Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres - Author Event

S.F. Ephemera Collection

Please join Julie Lindow, Katherine Petrin and R.A. McBride Tuesday evening, February 7 in the Koret Auditorium of the Main Library. The editor and authors of Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres will present a "then-and-now" slide show with commentary. Left in the Dark: Portraits of San Francisco Movie Theatres celebrates twentieth century movie theatres and moviegoing through lush full-color fine art photographs and personal essays that offer both scholarly and literary appeal. More details about the event can be found on San Francisco Public Library's calendar event page or through Facebook. Left in the Dark will be available for purchase. There will be a book signing following the panel discussion. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

San Francisco Ephemera Collection

 
To explore the history of San Francisco movie theaters, visit the San Francisco History Center and the Art, Music & Recreation Center of the Main Library.  The Art, Music & Recreation Center has a variety of resources, including an extensive Newspaper Clipping Files. In the San Francisco History Center, the San Francisco Ephemera Collection has files on theaters containing clippings and ephemeral materials, including the Castro Theatre amusement scrip book and Palmer Theatre and Vogue Theatre advertisements. The San Francisco History Center Subject Cards on the subject of "theatres" include citations to newspapers, periodicals, and books.

San Francisco Ephemera Collection

In the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, there are hundreds of photographs, color slides, and negatives documenting San Francisco movie houses. One can start by browsing the digitized images online.  For further visual materials of theaters, visit the Photo Desk.



Regal Theater, 1046 Market St., 1990