Tower Theatre | |
Logo Image: | TowerTheaterSacramento2012.jpeg.png |
Address: | 2508 Land Park Drive |
Location: | Sacramento, California |
Coordinates: | 38.5616°N -121.4935°W |
Type: | Movie theatre |
Owner: | Reading Cinemas |
The Tower Theatre, built in 1938, is a Sacramento, California landmark[1] and the oldest remaining, continuously running picture palace.[2] [3]
The theater was designed by California theater architect William B. David in the Streamline Moderne style of architecture.[4] The original owner was Joseph Blumenfeld, a second generation theatre owner. At the time, there was only one movie screen. The first movie shown was Algiers. The theatre was renovated in 1972 and divided into a three screen cinema.[5]
They were bought by the Reading International theater chain in 1998, who, upgraded the theater in 2012 with digital projectors. In 2016, it was sold to an endowment fund as a long-term investment.[6]
The theater has showcased the premieres of Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass and Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird.[7] Both Hanks and Gerwig are Sacramento natives.