Tower Theatre (Sacramento, California)
Movie theater in Sacramento, California, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movie theater in Sacramento, California, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tower Theatre, built in 1938, is a Sacramento, California landmark[1] and the oldest remaining, continuously running picture palace.[2][3]
Address | 2508 Land Park Drive |
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Location | Sacramento, California |
Coordinates | 38.5616°N 121.4935°W |
Owner | Reading Cinemas |
Type | Movie theatre |
Opened | 1938 |
Website | |
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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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