El Rey Theatre (San Francisco, California) Explained

El Rey Theatre
Location:1970 Ocean Avenue,
San Francisco, California, United States
Designation1:San Francisco
Designation1 Date:July 27, 2017
Designation1 Number:274[1]
Architect:Timothy L. Pflueger
Architecture:Art Deco-Moderne, Spanish-Colonial Revival

El Rey Theatre is a historic theater building in the Ingleside Terraces neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. The building is listed by the city as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 2017.[2] [3]

History

The Balboa Theatre (built in 1922) at 1634 Ocean Avenue had preceded the El Rey in the Ingleside Terraces neighborhood.[4]

The Art Deco–Moderne El Rey Theatre building was designed by local architect Timothy L. Pflueger.[5] It contains a tower, and the tower once contained an aircraft beacon, and neon lights.[6] The El Rey Theatre opened on November 14, 1931, and had 1,800-seats.[7] The opening show was The Smiling Lieutenant (1931), starring Maurice Chevalier.[8] One of the retail spaces next door to the theater was the first location of The Gap (now Gap Inc.) in 1969.[9] In April 1, 1977, the theater closed.[10]

In 2016, the building was sold at auction to the "Voice of the Pentacost or A Place to Meet Jesus" church, which later defaulted on their mortage.[11] Since 2021, the former theater building has been slated for redevelopment into a multi-unit housing building.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 20, 2016 . Bourdette Building Landmark Designation Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20170213031214/https://default.sfplanning.org/Preservation/landmarks_designation/Bourdette_Bldg_Landmark_Designation_Report.pdf . February 13, 2017 . San Francisco Planning Department.
  2. Web site: San Francisco Landmark 274: El Rey Theater . 2024-02-29 . noehill.com.
  3. Web site: ORDINANCE NO. 161-17 — Planning Code - Landmark Designation - 1970 Ocean Avenue (aka El Rey Theater) . American Legal Publishing . 29 February 2024 . July 18, 2017.
  4. Book: Tillmany, Jack . Theatres of San Francisco . 2005 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0-7385-3020-8 . 124.
  5. News: Nolte . Carl . July 2, 2022 . Ocean Avenue is one of San Francisco's unsung streets. Here's why . 2024-02-29 . . 1932-8672.
  6. Book: Poletti, Therese . Art Deco San Francisco: The Architecture of Timothy Pflueger . 2008-09-03 . Princeton Architectural Press . 978-1-56898-756-9 . 129.
  7. Web site: Western Neighborhoods Project . El Rey Theatre . 2024-02-29 . OutsideLands.org.
  8. Book: Proctor, Jacqueline . San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks . 2006 . Arcadia Publishing . 978-0-7385-4660-5 . 76.
  9. Web site: Keeling . Brock . 2017-07-19 . Timothy Pflueger's El Rey Theatre, home of the first Gap, granted landmark status . 2024-02-29 . Curbed SF . en.
  10. News: Dineen . J.K. . June 26, 2017 . SF's El Rey Theater moves step closer to being a city landmark . 2024-02-29 . . en . 1932-8672.
  11. Web site: 2021-08-17 . Redevelopment Plans Move Forward for Historic El Rey Theater In Ingleside . 2024-02-29 . . 2024-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240229055518/https://sfist.com/2021/08/17/redevelopment-plans-move-forward-for-historic-el-rey-theater-in-ingleside/ . dead .
  12. Web site: Kristoff . Anne Marie . 2023-06-08 . El Rey Theatre Project Architect Shares Plans . 2024-02-29 . The Ingleside Light . en.

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