1031 listings

SAN FRANCISCO 378 listings

• #-CA
• CE-D
• E-GH
• GO-L
• M-O
• P-RE
• RI-S
• T-Z

ALAMEDA COUNTY 249 listings

• Oakland A-F 45 listed

• Oakland G-O 40 listed

• Oakland P-Z 36 listed ( 121 for Oakland)

• Alameda 26 listed

• Alameda  County North 35 listed

• Alameda  County South 51 listed

• Alameda  County East 16 listed

CONTRA COSTA 77 listings

• East 47 listings

• West 30 listings

MARIN COUNTY 30 listings

NAPA COUNTY 12 listings

SANTA CLARA COUNTY 133 listings

• San Jose A-F 31 listings

• San Jose G-Z 32 listings

• Santa Clara County North 47 listings

• Santa Clara County South 23 listings

SAN MATEO 66 listings

• North San Mateo County 38 listings

• South San Mateo County 28 listings

SOLANO COUNTY 34 listed

SONOMA COUNTY 52 listed

Spreadsheet 175 kb
showing about 900 Theatres and drive-ins in the Bay Area area. 
(in Excel Format can be imported with Works.)

MAPS 1950 1980 1990 2005 Each 300 kb.

Sources:
Film Weekly Film Journal yearbook 
1920,25,30,35,40,45,50,55

International motion picture almanac
1961,64,69,75,80,85,90,95,98,2000

LINKS

Digital City
Showtimes and theatre reviews

San Francisco Public Library 
post 1906 theatres

Century Theatres
Bay Area's biggest circuit

Silverscreens 
an tour of the bay area's cinemas in pictures French, an English version is here.

Fine Arts theatre
in Berkeley

Camera Cinemas
art theatres in San Jose

Paramount Theatre in Oakland
an historic theatre

Foreign Cinema
in the mission district.

Market Street Cinema
one of the last porno cinemas.

Roxie Cinema
an art cinema