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Structure Type: built works - performing arts structures - theatres
Designers: Reid Brothers, Architects (firm); James William Reid (architect); Merritt Jonathan Reid (architect)
Dates: constructed 1927
Building History
This was the second Varsity Theatre to operate in Palo Alto, CA. In 1914, the Varsity Theatre #1 operated at 263 University Avenue in Palo Alto. The Reid Brothers, a San Francisco-based architectural firm, designed the Varsity #2 that opened on 09/26/1927. According to the Cinema Treasures.org website, the auditorium seated 975 people.
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PCAD id: 25743