Victoria Theatre

The Victoria Theatre is San Francisco's oldest operating theatre. It opened in 1908 and is now a City Landmark. It first opened as Brown's Opera House and showcased vaudeville acts of that era; after a short stint under that name, it was renamed Victoria Theatre. In the 1930s it began showing films, and in the 1940s and 50s it showed Spanish-speaking films. By the late 60s it had become a burlesque house under the name New Follies, and it closed in 1976. Fearing the theatre would be turned into a parking lot for the new BART Station, the neighborhood saw it privately purchased by Robert and Anita Correa in 1978; it was restored and reopened under its former name, The Victoria Theatre. The theatre has undergone many transformations over the years but has retained its mission to bring live and film entertainment to the San Francisco community, hosting live theatre, film festivals, musical concerts and community events, and is available for rentals.

The Victoria Theatre is San Francisco's oldest operating theatre. It opened in 1908 and is now a City Landmark. It first opened as Brown's Opera House and showcased vaudeville acts of that era. After a short stint as Brown's Opera House, the name was changed to Victoria Theatre. In the 1930s the theatre started showing films, as film pictures became the dominant art form of the time. In the 1940s and 50s, the theatre started showing Spanish speaking films. By the late 60s the theatre had become a burlesque house under the name New Follies. The theatre closed in 1976. The neighborhood, fearing the theatre would be turned into a parking lot for the new BART Station, saw it privately purchased by Robert and Anita Correa in 1978. It was restored and reopened under its former name, The Victoria Theatre. The theatre has undergone many transformations over the years, but has retained its mission to bring live and film entertainment to the San Francisco community. It hosts live theatre, film festivals, musical concerts and community events, and is available for rentals for live theatre, music and films.

San Francisco's oldest operating theatre and a City Landmark, with a mission to bring live and film entertainment to the San Francisco community.

Product categories. live theatre · music · films · film festivals · musical concerts · community events · venue rentals

1. 1Victoria Theatre – San Francisco's oldest operating theatre.victoriatheatre.org
2. 2About – Victoria Theatrevictoriatheatre.org
3. 3Victoria Theatrewikidata.org