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Castro Theatre

429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: (415) 621-6120
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Market Street
Directions:
Muni bus: 24 Divisadero, 33 Stanyan, 35 Eureka, 37 Corbett. Muni Metro: all routes to Castro Street Station. BART: Casto Street Station. Trolley: F Market.
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Editorial Review for Castro Theatre – by David Fear

In Short
Though the theater has been renovated since its heyday in the '20s and '30s, the original art-deco design of the interior is still intact. Two red-carpeted staircases flanking the lobby lead to a spacious balcony, and the theater itself boasts elaborate murals combining Roman, Asian and Arabic art motifs. The small balcony terraces to the side of the screen and the chandelier hanging from the ceiling's center give the theater a regal look.

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Contempt (1963)
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Know Before You Go

The Castro's marquee is visible from the hills approaching the Castro District and it's the easiest way to find the theater.

Parking

Leave yourself extra travel time for parking for prompt arrival at the theatre, since parking is very limited around the Castro District. Street parking is available along with two small parking lots.

User Reviews for Castro Theatre

Citysearch (5), InsiderPages (3 ), All (8)

4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/01/2006 Posted by helloprettykitty

Hope for a management change, not what it used to be. Still a beautiful theater with lots of history. Worth a look.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/14/2006 Posted by solarstorm

The theater is BEAUTIFUL, and build in the silent era (20's). Have old projector in lobby, and seats are not stadium style (just a slight incline), but you can see fine (similar setup to opera, or broadway play). There are gorgeous old murals on the walls, the old-style curtains to the left and right of the screen, and gold ornamental wall decorations. A must for any movie buff (did I say that already?:)). Call ahead for movie schedules (they play some great old , sing-along, and "film-festival" type stuff. An organ is played before one of the performance, but was not played before our performance in afternoon.

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