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Perhaps no other landmark building has played a greater role in helping define the community that surrounds it. Stay tuned to learn the history of the Castro theatre one of the oldest movie palaces still in existence coming up next.

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The Castro Theatre was built in 1922 by pioneer San Francisco theatre entrepreneurs, the Nasser brothers, who started with a nickelodeon in 1908 in the Castro neighborhood.

The Castro was built at a cost of $300,000. The Castro's designer was Timothy L. Pflueger who went on to become a famous Bay Area architect. In 1977, the Castro was designated City of San Francisco registered landmark number 100. It is one of the few remaining movie palaces in the nation from the 1920s that is still in operation.


The Castro's interior is very diverse. One can sense Spanish, Oriental ...