Tower Theatre (Sacramento, California)

The Tower Theatre, built in 1938, is a Sacramento, California landmark[1] and the oldest remaining, continuously running picture palace.[2][3]

Tower Theatre
Address2508 Land Park Drive
LocationSacramento, California
Coordinates38.5616°N 121.4935°W / 38.5616; -121.4935
OwnerReading Cinemas
TypeMovie theatre
Opened1938 (1938)
Website
www.readingcinemasus.com/tower

The theater was designed by California theater architect William B. David in the Streamline Moderne style of architecture.[4][5] The original owner was Joseph Blumenfeld, a second generation theatre owner. At the time, there was only one movie screen. The first movie shown was Algiers. The theatre was renovated in 1972 and divided into a three screen cinema.[6]

They were bought by the Reading International theater chain in 1998, who, upgraded the theater in 2012 with digital projectors. In 2016, it was sold to an endowment fund as a long term investment.[7]

See also

References
  1. Sacramento Register of Historic & Cultural Resources City of Sacramento Listings of LANDMARKS HISTORIC DISTRICTS &CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES Ordinances August 2015
  2. "Tower Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. "Tower Theatre, a Sacramento landmark, built in 1938, that is famous for its neon displays". Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. Gebhard, David (1996), The National Trust Guide to Art Deco in America, National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States Wiley, p. 218, ISBN 9780471143864
  5. Trew, Leslie Ann. "NOMINATING THE TOWER THEATER TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: A LOOK AT THE BENEFITS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION" (PDF). California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. "A Brief History of the Tower Theater in Sacramento". Culture Trip. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. Shallit, Bob (May 20, 2016). "Sacramento's iconic Tower Theatre sold to endowment fund". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 15 June 2020.


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