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Шаблон:Infobox historic site Clay Theatre is a historic 1913 single screen theater building in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.[1] It was formerly known as The Regent, The Avalon, The Clay International, and Landmark's Clay Theatre. It has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since May 6, 2022.[2]

History

It was founded in Шаблон:Circa, as The Regent, a nickelodeon-style small movie theater often showing Mary Pickford films.[2][3] It later became The Avalon in 1931.[2][3]

In 1935, it opened as The Clay International under the leadership of Herbert Rosener, and was focused on showing foreign films.[2][4] It was the first theater in the city dedicated to foreign film.[2] The Song to Her (1934), and Goodbye, Beautiful Days (1935) were shown here in 1935.[5]

In the 1950s, the building exterior was greatly modified, including moving of the ticketing booth and a change to the shape of the entrance (formerly an archway).[1]

In modern-day, the single screen theater held 325 seats.[1] Filmmaker John Waters had remembered early showings of Pink Flamingos (1972) at the Clay Theatre.[6] It was also known for midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), after the film release and a decade after.[7][8] The Clay was part of a chain of indie theaters across the United States owned by Landmark Theatres starting in 1991 (and sometimes called Landmark's Clay Theatre).[1]

Closure

In late January 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clay Theatre was closed by Landmark Theatres.[1][6] In 2021, the owner removed the seating from the theater and filed an application to covert it to retail use.[9] The local community rallied in hopes of the building re-opening as a movie theater,[1] and in May 2022 it was designated a city landmark.[2] In February 2024, it and the adjacent store were sold.[9]

See also

References

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External links

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Шаблон:Movie theaters in San Francisco

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