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AKA: United Artists Theatre, Mid-Market, San Francisco, CA; Market Street Cinema, Mid-Market, San Francisco, CA
Structure Type: built works - performing arts structures - theatres
Designers: Cunningham and Politeo, Architects (firm); Harold Louis Cunningham (architect); Matthew V. Politeo (architect)
Dates: constructed 1912
Building History
The San Francisco architectural duo of Cunningham and Politeo designed Grauman's Imperial Theatre for the theatre owner Sid Grauman (1879-1950), who would move to Los Angeles and open his greatest venues, Grauman's Egyptian Theatre (1922), Grauman's Metropolitan (1923) and Grauman's Chinese Theatre (1927). Grauman owned this location from 1912 until 1916. Thereafter, it was named the Imperial (1916-1929), Premier (1929-1931), United Artists (1931-1972), and Market Street Cinema (1972-present).
Building Notes
Advertising called it the "New Imperial Theatre" in 1913. (See Grauman's New Imperial Theatre ad, San Francisco Call, 01/12/1913, p. 23.)
PCAD id: 11779
