With the skyview drivein on the edge of santa cruz closing last year to make room for a medical facility, now there are only two. Known for its cheap movies, the times was a favorite for. What bay area movie theaters do you wish were still around. West wind drivein is your san jose destination for a fun, oneofakind moviegoing experience. National gofundme drive to benefit 3 sf movie theaters. Where can i see an old movie in a theatre in the bay area. Check out these bay area drivein theaters while you still can. The opening movie was vaughn monroe in singing guns. Pssstspeaking of retro movie theaters, isnt it about time you checked out one of the bay areas drivein theaters. Gathering and distancing, as drivein theater hosts easter.
Sign up for eventfuls the reel buzz newsletter to get uptodate movie times and theater information delivered right to your inbox. Geneva 4 drivein in daly city, ca cinema treasures. Balboa theater, castro theater, cinema, landmark theaters, movie theaters, movies, paramount theater. Balboa park balboa park movie night just one announced so far at balboa park, 2000 san jose ave, sf. Find a local amc theatre near you in san francisco. Cinemas and movie theaters in the san francisco bay area. Discover and share movie times for movies now playing and coming soon to local theaters in san francisco. Below you will find a schedule of top performances for each region within the greater bay area, as well as details on.
Often overlooked when discussing great san francisco movie houses, the old balboa is just decrepit and seedy enough around the edges to make it completely charming and yet still remind you of a time when moviegoing had a bit of glamour attached. A weekend at the movies and a bucket of fresh, buttery popcorn isnt so much of a faroff fantasy right now, after all. Where are the drivein movie theatres in the bay area. A hidden gem in the east bay hills 3 bay area drivein movie theaters perfect for date night the best spots for beginner surfing in the bay area. Where to donate blood in the san francisco bay area sf. Melanie graysmith is a writer, artist and educator based in san francisco. San francisco kgo movie theaters are still closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic,but some bay area drivein theaters are reopening. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor whos lived in san francisco for 19 years. If youre the type that likes to talk during a movie eh hem, like me, then a drivein movie theater is definitely your jam. Get local movie show times, watch trailers, and buy movie tickets. There are another 40 driveins still open in canada and about drivein theaters open in australia.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Drivein movie theaters are a dying breed in the 21st century. You can also lay the seats down flat, throw a couple of pillows and a blanket over them, and pop the trunk while you watch a flick at the solano drivein. Here in the bay area, you could easily host an outdoor movie party from now through the end of october, or even a winter holiday party. The mission driveins official address was 5500 mission street, but that was only its mailing address, in order to give it a san francisco identitythe site was atop guttenburg street in daly city. Sunday at the west wind capitol drivein theater, at 3630 hillcap ave.
Within just ten years, another 43 driveins had opened and california was on its way to becoming one of the top drivein movie states. The cinema treasures website lists 20 of the citys theaters as demolished, 65 as closed, and only one, the pagoda in north beach, as currently. If you were born in the bay area in the 1970s or earlier, chances are good that at least five of these 10 seminal moments happened in front of a drivein movie screen. Become a free loopnet member to search hundreds of thousands of theaters for sale and other commercial properties for sale and for lease throughout the u. Drivein movie theaters may no longer be dotting the american landscape, but the good times and cozy feelings we expect from seeing a movie from the comfort of. Bay area movie theaters then and now reader requests. Support the oldest theater in san francisco october 19. See a movie under the stars in the comfort of your own car at one of these bay area drivein movie theaters. Sf bay area blood banks are still in need of donors. The theater regularly plays host to vintage film screenings, double features, and film festivals, so stop by and pay homage to one of the pillars of california cinema.
West wind solano drivein movie theater in concord, ca. The geneva drivein was one of the most celebrated driveins in the san francisco bay area and had a car capacity for 771. Virtual best of cat video festival to help san franciscos nonprofit cinema the roxie theater. San francisco dungeon 145 jefferson street, san francisco, ca 943.
