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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Opened in 1910 after the great earthquake and rebuilding of the city, the Clay became one of the first and the longest continuously-operating movie houses in San Francisco. It originally operated under the name "New Fillmore" and then "A Nickelodeon Theater" until 1935 when Herbert Rosener reopened the Clay as "The Clay International". It has been a go-to spot for midnight film in San Francisco since 1972, when the Clay hosted the first midnight movie in San Francisco with the premiere of John Water's ''Pink Flamingos.'' | + | Opened in 1910 after the great earthquake and rebuilding of the city, the Clay became one of the first and the longest continuously-operating movie houses in San Francisco. It originally operated under the name "New Fillmore" and then "A Nickelodeon Theater" until 1935 when Herbert Rosener reopened the Clay as "The Clay International". It has been a go-to spot for midnight film in San Francisco since 1972, when the Clay hosted the first midnight movie in San Francisco with the premiere of John Water's ''Pink Flamingos.''[[{{citation needed}}]] |
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| + | Starting in 2007, [[Bawdy Caste]] performed at screenings of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' on the last Saturday of each month. That ended when the theater closed on January 26, 2020. | ||
==Screening History== | ==Screening History== | ||
Revision as of 06:28, 17 February 2020
Theater Location: 2261 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Theater Chain: Landmark Theatres (1991 - 2020)
Theater Open Date: 1910
Theater Status: Closed
Cast Affiliations
History
Opened in 1910 after the great earthquake and rebuilding of the city, the Clay became one of the first and the longest continuously-operating movie houses in San Francisco. It originally operated under the name "New Fillmore" and then "A Nickelodeon Theater" until 1935 when Herbert Rosener reopened the Clay as "The Clay International". It has been a go-to spot for midnight film in San Francisco since 1972, when the Clay hosted the first midnight movie in San Francisco with the premiere of John Water's Pink Flamingos.[[Template:Citation needed]]
Starting in 2007, Bawdy Caste performed at screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on the last Saturday of each month. That ended when the theater closed on January 26, 2020.
Screening History
Special Screenings
External Links
Cinema Treasures [1]
