, during which the balcony was added.[2] The Piedmont Theatre now focuses on independent and foreign cinema.[3] As with the nearby Grand Lake Theatre, its balcony has been converted into two smaller theaters, bringing the total number of screens to three.[1] It underwent further remodeling in 2011.[1]
The Piedmont Theatre acts as a venue for multiple film festivals, including the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Frameline Film Festival, and CAAMFest.[4][5][6]
It has been operated by Landmark Theatres since 1994.
A previous establishment called the Piedmont Theatre, located a few blocks south on Piedmont Avenue, was a nickelodeon run by Katherine Heber from 1914 to 1917.[2][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Piedmont Theatre is reborn". The Mercury News. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ a b c Tillmany, Jack; Dowling, Jennifer (2006). Theatres of Oakland. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 80, 82–83. ISBN 9780738546810.
- ^ "The 15 Best Movie Theaters In The Bay Area". SFist. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "Don't miss these smart, powerful movies at SF Jewish Film Festival". SFGate. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "Frameline 42 spotlights Castro stories | Hoodline". Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "10 films to see at Asian American CAAMFest 36". SFChronicle.com. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Wurm, Ted (Winter–Spring 1990). "Historic Piedmont Avenue". Oakland Heritage Alliance News. Retrieved 11 September 2018.