The san francisco theater opened in 1910 as a nickelodeon. Mission drivein in san francisco, ca cinema treasures. The balboa theatre is the oldest running movie theater in san francisco. The best bay area retro movie theaters for watching old movies. Saturday, october family friendly movie tba check the schedule for updates bayview free outdoor movie night just one announced so far at now hunters point, 155 jennings st. Nestled in san franciscos financial district, the compact sevenscreen embarcadero center cinema is the flagship bay area movie house in the landmark theatre arthouse chain, so it. Breed talks about san franciscos move into stage 2. National gofundme drive to benefit 3 sf movie theaters during coronavirus shutdown g. More and more it seems going to the movies has become a specialoccasion thing for a lot of people. West wind capitol drivein movie theater in san jose, ca.
The movie musical from 1971 has ensured that generations of theaterlovers can experience. The interior did get a little damaged by a fire in 1978, but its character was rebuilt and now the balboa theatre is more than just a place to watch films. Bay areas drivein movie theaters reopen for business, nostalgic. San francisco movie times eventful movies is your source for uptodate movie times and movie theater information in san francisco. The reopening of the drive in movie theaters in concord appears to be a big success thus far. Dance fans can watch streamed content at home from smuin and sf ballet companies to bandaloop and alvin ailey, whose annual cal performances residency has made the troupe honorary bay areaites. Overall a really fun way to watch a movieespecially if you want to be able to hang out and talk to your company. These bay area drivein movie theaters are reopening sfgate. Drivein movie theaters reopen in bay area with new rules amid coronavirus pandemic san francisco kgo movie theaters are still closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic,but some bay area. As people began acquiring televisions in the 50s, theaters became unprofitable and began to close. The bay area theater calendar includes performances in san francisco, the north bay, san jose, oakland, and more. San franciscos abandoned movie theaters the bold italic.
West wind drivein is your san jose destination for a fun, oneofakind movie going experience. Dont forget to check out their website and like them on facebook. But the drivein movie theater is not dead and fortunately there are currently about 335 driveins still open in the united states. Live actor theatrical experience exploring san franciscos dark history. Rolling back the decades at the bay areas drivein theaters. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. Rick moranis returns for shrunk, guy ritchie to direct aladdin sequel and more. Sf almost had a sutro drivein in 1950, and more local. Virtual best of cat video festival to help san franciscos.
Overall a really fun way to watch a movie especially if you want to be able to hang out and talk to your company. Embarcadero center cinema one embarcadero center promenade level san francisco, ca 94111 415 3520835. For more information on theater in san francisco, see culture of san francisco theater. Reopening of solano drivein is a hit with movie lovers in. Simply roll up the windows and chatter away while you watch.
This is a list of theatres and live performance venues in san francisco, california. The crown jewel of the bay areas vintage movie houses, the castro theatre was designed in 1922 by timothy l. You can contact funflicks sf bay area by calling paul at 5105025082 or emailing them here. At least 35 drivein theaters have operated in bay area history. There are still a precious few in the bay area, though more digital and family friendly this time around. In the 1940s, at the height of the theater age, san francisco had over a hundred movie houses. Bay area drivein movie theaters reopen with new rules kron4. South bay drivein movie times showtimes and tickets. The best bay area drivein movie theaters for date night.
Pflueger in the grand spanish style of nearby mission dolores, and underwent. Rolling back the decades at the bay areas drivein theaters on the way to the movies in his pickup, aaron roofener decided to stop and pick up a fulllength couch that he spotted on a street. Opera plaza cinema 601 van ness avenue near san franciscos civic center san francisco, ca 94102 415 7710183. You can find the drivein theater nearest you below with our drivein search tools. Thompson was a frequent visitor to the geneva drivein, and wrote of his experiences there. The reality is less romantic and more nostalgic, as driveins have mostly disappeared in northern california. The theater, one of only a handful of drivein movie theaters left in the bay area, is temporarily closed in. Sf almost had a sutro drivein in 1950, and more local outdoor movie history. San francisco kgo movie theaters are still closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic,but some bay area drivein theaters are.
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