| Alhambra Theatre | |
| Address: | 2330 Polk Street |
| City: | San Francisco |
| Pushpin Map: | San Francisco County#California#USA |
| Coordinates: | 37.7983°N -122.4221°W |
| Architect: | Timothy L. Pflueger |
| Capacity: | 1,625 |
| Opened: | November 5, 1926 |
| Closed: | February 22, 1998 |
| Currentuse: | Fitness club |
The Alhambra Theatre is a Moorish Revival movie theater building at 2330 Polk Street in San Francisco, California, that opened on November 5, 1926. The theater was designed by Miller & Pflueger (architect Timothy L. Pflueger also designed the Castro Theater and the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California).[1]
The Alhambra Theatre once had 1,625 seats when it opened and cost $500,000.[2] It was later converted to twin theaters in 1976. It reopened as a single screen in 1988 and finally closed as a movie theater on February 22, 1998. It was designated official San Francisco landmark #217 on February 21, 1996.[3]
The building is now occupied by Crunch Fitness. The conversion to the gym has retained most of the interior detail, and movies are shown on the still-present big screen. The balcony retains the aisles, which have been widened, although there are only four. They accommodate about 80 cardio machines facing the screen.[4]