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AKA: Royal Theater, San Francisco, CA
Structure Type: built works - performing arts structures - theatres
Designers: Pflueger, Timothy L. Architect (firm); Reid Brothers, Architects (firm); Timothy Ludwig Pflueger (architect); James William Reid (architect); Merritt Jonathan Reid (architect)
Dates: constructed 1916, demolished 2003
Building History
The Royal Theatre began as a nickelodeon and contained 1,515 seats when it opened in 1916; The Royal was owned by the same family that owned two other theatres in San Francisco, the Castro and the Alhambra. San Francisco archtiect Timothy L. Pflueger (1892-1946) designed the Castro Theatre, and was responsible for a renovation of the Royal Theatre c. 1932.
Demolition
In 2002, the San Francisco Planning Commission appoved plans for a six story residential building to be built on the site of the Royal Theatre; it wasdemolished in June 2003; parts of the Timothy Pflueger facade was incorporated into the design of the new housing; demolished by Inner-City Demolition Co.
A Sofas 4 Less (later to become a Sofa Creations store c. 2014) operated in the retail space at 1529 Polk Street following the demolition of the Royal Theatre.
PCAD id: 1545
