The Bay Area's most complete guide to movie theatres and drive-ins with at least 1,031 listings.

  • San Francisco City and San Mateo Counties PDF
  • San Jose PDF
  • East Bay, Marin and northern suburbs PDF
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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

San Francisco Bay area: City and San Mateo County
San Francisco Bay area: San Jose area
San Francisco Bay area: East Bay and northern suburbs
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Updated July 31st, 2009