Summary
The Tower Theatre, built in 1938, is a Sacramento, California landmark[1] and the oldest remaining, continuously running picture palace.[2][3]
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| Address | 2508 Land Park Drive |
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| Location | Sacramento, California |
| Coordinates | 38°33′42″N 121°29′37″W / 38.5616°N 121.4935°W |
| Owner | Reading Cinemas |
| Type | Movie theatre |
| Opened | 1938 |
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The theater was designed by California theater architect William B. David in the Streamline Moderne style of architecture.[4][5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
The theater has showcased the premieres of Colin Hanks’ All Things Must Pass and Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird.[8] Both Hanks and Gerwig are Sacramento natives.
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References edit
- ^ Sacramento Register of Historic & Cultural Resources City of Sacramento Listings of LANDMARKS HISTORIC DISTRICTS &CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES Ordinances August 2015
- ^ "Tower Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Tower Theatre, a Sacramento landmark, built in 1938, that is famous for its neon displays". Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Gebhard, David (1996), The National Trust Guide to Art Deco in America, National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States Wiley, p. 218, ISBN 9780471143864
- ^ Trew, Leslie Ann. "NOMINATING THE TOWER THEATER TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: A LOOK AT THE BENEFITS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION" (PDF). California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "A Brief History of the Tower Theater in Sacramento". Culture Trip. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Shallit, Bob (May 20, 2016). "Sacramento's iconic Tower Theatre sold to endowment fund". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Overview". angelikafilmcenter.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.