Tower Theatre (Sacramento, California)

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Tower Theatre
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Tower Theatre (Sacramento, California)
Address2508 Land Park Drive
LocationSacramento, California
Coordinates 38°33′42″N121°29′37″W / 38.5616°N 121.4935°W / 38.5616; -121.4935
OwnerReading Cinemas
TypeMovie theatre
Opened1938 (1938)
Website
www.angelikafilmcenter.com/tower

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] [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

  1. Sacramento Register of Historic & Cultural Resources City of Sacramento Listings of LANDMARKS HISTORIC DISTRICTS &CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES Ordinances August 2015
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  3. "Tower Theatre, a Sacramento landmark, built in 1938, that is famous for its neon displays". Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. 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
  5. 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.
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